My wife’s a nurse. She can spot a druggy shopping for a doctor to fill prescriptions a mile away. They get some every day, I have a feeling the Dr was filling lots of them, which makes him like any other drug dealer.
But you can’t say the punishment fits the crime. Loss of licensure and fines, of course. But life in prison? That’s insane. He can’t harm the public w/o a medical license.
Before long, we’ll have life sentences for all malpractice. Bad surgeons, wrong diagnoses, other drug interactions. Of course these people should be punished, but should we give them a life sentence for poor practice? Doctors are going to be afraid to do anything associated with the least bit of risk when treating patients. That is the message this judge sent whether she knows it or not.
Why not instead give corrupt police, judges and investigations life sentences too when they frame innocent people and destroy their lives as we see today with Mueller.
The government class is largely above the law. This only increases distrust of government institutions. Although the public is polarized on many issues, they broadly agree on their contempt for government. This judge is only making things worse as she will harvest the sorrow as the nation continues to come apart.