There is an argument floating around here that DOT regulations allow the taking of a commercial truck-driver’s blood without his consent, and without a warrant.
I find that very hard to believe. I can believe that a trucker can be penalized if he refuses consent. Maybe lose his license. But I can’t believe that - without a warrant, and without consent - a cop can just waltz in and take blood.
In my opinion, this nurse is a patriot for standing up for the rights of the trucker. I suggest that the USS Harvey Milk be renamed the USS Alex Wubbels (that’s the nurse).
Actually, he just gets blacklisted. A drug test refusal means that most companies will not hire him. And if he tries to start his own company he may find it hard to get insured. He doesn't lose his license though, and the cops cannot take a sample from him by force.
Another LE at the scene asked the officer why he didn’t get a warrant and the officer told him he didn’t think he had probable cause to get one. If the law re CDL drivers works the way many here think it is that would not make sense.
Many here do not seem to realize the hospital and the nurse have laws to follow as well concerning patient care and privacy and other patient rights.
The days of old when LE and hospitals could do pretty much what they wanted are long gone.
I; for one; would not like to have MY name placed on a ship that was FIRST named for a HOMOSEXUAL!
Rename it the USS 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 instead.
The hospital is standing by the nurse, and the police department is backpedaling on the cop’s actions; I suspect she was in the right in terms of procedures.
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>> “I suggest that the USS Harvey Milk be renamed the USS Alex Wubbels” <<
Great idea! post it for a White House petition!
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