tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post8936107353764408157..comments2024-01-26T04:19:33.312-06:00Comments on D.A. Confidential: New crime on the booksD.A. Confidentialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445074681227492215noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post-26329683323460953662010-05-06T16:17:21.507-05:002010-05-06T16:17:21.507-05:00Being made to wait for the MD is an automatic fine...Being made to wait for the MD is an automatic fine at twice your normal billing rate, or the MD's normal rate which ever is higher. Psychological pain and suffering endured while waiting - priceless.<br /><br />I suggest the injured party of the first part select a stainless steel implement from the MD's toy box and insert said implement into an orifice of his or her choosing.Mad Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190137186843630543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post-59488019101171323582010-05-05T18:41:44.796-05:002010-05-05T18:41:44.796-05:00And get back to prosecuting the real criminals ple...And get back to prosecuting the<a href="http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2007/08/can-you-think-of-eleven-different.html" rel="nofollow"> real criminals</a> please.John C Lately, M.D.http://blog.austindefense.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post-9657260962130772842010-05-05T18:36:54.332-05:002010-05-05T18:36:54.332-05:00Excuuuuuuuuuuuuse me, Mr. Bigshot Prosecutor, but ...Excuuuuuuuuuuuuse me, Mr. Bigshot Prosecutor, but I did <i>indeed</i> have a perfectly fine excuse. Can't remember every detail but it had something to do with too many tequila shots the night before. Always makes me late to work.John C Lately, M.D.http://blog.austindefense.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post-29182875534782607592010-05-05T12:58:30.768-05:002010-05-05T12:58:30.768-05:00Todd: what prompted my new law was an 8:40 AM appo...Todd: what prompted my new law was an 8:40 AM appointment, for which I had to wait 30+ minutes. You're right, there's no good excuse for an early morning wait like that.D.A. Confidentialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445074681227492215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post-56213792176577652302010-05-05T12:34:15.305-05:002010-05-05T12:34:15.305-05:00It shall be a major felony if the doctor makes you...It shall be a major felony if the doctor makes you wait if you are the first patient of the day longer than ten minutes. The workday has just started, what could possibly make you (as a doctor) that behind schedule?Todd Bushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373844322772324413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post-17466053377724548822010-05-05T11:43:20.037-05:002010-05-05T11:43:20.037-05:00Donald,
I think I'm right in saying that the e...Donald,<br />I think I'm right in saying that the eighth amendment only protects us from governmental torture. Hence the need for my law, although I'm wondering now about a constitutional amendment, protecting us from tardy docs... nice idea!D.A. Confidentialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445074681227492215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post-35116838347976838072010-05-05T11:13:46.977-05:002010-05-05T11:13:46.977-05:00Ding! Ding! Ding! We must have the same primary ca...Ding! Ding! Ding! We must have the same primary care physician. After a very brief but peaceful interlude in the waiting room, watching TV or reading a magazine, I'm hailed to an exam room where a nurse's aide weighs me and takes my blood pressure, and then leaves me sitting in my skivvies on six feet of butcher paper and staring at the four walls for a half-hour. No legislation needed, it's a violation of the Eighth Amendment.Don Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216181226322913663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post-56254248557424793002010-05-05T11:05:48.660-05:002010-05-05T11:05:48.660-05:00I dispute the idea that, as a prosecutor, you have...I dispute the idea that, as a prosecutor, you have no choice in which laws to apply and which to ignore. Prosecutors routinely ignore violations of the law, even ones they could very easily prove. <br /><br />Take, for example, infamous former Dallas Police Officer Robert Powell. He testified under oath in a Denton County DWI license suspension hearing that he subjected a driver to a field sobriety test because he "smelled alcohol on his breath" while, on a dashcam tape taken at the time of the traffic stop, he is heard telling a fellow officer that he doesn't smell any alcohol but he's going to administer a field sobriety test anyway.<br /><br />In Texas, it is a Class A misdemeanor to "make a false statement under oath". So there was a crime that was pretty much a slam dunk case. If prosecutors don't have the ability to ignore the law, Robert Powell certainly would've been prosecuted.<br /><br />Instead, no charges were brought, and Robert Powell continues to work as a police officer in the state of Texas (presumably still lying on the stand).<br /><br />And that's just one example off the top of my head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post-3139764467009540532010-05-05T10:49:30.475-05:002010-05-05T10:49:30.475-05:00Agreed! I don't understand why doctors don...Agreed! I don't understand why doctors don't have a computerized system that calls the next people in their appointment queue and lets them know that the doctor is running X minutes late, please delay your arrival, or would you like to reschedule your appointment? This would save a lot of time and aggravation. And at the very least, if people have to pay for parking, reimburse them for the extra time they spend waiting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com