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Police Illegally Taped Nursing Home Sex, Wisconsin Court Rules
AP ^
| 11 Sep 2008
| AP
Posted on 09/14/2008 12:43:42 PM PDT by BGHater
Police who videotaped a man having sex with his comatose wife in her nursing home room violated his constitutional rights, an appeals court ruled Thursday.
David W. Johnson, 59, had an expectation to privacy when he visited his wife, a stroke victim, at Divine Savior Nursing Home in Portage, the District 4 Court of Appeals ruled. Therefore, police violated his constitutional rights against unreasonable searches when they installed a hidden video camera in the room, the court said.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: bigbrother; judiciary; nursing; nursinghome; police; privacy; wisconsin
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posted on
09/14/2008 12:44:13 PM PDT
by
BGHater
To: BGHater
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posted on
09/14/2008 12:45:33 PM PDT
by
MadelineZapeezda
( MUST SEE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkgHkxIfgBc)
To: BGHater
This has an ick factor that is off the scale...
Some things should be left unposted IMHO.
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posted on
09/14/2008 12:48:26 PM PDT
by
A.Hun
(Common sense is no longer common.)
To: MadelineZapeezda
Poor fellow, hasn’t anyone bothered to tell him ‘there is no such thing as a magic wand’?
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posted on
09/14/2008 12:48:57 PM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
To: MadelineZapeezda
ditto. all kinds of conclusions can be made here. Since they are married, the privacy issue cant be dismissed. Id be curious to hear a lawyer’s opinion on this unpleasant topic.
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posted on
09/14/2008 12:49:54 PM PDT
by
DogBarkTree
(That sharp pain to the LibRat's groin is called the Palin Effect.)
To: BGHater
The comatose woman's sister
"believes her sister's husband was merely expressing his love for his wife and was trying everything he could to bring her back to consciousness"I'm sorry but I think that's funny!
To: BGHater; Squantos; elkfersupper; Travis McGee
Well, I have to admit that it is better use of time, than kicking in doors and shooting dogs.
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posted on
09/14/2008 12:50:28 PM PDT
by
razorback-bert
(Save the planet...it is the only known one with beer!)
To: BGHater
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posted on
09/14/2008 12:50:51 PM PDT
by
txroadkill
(Sarah Palin-- Vote for her?!? Hell, I want to marry her!)
To: BGHater
This reminds me of a very funny joke I’d love to tell but I’m pretty sure it would get zotted.
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posted on
09/14/2008 12:52:32 PM PDT
by
ozarkgirl
(Sarah Palin: pro-life, pro-guns, pro-family, anti-government corruption!)
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To: BGHater
It’s his wife, why were they even taping it? I’d say it was certainly a violation of privacy.
Wonder what made them think taping and pressing charges would be okay?
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posted on
09/14/2008 12:53:18 PM PDT
by
madison10
(Pray every day for McCains, Palins and the USA...and the rest of us, too.)
To: MHGinTN
Poor fellow, hasn’t anyone bothered to tell him ‘there is no such thing as a magic wand’? Hitachi makes one.
To: BGHater
Was it a stick-up or a hold-up?
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posted on
09/14/2008 12:53:51 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Barack Obama: Black and White and RED all Over)
To: BGHater
What...the nursing home staff couldn’t figure out a solution to this so they brought in the police!!??
Juat make a rule that visits are open door only and thus no real privacy is to be expected. If they are paranoid about his “activities” they can check on the room every so often.
To: BGHater
The ruling means prosecutors cannot introduce the videotapes as evidence in their case against Johnson, who is charged with felony sexual assault for having intercourse with his wife without her consent at least three times in 2005. Don't these cops have anything better to do?
IMHO, for a married couple, consent should be assumed in the absence of explicit refusal. Is the next prosecution going to be against a husband for having sex with his wife while drunk, on the grounds that she was too drunk to consent?
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posted on
09/14/2008 12:56:03 PM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell)
To: ozarkgirl
Could always post a link to another site. That would keep you from being zotted.
To: BGHater
Well, at least he was trying everything and who knows, it might have worked. Beats disconnecting her feeding tube and withholding hydration.
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posted on
09/14/2008 12:57:16 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(don't worry, they only want to take water out of the other guy's side of the bucket.)
To: BGHater
That is soooooo sick!
Prosecute the animal!
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posted on
09/14/2008 12:59:22 PM PDT
by
Palladin
(Muslim men hate pigs, dogs, and women.)
To: PapaBear3625
IMHO, for a married couple, consent should be assumed in the absence of explicit refusal A comatose woman can't consent.
Is the next prosecution going to be against a husband for having sex with his wife while drunk, on the grounds that she was too drunk to consent?
Why not? We men don't have an absolute right to sex with our wives - they still have to consent. Our wives are not just our property to do what we want with.
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posted on
09/14/2008 1:01:11 PM PDT
by
jude24
To: SeaHawkFan
Could always post a link to another site. That would keep you from being zotted ? I'm not sure how to do that. It's just a tad crude, I'll FReepmail it to you if that's allowed.
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posted on
09/14/2008 1:07:42 PM PDT
by
ozarkgirl
(Sarah Palin: pro-life, pro-guns, pro-family, anti-government corruption!)
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