[Cubs Fan]

A very bad mistake by the officer and officers involved. However, this, too, represents an over-reaction by the hospital’s Administration. More thinking and less emoting = better decision making by all.

I agree. I see this is an escalation. bad for both sides in the long run. Cops and hospital staff need to work together not be at war. Punish the wrongdoers, leave it at that.

[grumpygresh]

Hospitals are very paranoid when it comes to patient privacy and for good reason.

Federal bureaucrats use these laws (ie HIPPA) as a means to impose costly sanctions and hefty penalties for violations. Of course, if state and federal agencies are sloppy with YOUR medical information, it’s no problem because as we all know, the law is used against the peasants; not privileged government workers.

I don’t this this is an over-reaction at all. If the blood draw was carried out w/o a warrant, the hospital would face a medical privacy violation, and a civil rights lawsuit from the patient. An immediate review by police interacting with medical personnel with respect to obtaining medical evidence is absolutely necessary before trust can be re-established.

What needs to happen is the LEOs need to review the law and their policies with respect to obtaining medical evidence and meet with hospital legal counsel to come up with a rational policy that protects all parties.