> Therefore I say again, stick to treating the patient, leave justice to the
> Police.
I think you have too strong an emphasis here Vic.
Allowing the police to do their job is the correct approach, but we all need
to take an interest in what this is and how it is done (we are living in a
democracy).
I think it is hard to be objective if you have a recurrent toe-rag with
moderate injuries and the usual dead innocents piled up around him (I've
always maintained that one of the great things about medicine is that you
can legally inflict pain on people during the normal execution of your
duties!).
Now while it is wrong to be judgemental and we need to be fair and unbiased
in our treatment of patients, it is human to feel anger and frustration at
the pointlessness of some of these deaths and serious injuries.
The police need allies when it comes to convincing others in society that
road deaths are avoidable - too many judges and politicians view speeding
offences as a 'there but for the grace of God'. Just as they used to view -
and some still do - drunk driving charges.
Robbie Coull
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