Наше экономичное гестапо

[birdwatcher]

Because the men have typically been in custody for 24 hours or more, they are dehydrated and often unable to produce a urine sample that would be the most effective gauge of whether they have such a disease. So instead, a medic inserts a Q-tip in the penis for a sample that's analyzed.

Men who try to avoid the procedure are threatened by jail guards with a beating, according to Tom Morrissey, an attorney representing such inmates in a class-action lawsuit against the Cook county.

County officials have argued that the testing serves a public good by targeting a population at high risk for sexually transmitted diseases.

The day after Morrissey appeared in federal court this week, trying to convince a judge he needs greater access to the area of the jail where inmates are tested, Dr. Robert Simon, the new county health chief, announced that he will drop the program to help balance the county budget.

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[averros.livejournal.com]

Проблема с class action lawsuit против гестапо в том, что даже если в гестаповском суде и выиграть, то расплачиваться всё равно будут не гестаповцы.

[ant-fugue.livejournal.com]

You may remember that during the Whitewater prosecution against Clinton, the prosecutor (what's his name? he ended up publishing the cigar report) put Susan McDougal and her husband in jail for refusing the testify against the Clintons.

They did provide testimony favorable to the Clintons, and the prosecutor claimed that they were impeding the investigation, and they ended up in jail. There may have been some minor tax violations that were prosecuted to the absolute full extent of the law or something.

Susan McDougal's husband had a prostate condition which made it impossible for him to pee on demand in a stressful situation, and he was also type I diabetic or else he had a heart disease, I cannot remember. The guards in prison in a similar situation refused to give him his medication until he gave them a urine sample, and he died right there in the cell.

Susan narrated that story on national TV, and I have never seen it contradicted anywhere.

Anyway, this is the reason that I do not think we should impeach or even investigate sitting presidents for matters that do not have an immmediate connection with the national well-being. As much as I have issues with Bush, I hope he serves out his legal term without any attempt to impeach him. It sets a terrible precedent, and it's bad for the nation.

[ant-fugue.livejournal.com]

Ken Starr is the prosecutor's name, it just occurred to me.