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To the specific issue of free care, that's a huge issue for doctors. They can even get in trouble if they too readily forgive patient copay amounts! I know doctors are reluctant to dismiss patients who won't pay for care, and it has to be done a certain way to prevent legal repercussions. I think they - or at least practice staff - should be willing to try to work with patients who can't afford to pay for care. But that involves determining how much the patient CAN pay. I didn't see that in the post linked.
And again, she was an extreme example. I really think the practice would have been within its rights to give her the boot. She was a difficult patient and you're allowed to get rid of those as well.View Thread

It's an individual's choice made with his health care provider. The state should stay out.View Thread

Oh wait, for thousands of years it WASN'T an issue. I can't imagine the alleged Christian pastor would be offended by paintings of the Virgin Mary [gasp!> breastfeeding an infant Jesus.
So I can't believe it has ever become an issue.
Oh wait.
Even this civilized and enlightened nation still has huge issues with women's bodies and regards them as sinful and nasty and dangerous.
So I really shouldn't be surprised that some dimwit lost his rag over a woman breastfeeding. I mean, my God, that breast might have run rampant through the church and killed someone!View Thread

Bravo to you!View Thread

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But you made me think of something else, which is the trial. The defense team will be able to do a lot with this video, including, possibly, arguing that there's no way dad can get a fair trial. It would certainly be raised during jury selection, if it goes that far. Why not just give the tape to the police?View Thread

Again, I agree 100%. It's scary to think the reaction to seeing someone in harm's way is to take a picture or movie.
Before we go reporting people, we need to be very sure of the facts.
I think I see what you're saying but the problem is as private citizens we rarely have the ability to be sure of the facts because we don't have the power to investigate. That's the state's duty. Does the state sometimes get carried away? Sure. But I think there are far more cases where the state doesn't investigate or doesn't take adequate steps to protect people. (Not blaming anyone, law enforcement and social services are overburdened.)View Thread

An excellent point.
That's part of why I wondered if the person obscured the child's face. The other part being I just think it is wrong to post a child's face on the internet without the guardian's permission.View Thread

I also think someone who posts something like that online rather than calling the police could use a flick round the ear. Did he at least obscure the child's face?
As for the charges, it is true that police will sometimes charge someone with something even they know won't stick. But it could also be that the child suffered injuries that fully warrant the charge.View Thread

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