At 20:23 11-1-02 -0600, Dan Minette wrote: > > Principle 5 of the UN Principles of Medical Ethics: > > > > It is a contravention of medical ethics for health personnel, particularly > > physicians, to participate in any procedure for restraining a prisoner or > > detainee unless such a procedure is determined in accordance with purely > > medical criteria as being necessary for the protection of the physical or > > mental health or the safety of the prisoner or detainee himself, of his > > fellow prisoners or detainees, or of his guardians, and presents no hazard > > to his physical or mental health. > > > >Well, you've shown why it was justified, Jerone. There was strong evidence >that the people involved posed a risk to themselves and others. Under those >circumstances, restraint and sedation are acceptable..even in a medical >setting.
Any criminal who faces a long jail sentence or even the death penalty has a very good reason to try and escape, and even use violence (perhaps even kill) to accomplish that. Yet, I can not imagine that US Law Enforcement has "restraint and sedation" as standard practice for all those criminals. >Good job of research. :-) I will take that as a compliment. :-) Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
