I see no issue with a doctor waiting for a hard copy of a warrant until agreeing to the blood draw. Some doctors may wait for it, others may not wait and make a reasonably justified assumption that the person on the phone is indeed a sitting Hennepin County Judge. On the one hand you will have folks who trust the police implicitly. On the other hand, you will have folks who justifiably don't trust the police so easily. In between, you have things that happen and decisions made based on the specific context and how well and effectively everyone involved is communicating.
Arrest and prosecution are heavy-handed, though it sounds like the doctor was not hauled down to the station and booked. I suspect this issue will be resolved by clarifying the various roles each of the people have in this process, as well as a better and more efficient way to get warrants into the hands of physicians. I for one would support a better way to provide independent assurance that all the dots have been, well, dotted. Gregory Luce St. Paul REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
