Privacy passed away quietly during the late 20th century. R.I.P.
cowboyneok
· 11 months ago
Yes, there is something VERY FISHY about Democrats not using this as an issue. By not using this no brainer of an issue, it makes it very obvious that politics at the upper echelons of power are simply a matter of trying to maintain the status quo so they don't all loose their cushy perks! Too many compromises and backroom dealings at that level of power.
fredndallas
· 11 months ago
It boggles the mind why neither the Democrats who should care about citizen rights -- or the conservatives who should care about big government intrusion, bring attention to this issue. Apparently they do not want to limit their own political power, or that of their nosy big business contributors. It is disgusting.
Nowhere in any of Obama's transition materials can I find even a mention by him or his campaign of stopping constitutional abuses and taking up for citizen privacy as promised.
The new boss is just as same as the old boss? It is disgusting.
Older_Wiser
· 11 months ago
Even worse than that is Kansas, where "health care" workers can rape with impunity:
By Joe Lambe | Kansas City Star, 12/17/09
A nurse’s aide accused of sexually assaulting a severely brain-damaged patient won't be prosecuted because the woman could have been capable of consent, prosecutors in suburban Kansas City say.
Although a doctor said the woman in her 40s had the mental capacity of a 3-year-old, she could have met the requirements for consent under Kansas law, Johnson County assistant prosecutor Michael McElhinney said at a court hearing Monday.
The prosecutor's office dropped a sodomy charge that had been filed against Brent A. Wheeler, 38, of Lawrence. He formerly worked at a Gardner, Kan., rehabilitation hospital where the incident allegedly took place.
The case illustrates the difficulty of prosecuting cases in which the victim has a mental disability, and some people are calling for a law change that would outlaw sexual relations between caregivers and their patients.
"I'm just kind of amazed — this is very disheartening," said Palle Rilinger, CEO of the Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault.
McElhinney said a doctor at the hospital originally told prosecutors that the woman could not have knowingly consented. The doctor changed his mind after reading the definition of consent under Kansas law, McElhinney said.
Bit NOLA
· 11 months ago
Medicare will leave you to die like an old eskimo on an ice floe.
Violation of privacy! They will vilate YOU period. Nothing personal. It's just business. Like the mafia when they put out a hit on you. It's just business to them. The things that would keep you alive and well are just widgets stored in their computers.
And computers talk to other computers with exactly the same care and concern for your wellbeing as this Medicare thing. You can spend three hours on the phone to Medicare and get the "NO" you knew was coming before you started dialing.
Privacy? Don't bother them. They own it.
Ken Clark
· 11 months ago
Actually the Constitution was so 1787
RR
· 11 months ago
In all seriousness, John, can we start to investigate why the Democrats are so averse to dealing with digital privacy? It is understandable that the party leaders might be -- ahem -- "compromised" by their relationship to the big telecom and other companies, but why in the world would the incoming Democrats (so many of whom are younger and tech-savvy) would completely avoid the issue? Are Pelosi and Reid so against angering some sort of contributor or constituent that they would so strongly and consistently force their respective caucuses into near-total silence? It's beginning to stink, and I want to know why. Yesterday.
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Nowhere in any of Obama's transition materials can I find even a mention by him or his campaign of stopping constitutional abuses and taking up for citizen privacy as promised.
The new boss is just as same as the old boss? It is disgusting.
By Joe Lambe | Kansas City Star, 12/17/09
A nurse’s aide accused of sexually assaulting a severely brain-damaged patient won't be prosecuted because the woman could have been capable of consent, prosecutors in suburban Kansas City say.
Although a doctor said the woman in her 40s had the mental capacity of a 3-year-old, she could have met the requirements for consent under Kansas law, Johnson County assistant prosecutor Michael McElhinney said at a court hearing Monday.
The prosecutor's office dropped a sodomy charge that had been filed against Brent A. Wheeler, 38, of Lawrence. He formerly worked at a Gardner, Kan., rehabilitation hospital where the incident allegedly took place.
The case illustrates the difficulty of prosecuting cases in which the victim has a mental disability, and some people are calling for a law change that would outlaw sexual relations between caregivers and their patients.
"I'm just kind of amazed — this is very disheartening," said Palle Rilinger, CEO of the Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault.
McElhinney said a doctor at the hospital originally told prosecutors that the woman could not have knowingly consented. The doctor changed his mind after reading the definition of consent under Kansas law, McElhinney said.
Violation of privacy! They will vilate YOU period. Nothing personal. It's just business. Like the mafia when they put out a hit on you. It's just business to them. The things that would keep you alive and well are just widgets stored in their computers.
And computers talk to other computers with exactly the same care and concern for your wellbeing as this Medicare thing. You can spend three hours on the phone to Medicare and get the "NO" you knew was coming before you started dialing.
Privacy? Don't bother them. They own it.