Comments on: Forced Blood Draws by Cops in Back Seat http://www.duiblog.com/2007/10/18/forced-blood-draws-by-cops-in-back-seat/ Bad Drunk Driving Laws, False Evidence and a Fading Constitution Sun, 19 May 2013 20:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Burton Haynes http://www.duiblog.com/2007/10/18/forced-blood-draws-by-cops-in-back-seat/comment-page-1/#comment-451993 Burton Haynes Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:20:56 +0000 http://www.duiblog.com/2007/10/18/forced-blood-draws-by-cops-in-back-seat/#comment-451993 If you're still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, head down to a Best Buy and ask to plug them into a Zune then an iPod and see which one sounds better to you, and which interface makes you smile more. Then you'll know which is right for you. If you’re still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, head down to a Best Buy and ask to plug them into a Zune then an iPod and see which one sounds better to you, and which interface makes you smile more. Then you’ll know which is right for you.

]]> By: publicdefender http://www.duiblog.com/2007/10/18/forced-blood-draws-by-cops-in-back-seat/comment-page-1/#comment-420 publicdefender Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:55:10 +0000 http://www.duiblog.com/2007/10/18/forced-blood-draws-by-cops-in-back-seat/#comment-420 Blood draws allow the police to take out a little bit of "street justice" on suspects who refuse to cooperate by sticking a needle in them. If an officer is angry with the suspect, he may present an unreasonable risk of harm to the suspect. Also, the officer is less likely to establish phlebotomy safety protocols. I have a client who was stabbed with a needle 5 times by a police officer before they took him to the hospital to get a blood draw. The client told the police that he had collapsed viens and they would not be able to get his blood. The police did not listen because there had be a scuffle and they were angry with my client. My client took pictures of the puncute wounds the next day. We have a hearing on the matted in December. http://nightcourt.blogspot.com/ Blood draws allow the police to take out a little bit of “street justice” on suspects who refuse to cooperate by sticking a needle in them.

If an officer is angry with the suspect, he may present an unreasonable risk of harm to the suspect. Also, the officer is less likely to establish phlebotomy safety protocols.

I have a client who was stabbed with a needle 5 times by a police officer before they took him to the hospital to get a blood draw. The client told the police that he had collapsed viens and they would not be able to get his blood. The police did not listen because there had be a scuffle and they were angry with my client. My client took pictures of the puncute wounds the next day. We have a hearing on the matted in December.

http://nightcourt.blogspot.com/

]]> By: LabMonkey http://www.duiblog.com/2007/10/18/forced-blood-draws-by-cops-in-back-seat/comment-page-1/#comment-416 LabMonkey Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:50:05 +0000 http://www.duiblog.com/2007/10/18/forced-blood-draws-by-cops-in-back-seat/#comment-416 The main concern when police are performing blood draws is they unlike in a health care setting where the primary concern is the health and well being of the "subject", in the case of the phlebotocop the main concern is obtaining the evidence. When you see/hear about a dog-pile of officers on a subject who isn't cooperating, it should raise concern about this practice. The fun thing about Arizona is that if someone refuses a chemical test, not only will you automatically lose your license for a year (implied consent), but then they will get you with the double-whammy of getting a court order over the phone/fax in minutes. At which point they will "force" a blood draw. The main concern when police are performing blood draws is they unlike in a health care setting where the primary concern is the health and well being of the “subject”, in the case of the phlebotocop the main concern is obtaining the evidence.

When you see/hear about a dog-pile of officers on a subject who isn’t cooperating, it should raise concern about this practice.

The fun thing about Arizona is that if someone refuses a chemical test, not only will you automatically lose your license for a year (implied consent), but then they will get you with the double-whammy of getting a court order over the phone/fax in minutes. At which point they will “force” a blood draw.

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