Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Civil Disobedience Can Be Rewarding

Civil disobedience, as Thoreau advocated, though recognized and admired by many individuals, is seldom put into action by individuals due to fear of the State for whatever act of civil disobedience may be contemplated or acted on.

Though the State should fear its citizens, that is seldom the case, as is amply illustrated by the State’s continued intrusive control of individuals through various forms of legislation, all of which carry some penalty for non-compliance to install the fear the State so badly needs to control individuals.

With that said, here is an act of civil disobedience wherein the State loses and the civil disobedient individual is rewarded.

A nurse who was handcuffed when she refused to draw blood from a drunken-driving suspect has settled her lawsuit against a Chicago Police officer for $78,000, according to city records.

Here’s a quote from the nurse’s attorney.

“It is important to remember that nurses work for hospitals and not the Chicago Police Department,” Hofstra’s attorney Blake Horwitz said Tuesday. Horwitz said his client understands the need for officers to obtain blood samples, but “it just has to be done through proper means.”

Horowitz’s quote begins well, but then wanders off course when he concedes the State’s force backed request would be legitimate if “done through proper means.”

Handcuffed nurse settles for $78,000

Viddies of arrest at linked story.

Via The Obscure Store.

Posted by John Venlet on 03/03 at 12:20 PM
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