Utah state police to start drawing blood samples for DUI testing!

[EllisDTripp]

And you think piss testing is invasive? :rolleyes:

Utah state police, with minimal medical training, will now be allowed to draw blood samples from DUI suspects themselves, rather than having to take the person to a hospital or clinic, to have a sample taken by a medical professional.

http://www.duiblog.com/2005/02/01

Anyone care to guess how long it's gonna take before the cops want to expand this to include non-DUI suspects accused of drug use?

[Soulless||Chaos]

They have no right to be sticking needles in people, that is simply too far, medical training or no.

[Maggie Sugar]

OMG. This really should be considered "search and seizure without a warrant." Unbeleivable.

With this Congress this shit is going to get worse before it gets bettter.

[EllisDTripp]

What the fuck to pigs do, oh boy, go through some bullshit 6 month training and they get to DO WHATEVER THE FUCK THEY WANT!


6 months?!?! Are you dreaming? The pig is deemed fully qualified after a ***4 SESSION CLASS!***

Does anyone smell "lawsuit" when Dr. Porky screws up a blood draw and hits an artery or a nerve or something? :rolleyes: Wonder how long it's gonna be until one of these "instant phlebotomists" sticks themselves or somebody else with an HIV infected needle....

[phoenix88]

Yeah, this doesn't frighten me much. No one likes needles, the government would be receiving 100,000's of complaints. No way this will spread, or last in Utah.