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WTR wrote:

philip964 wrote:Every story is different. Did she physically attempt to stop the officer from drawing blood or did she refused to draw blood?

Who cares. The patient had been omitted to the hospital and was under hospital care. The Officer had no right to preform or demand a blood draw. This Officer ( or two) should be fired.

To me there is a difference.

A police officer tries to open my car trunk after he asks permission for me to open my trunk and I tell him respectfully that, no he does not have probably cause to search my trunk and no he does not have my consent. Do I now have the authority to forcibly stop him from violating my constitutional rights against unreasonable searches, using force if necessary? Did the nurse simply say no I will not draw the blood, or did she move and block his path to the patient and say you may not draw his blood?

The simple act of drawing blood would have not harmed the patient. If it would have she would have said so.

Every story is different. Did she physically attempt to stop the officer from drawing blood or did she refused to draw blood?

Interesting case.

If she was arrested/detained for stopping the police officer from drawing blood himself. That is one thing.

If she was detained/arrested for failing to commit a crime against the patient that is completely a different matter.

I understand both parties were on the phone with their supervisors. The police officer was being told by his supervisor to get the sample.

The officer is still on duty, but not in the blood draw business. Most likely because he was following orders.

I wish violating a persons civil rights ended up with some jail time more often.