As a physician I have to be accountable if I have an error in judgement that harms or kills someone. Even if it was not my intention (!) to harm or kill them. Although I probably would not be criminally charged, I would face losing my license and career and civil litigation - I have no immunity from being sued. I am obligated to report any significant violations of medical practice standards by a colleague to the licensing board. I am required to take 50 hours of continuing education yearly to maintain my license. The licensing boards communicate with each other - I cannot screw up badly in one state, face disciplinary action, and then simply move to another state.

None of this used to be true. But people - and the profession - realized that doctors are humans. We make mistakes - but sometimes those mistakes were avoidable and sometimes the doctor should be punished or removed from the profession. And sometimes the doctors should be arrested (especially in misuse of their prescribing authority with controlled drugs).

So - all I can say to the brave men and women in blue, whom I respect greatly, is "buckle up buttercup - the times are changing - it can still be a great profession, but standards will be higher, scrutiny will be sharper, and repercussions for episodes of poor judgement - especially when you use your weapon - will be harsher".

I support your right to expose yourself to CV if that is your wish. I do not support your right to expose others, no matter how loudly you protest. Having no restrictions means that many who would like to protect themselves have only two choices: Go to work, and accept the consequences, or stay secluded and die homeless on the street from either CV or starvation.
Why does you taking that position not surprise me?

I can't, in good conscience, wish you harm, but if you do get sick, I'll be very interested in your opinions at that time.

I support your right to expose yourself to CV if that is your wish. I do not support your right to expose others, no matter how loudly you protest. Having no restrictions means that many who would like to protect themselves have only two choices: Go to work, and accept the consequences, or stay secluded and die homeless on the street from either CV or starvation.
Why does you taking that position not surprise me?

I can't, in good conscience, wish you harm, but if you do get sick, I'll be very interested in your opinions at that time.

Thom, I have been sequestered from the start of this thing, I don't even go into grocery stores, I have them delivered, my son however who has a mortgage goes to work everyday and I understand that. I have not yet been able to visit my new granddaughter that arrived to this world just within the last two weeks. I wear disposable gloves when using ATM machines or pumping gas, I actually sanitize my debit card afterwards and anything I may have inadvertently touched. That is how it works Thom, those of us who are in a risk category have to take care of ourselves, we have to take precautions, the rest of the world should be able to assume lives as close to what we used to consider normality as possible.

Yes, and whose page was that, I see a lot of "Defund the Police" around, Omar in MN has called for a complete disbanding of the police, last night there was a murder and a second shooting in the Occupied Zone of Seattle and neither the police nor the paramedics were allowed in to offer assistance.

You, nor the Facebook page speak for the movement that is sweeping the country, on another note statues of George Washington are being torn down, just how crazy is that? There is an entire majority of America that does not like the BS.