"Police may inflict permanent physical damage while forcibly taking blood from a motorist accused of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), according to a decision by the appellate division of the New Jersey Superior Court." (Emphases mine)
I don't like drunk drivers. I think they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and believe that convicted motorists should have to serve mandatory jail time for a first offense, in order to reinforce the stupidity of their behavior.
That being said, if someone refuses a blood test, I think that there are enough other sanctions that can be applied to them without law enforcement "professionals" resorting to crippling people for not complying. What if they are in fact innocent, and are having, say, a diabetic reaction, for example? It's bad enough that the Alabama diabetic in the second story was TASERED, and that the cops later lied about smelling alcohol on him, since his BAC was 0.0. At least he isn't permanently injured, like the man in New Jersey. Whoops, sorry about your hand there:
"During the incident, a police officer put his entire weight on one of Johnston's wrists to hold it down and used a handcuff to secure the other. Dr Michael S Grenis testified that Johnston's wrist was damaged as a direct result of the trauma."
That seems just a little extreme to me. Shame on the medical personnel at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital who allowed it to happen. "First, do no harm" indeed.
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