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Open Question: Government Accountability in Healthcare - Who would you sue if denied care? and more... Open Question: Government Accountability in Healthcare - Who would you sue if denied care?BACKGROUND: Before dawn on March 16, 1975, two men broke down the back door of a three-story home in Washington, D.C. shared by three women. Upon the first call to police, officers arrived at the house, got no answer to their knocks on the door, did a quick check around, and left. When the women frantically called the police a second time, no officers were even dispatched. The attackers kidnapped, robbed, raped, and beat all three women over 14 hours. When these women later sued the city and its police for negligently failing to protect them or even to answer their second call, the court held that GOVERNMENT HAD NO DUTY to respond to their call or to protect them. (See below for case references and citations) This case is not unique, every year in the US, hundreds of civil suits are denied, dismissed, or overturned based on Stare Decisis that the government has "no affirmative duty" to protect citizens. This is due to the fact that the US Constitution does not explicitly state that protection as a Right JUST LIKE it does not name healthcare as a Right. This COMPLETELY applies to healthcare, because the same courts and same judges will handle healthcare claims citing Stare Decisis regarding government services. QUESTIONS: 1) Under a single-payer system, or even under a Government subsidized plan, when your claim is mishandled, wronfully denied, or ignored, how would you ever sue for compensation if it was needed? 2) Knowing this, do you still trust the government to be as accountable as private industry, who you almost certainly would be denied the right to sue? 3) Mhy is NO ONE asking these questions in this healthcare debate??????? These questions aren't about lawsuits or money, they are merely about accountability. Referenced Case Law: South v. Maryland, 59 U.S. 396, 15 L.Ed.433 (1856) (the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that local law-enforcement had no duty to protect individuals, but only a general duty to enforce the laws.) DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services, 489 U.S. 189, 109 S.Ct. 998, 1989 (1989) Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97 Youngberg v. Romeo, 457 U.S. 307 Bowers v. Devito, 686 F.2d 616 (7th Cir. 1982) Warren v. District of Columbia (444 A.2d 1, 1981) Hartzler v. City of San Jose, 46 Cal.App.3d 6, 120 Cal.Rptr. 5 (1975) Davidson v. City of Westminister, 32 Cal.3d 197, 185 Cal.Rptr. 252 (1982) Westbrooks v. State, 173 Cal.App.3d 1203, 219 Cal.Rtr. 674 (1985) Ne Casek v. City of Los Angeles, 233 Cal.App.2d 131, 43 Cal.Rptr. 294 (1965) Susman v. City of Los Angeles, et al., 269 Cal.App.2d 803, 75 Cal.Rptr. 240 (1969) Antique Arts Corp. v. City of Torrence, 39 Cal.App.3d 588, 114 Cal.Rptr. 332 (1974) Open Question: I need the dude's number who pays you to go see tv shows being taped in LA?A few years ago, there were several people who would pay audience members to attend various television show tapings in Los Angeles. I've lost all their numbers since I moved out of the area. I remember going to see Carson Daily several times, and various tapings at HOllywood Studios, as well as Judge Joe Brown, and Craig Furguson. Someone who lives in LA and does that type of thing can you give me some numbers? I'm not talking about casting companies, just audiences for TV shows. Thanks More Recent Articles
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