Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Dec 27
th, 2012 at 4:14am:
You ppl have no idea about real-life do you. The police just automatically decided he was the guy and ignored his protests to the contrary. Prolly didnt even ask his name. They take him to hospital and hospital policy is believe the police even if you know its not true. Doublethink. Doesn't matter how much the guy protests theres no way anyone is going to believe him if the police said something different. He prolly was calmly telling them he wasnt who they said he was - @ least until they started drugging him. There was no way they were going to listen. I have worked in the field and i have seen this crap before. They always take the police word for it and never question even if they know the police are wrong. Its policy.
The problem is that sometimes the police are wrong and since they can (in some states) just throw ppl into those places on a whim there should be some checks and balances.
SOB
unfortunately, as usual , you are 100 % wrong

you are the one that has no idea how the real world operates.
in the army when someone dies, we dont have a witch hunt run by government fat cat lawyers and bureaucrats.
in the army we reward good behaviour with medals.
in hospitals and the police force which are areas where rapid decision making (usually on incomplete or incorrect information) is required, the situation is very similar to a field of battle.
cops, doctors are rapidly processing information and making decisions all day long. it is NOT the equivalent of a job packing cartons.
mistakes are inevitable, perfection is impossible.
this is very similar to the army.
to maintain morale and get the best out of people, they CANNOT be made to feel that someone is constantly monitoring them, waiting to pounce on every mistake or guess what , they shut down.
you see this already in health and the ploice.
people who move slowly, have lost their drive., would rather write parking tickets than attend a violent robbery.
the cops and dcotors who put themselves out there for the good of the community should be rewarded with a medal (a carrot), not an inquisition ( a stick)
the carrot is always a more effective motivator of good performance than a stick.
you dont understand people spot, they arent like trekkies you know