• 𝕮𝕬𝕭𝕭𝕬𝕲𝕰@feddit.uk
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    9 hours ago

    I know it makes no difference really, but is that legal? Could doctors not intervene? Could ICE be liable for death or injury incurred from deporting a citizen?

      • MooseyMoose@lemmy.world
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        24 minutes ago

        It functions. That’s part of the issue. It’s mostly there to protect the rich and fuck the poor and minorities.

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      9 hours ago

      Asking those questions about Nazi-era German deportation/detention policy would yield the same answers.

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      8 hours ago

      Even prior to the current political climate, police overreach in hospitals has happened multiple times. Usually involves police arresting a nurse/doctor for not doing what the police want (even if the medical staff are in the right). Medical staff loses pay for the day, patient harm does happen because of involuntary abandonment, and no punishment is metered for the police.

      So yeah, doctors and nurses are quite helpless here.

      Could ICE be liable for death or injury incurred from deporting a citizen?

      Yes, but only if the court will uphold the law. And at that point, the punitive measures can’t bring back life or brain function.