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liberalhistorian

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4. I don't even buy the suit against the physician.
Fri Apr 27, 2018, 06:22 PM
Apr 2018

She did exactly what she was supposed to do. Prince is the one who refused all of the tests that she recommended and wanted to do, and doctors cannot force adult patients to consent to and undergo tests if they refuse to do so. And it's not normal procedure for them to test prescription pills in their lab to make sure the pills are what they're supposed to be and they certainly weren't telepathic nor did they have a crystal ball. I don't see any fault here on the part of any of the defendants. I see grieving family members taking out their grief and frustration on those who were not at fault and could not force Prince to do anything.

Addiction is a brutal disease and Prince needed help with it, but, as an adult, he could not be forced to do so. Sadly, it appears that he was finally beginning to be ready to be treated for it when he OD'd. Just like I cannot force my own son to undergo treatment or even recognize he has a problem, as he's an adult. There are a lot of sick suppliers out there, though, as Prince unfortunately discovered too late; suppliers who'll dangerously mix their drugs without making that known. My son was also almost a victim, as a sicko mixed fentanyl into the heroin he was trying and he nearly died. I feel for Prince's family, but they're barking up the wrong tree here.

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