Many years ago my son had an infection of the scalp so I took him to the doctor who prescribed some medication which didn't work. He went back to the doctor and got a different prescription which didn't work either. He had to go back several more times and if I hadn't used an old oriental remedy, he may have seen a different doctor as well.
The Sheriff's association and SBI want permission to access the prescription data base to look for violations of the prescription laws. Of course they promise they will only look at the data base if they have reason to believe a particular person is violating the law. I would like to think I could trust the cops but I would also like to think I could trust pro sectors to seek justice too but many will cover up the truth in order to get a conviction. The SBI crime lab is being audited now to determine how many people have been wrongfully convicted because they covered up evidence that they were innocent.
Recently, a young man convicted of killing his morning was set free when the evidence of his innocence was found in the files of the man who prosecuted him. More recently and locally is the prosecutor who withheld or ignored evidence so he could try 5 men on rape charges. The truth was that no rape occurred and if one had occurred, the five Duke lacrosse players accused of it could not have done it anyway. Eye witnesses accounts, a changing story by the accuser and DNA evidence all excluded the accused by Wilfong was determined to get a conviction.
No, law enforcement and legal representatives cannot always be trusted. I can foresee the time when a couple wants to adopt a child so a law enforcement person or someone who has a friend in law enforcement has information looked up on the people and finds that one of them had been treated for cancer and uses that fact against them in the adoption process. Maybe someone will dig into the background of a political candidate looking for leverage.
I'm sure there are other ways this information can be used to cause oneself harm but that really doesn't matter. If one has nothing to hide it still doesn't change the fact that my medical condition is none of your damn business.
If the police have reasonable caused to believe one is obtaining prescriptions illegally by visiting numerous doctors, they let them present their case before a judge and get a court order to view your prescription history. If the prescription data base works properly, the those who seek out various doctors to get the same medicine from will be identified and doctors will cut them off.
I don't buy into the argument that the jails can't handle all the prisoners so we should not prosecute. We would just have to seek out different forms of punishment or incareration, like home monitoring, property forfeiture, hefty fines, or teeth extrations (that was just to see if you were paying attention).
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