They Pretended They Were God
I’ve written about how a doctor and at least two nurses, as the flood water rose in New Orleans, took it upon themselves to kill four patients by giving them a lethal drug cocktail. Those previous posts dating back months and month are located here and here. Well the story is starting to get some main stream media attention as the court case starts. CNN reports:
According to the court document, the morphine was paired with midazolam hydrochloride, known by its brand name Versed. Both drugs are central nervous system depressants. Taken together, Foti said, they become “a lethal cocktail that guarantees that you die.”
The doctor and nurses were taken into custody late Monday, following a 10-month investigation that continues. Each was accused of four counts of being a principal to second-degree murder and released on $100,000 bond. The case will be referred to the Orleans Parish district attorney’s office for prosecution, Foti said.
Sources have told CNN the conditions at the hospital were dire, and the killings allegedly were carried out to speed evacuation. Foti would not discuss possible motives on Tuesday. “We feel that they abused their rights as medical practitioners,” was all he would say.
I hope this story gets even more play in the media. I think it goes to the heart of so much that is wrong with happened. And I am betting the court documents will show many things we’re not aware of even almost a year after Katrina hit.
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