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jmowreader

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10. Idaho invented this "blood draw by cops" shit years ago

Reply to Burf-_- (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 13, 2015, 05:03 AM

Jan 2015

The law here is, before a cop can draw blood they have to do the full phlebotomy certification including the stint in a hospital lab that every other phlebotomist must do.

So yes, only a qualified medical technician can do the draw, but they send cops off to become qualified technicians so it's about as okay as this Orwellian shit can be.

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really??? Burf-_- Jan 2015 #2

Idaho invented this "blood draw by cops" shit years ago jmowreader Jan 2015 #10

Hence the lower court decision stands: elleng Jan 2015 #4

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It gets worse RandiFan1290 Jan 2015 #11

Where I live they have judges on call 24/7. former9thward Jan 2015 #7