~~Be still. The Archmage speaks.~~NOTE: I didn't know exactly where to put this. I figured here was the best place. If I was wrong, I apologize. >.< Also, I don't personally care what your views on war, the military, the US, or any of that. I especially don't care for your flaming. Because this also affects anyone with friends or family in the military.
The Feres Doctrine Doctrine protects the Military from lawsuit regarding all incidents of negligence regarding military service, allowing a Commander in battle to think like a Commander. However, it also allows doctors that work for the military to avoid punishment for negligence, which has caused the deaths of service members and families, and these doctors go unpunished. A doctor, who loses a license in the civilian world for negligence, is allowed to practice in the military. This is wrong, and needs to be stopped. These healthcare providers need to be held accountable for their actions, especially if a spouse or child dies because of it, which has already happened numerous times. If they know they can be punished, they will be more careful, preventing needless injuries and/or deaths.
Recently, a Sailor's wife died in a military hospital because they ignored her extremely sharp headaches. She died of a cerebral hemmorhage. Before that, military doctors failed to catch the rectal cancer of the wife of an Airman. WHy? Because they half-assed their jobs. And before that, a soldier died because an RN inserted a tube down the wrong hole, then never verified the proper placement.
THe original intent of the Feres Doctrine was to prevent service members from suing the military for death or injuries sustained in combat. BUt some dumb*** politicians had it extended to cover negligence in a hospital. The system is so messed up, that a civilian doctor can lose his license over negligence, go into the service, and be able to practice medicne there. THat's all because of the extension of the Feres Doctrine. They want to extend it once more, so that no one can sue over negligence.
It needs to go back to the original intent, of only covering death/injury that took place in the line of duty, which includes training.
The petition may be found here.
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Lord Redtail Rathan
Archmage of the Council Arcanum
Mortal Guardian of Fire
G.ame O.rdinance D.irector
The Feres Doctrine Doctrine protects the Military from lawsuit regarding all incidents of negligence regarding military service, allowing a Commander in battle to think like a Commander. However, it also allows doctors that work for the military to avoid punishment for negligence, which has caused the deaths of service members and families, and these doctors go unpunished. A doctor, who loses a license in the civilian world for negligence, is allowed to practice in the military. This is wrong, and needs to be stopped. These healthcare providers need to be held accountable for their actions, especially if a spouse or child dies because of it, which has already happened numerous times. If they know they can be punished, they will be more careful, preventing needless injuries and/or deaths.
Recently, a Sailor's wife died in a military hospital because they ignored her extremely sharp headaches. She died of a cerebral hemmorhage. Before that, military doctors failed to catch the rectal cancer of the wife of an Airman. WHy? Because they half-assed their jobs. And before that, a soldier died because an RN inserted a tube down the wrong hole, then never verified the proper placement.
THe original intent of the Feres Doctrine was to prevent service members from suing the military for death or injuries sustained in combat. BUt some dumb*** politicians had it extended to cover negligence in a hospital. The system is so messed up, that a civilian doctor can lose his license over negligence, go into the service, and be able to practice medicne there. THat's all because of the extension of the Feres Doctrine. They want to extend it once more, so that no one can sue over negligence.
It needs to go back to the original intent, of only covering death/injury that took place in the line of duty, which includes training.
The petition may be found here.
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Lord Redtail Rathan
Archmage of the Council Arcanum
Mortal Guardian of Fire
G.ame O.rdinance D.irector
~~So commands the Archmage.~~
