The Physician Associate (originally called Physician Assistant but given a posher title by the politicians early on) is the medical equivalent of the PCSO in the police force, i.e. a cheaper body in place of someone fully qualified and able to do the job. Trouble is whereas the PCSO is merely a hopeless jobsworth who is often the object of humour and derision and justifiably so, when the PA fucks up it is no laughing matter and sometimes their mistake is literally deadly. The link to such an event is just one from a whole list of such now available on Google with only the most rudimentary search.

The Guardian Link

Regular readers will know our elder is a hospital doctor. Her advice is simple and straight forward; if you go to A&E be accompanied and ask the medic allocated to you; “Are you a Doctor?” The only acceptable answer is YES.

Nominated by: arfurbrain

If someone kills a person then I am all for locking him up and throwing away the key.

Peter Sullivan has spent 39 years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a young barmaid and then killing her.

Fair enough, except that he didn’t do it.

DNA evidence which wasn’t avaliable at the time of his conviction has proved that he could not have done it.

Here’s the problem.
How many rapists and murderers did Peter Sullivan see come into prison, serve their entire sentence and then get released?

39 fucking years for his crime when other people who were actually guilty of similar offences have been given far less.

How many decades has DNA evidence been available which could have got him released?

I know that there have been advances in the way that DNA can be examined but while this innocent man has spent most of his life locked up, the legal appeal system have been dragging their feet.

39 years.
He now says that he doesn’t feel bitter about it.
A classic case of Stockholm Syndrome.

This poor man is now in his late 60’s and has lost his life.
He will never be able to rehabilitate into normal society.

Being out of prison and without the regular routine he will not be able to cope.
Simple things like having some money in his pocket and carrying a set of keys are totally alien to him.
Even being able to wear a belt will be something that will confuse him.

Whatever compensation that he will be paid is irrelevant.
He will not know how to spend it anyway.

Justice only works if it is applied to everyone equally.

CNN Link

Nominated by: The Artful Cunter

BAFTA produced a whole range of cuntery last night. To complete my brace, I offer you Stacey Solomon, a piece of low rent trailer trash, a chav who struck it lucky, became the face of Primark (now that is a strong recommendation indeed!), and now making numerous TV shows with her wimp of a husband, ex- Eastenders actor, ex “presenter” (whatever that is) and as thick as pig shit – the thinking man’s Joey Essex (whatever happened to that little turd?)

Last night the little trollop turned up at BAFTA in her wedding dress (“well, I’ve only ever worn it once), convinced her latest tacky BBC “reality” series (are they a real married couple or is little Joe a quare?) would earn her one of those plastic statues – and she didn’t get one. La’ Solomon is VERY angry. Here she is and just be grateful you don’t have to suffer her halitosis and B.O.:#

(I bet old Joe suffered a rogering with her strap on last night!)

The Sun Link

Nominated by: W. C. Boggs