mrokern wrote:
Let me add the one that is my personal nightmare.
Let's say the officer goes hands-on, and she bites. That's bad enough.
Now let's say she draws blood. Even worse.
Finally, let's say she has a cut in her mouth, and has HIV or (even worse, IMO) HepC.
Bad juju.
-Mark
I actually investigated a case with very similar circumstances: an intoxicated HIV+ subject bit another person, breaking the skin and drawing blood. In his initial interview, my suspect told me he was HIV+ and said he bit the guy on purpose.
Our county attorney settled the case with a disorderly conduct conviction. Additionally, the badguy had to pay for some HIV testing for his vic. I am not altogether pleased wilth how that came out...