Thursday, July 1

Juvenile Delinquents - From Denver comes word of a man who is suing the paramedics who transported him to the hospital following an injury, for taking pictures of his genitals. Here are the basic facts:

Thirty-five year old Gregory Bradford said his ordeal began when he was attacked outside a bar in Denver early on Feb. 16, 2003. According to a police report Bradford filed Aug. 19, a hospital employee pushed Bradford's blanket aside that morning and photographed Bradford's genitals with Bradford's digital camera. Bradford found the photo on his camera a couple of weeks later later while he was recovering from brain surgery with his family in Arkansas.

Now, my initial question is what was special about the man's dick? I assume that paramedics have to see parts of people's bodies all the time...what made this case different? Reading further into the story, I wonder how significant it is that the plaintiff is gay and was being treated for injuries suffered during a bashing while coming out of a gay bar. So I guess the question is whether the paramedics are stupid or stupid AND homophobic?