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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Cop arrests biker with cerebral palsy for DUI

After Inquiry, Charges to Be Dropped Against Utah Man With Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy Who Could Not Perform Field Sobriety Test

Salt Lake City, UT. Nov. 9 – A Utah man who suffers from cerebral palsy, epilepsy and other disabilities was stopped while riding a motorized bicycle and charged with DUI after admitting he takes medication.

As CBS Affiliate KUTV correspondent Chris Jones reports, Mike Tilt was pulled over by Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Lisa Steed on October 28 and asked to take a field sobriety test.

[Dragonater Note: FSTs are always voluntary, for suckers only]

Tilt, whose left leg is shorter than his right, told the officer that he would likely fail the test (which requires him to put one foot in front of the other), and he did. Tilt told Steed he did not have a driver’s license – he’d given it up 15 years before due to his seizures.

[Dragonater Note: No driver license contract means no court has jurisdiction for traffic tickets]

After asking Tilt if he took medication for his epilepsy, she handcuffed him.

According to Tilt, when he asked if he were being arrested, Steed replied, "Yeah, for DUI."

[Dragonater Note: ALL prescription meds and ALL non-prescription meds are "proof" of DUI, according to DUI cops, DUI prosecutors, DUI judges, so exercise your Fifth Amendment right to shut the fuck up]

Ironically, Tilt had forgotten to take his medication that night.

In defending the trooper’s actions, Utah Highway Patrol told KUTV that many people drive under the influence of prescription medications.

They also praised Steed, who was named Trooper of the Year in 2007 for her arrests of drivers suspected of being under the influence. Over the past eight she has made nearly 800 DUI arrests, roughly half that in 2009 alone…

Tilt’s daughter, Courtney Tilt, told Jones, "If she’s proud of taking in an epileptic patient for a DUI, I don’t know what to think of her and her character."

But further investigation by KUTV found cases where Steed was chastised by judges for allegedly disregarding UHP procedures, in one instance calling her actions "especially troubling." Another judge said she "lacks credibility."

In some instances (though not in Tilt’s case) Steed conducted field sobriety tests out of view of her police car’s dashboard camera, counter to UHP policy.

Defense attorney Glen Neeley, who has represented several people stopped by Steed, said to Jones that Steed’s goal is to pull over as many people as possible with the goal of making DUI arrests.

After KUTV began looking into Steed’s record, UHP contacted the station, telling them they’d started their own inquiry of the trooper’s actions.

"Was it consistent with what we’re trying to do with our overall perspective of DUI enforcement and review of it? No, it wasn’t," Capt. Mike Rapich told the station of the Tilt case. "This individual is not to be prosecuted for DUI."

So Tilt is off the hook – but so is Steed. UHP stands behind Steed’s other DUI arrests, saying they "conform to prescribed procedure and the law."

[Dragonater Note: SUE THE COP AND JUDGE FOR FALSE ARREST, FALSE IMPRISONMENT AND MALICIOUS PROSECUTION]

Comments by DUI Superlawyer Lawrence Taylor

I’ve posted repeatedly in the past about so-called "DUI Super Cops". These are officers who rack up record numbers of drunk driving arrests — and are rewarded with MADD awards, departmental awards, promotions and astronomical overtime pay for court testimony.

See, for example, Super Cops…and Super Cons, How To Be a DUI Super Cop, Another DUI Super Cop, The Latest DUI Super Cop, How to Make a Million in the DUI Business.

Whatever happened to ethics, fairness and plain common sense in drunk driving cases?

How to beat TSA's naked death ray

Sheeple enjoy TSA's anal probe

UPDATE: Doper beats TSA Gaterapers in court - No ID required to board airliners, since boarding pass already has that info. Judge says you CAN use a videocam in airports.

Citizen with giant balls and giant brain successfully defeats TSA pedophiles' naked death ray

TSA IS NOW DEMANDING NAKED BODY SCANNERS AND GATERAPE AFTER YOU GET OFF THE PLANE WITHOUT ANY FUTURE FLIGHT, AS HAPPENED IN THIS CASE...

Beating the TSA: How a determined passenger spent hours arguing his rights before being waved through the checks

It's the solution that millions of American airline passengers have been searching for - how to avoid bodyscanners and intrusive pat-downs when they fly.

Now one patient traveller has proved it is possible to bypass the high-level security measures in place at all airports, but only if you have time on your hands.

Blogger Matt Kernan recorded his epic experience as he returned to North Kentucky International Airport in Cincinnati from Paris on Sunday.

Gaterape me please?

Exasperated at being told to prepare for a body scan and with time on his hands, the determined businessman decided to make a stand - with remarkable results.

Writing on his website www.noblasters.com, he said: 'I certainly don’t enjoy being treated like a terrorist in my own country, but I’m also not a die-hard constitutional rights advocate.

'However, for some reason, I was irked.'

'Maybe it was the video of the three-year old getting molested, maybe it was the sexual assault victim having to cry her way through getting groped, maybe it was the father watching teenage TSA officers joke about his attractive daughter.

'Whatever it was, this issue didn’t sit right with me. We shouldn’t be required to do this simply to get into our own country.'

As a result, Mr Kernan informed staff he did not want to go through the infamous Backscatter imaging machine.

He was told he would have to undergo an invasive pat-down search, but again politely told staff that he would consider any contact with his genital areas as assault.

Illegal alien in chief

After being told that the two options were TSA policy, he replied: ' I disagree with the policy, and I think that it is unconstitutional.

'As a US citizen, I have the right to move freely within my country as long as I can demonstrate proof of citizenship and have demonstrated no reasonable cause to be detained.'

As the situation escalated further airport police were called and more senior TSA officials but Mr Kernan refused to back down, remaining calm throughout.

Eventually causing a stand-off between police and TSA officers over who should resolve the situation, Mr Kernan was told by a superviser: 'Here’s what we’re going to do. I’m going to escort you out of the terminal to the public area.

'You are to stay with me at all times. Do you understand?'
He was then escorted by the police and no less than 13 TSA officer through security without a hand laid on him.

He said: 'And then came the most ridiculous scene of which I’ve ever been a part.

'I gather my things – jacket, scarf, hat, briefcase, chocolates.

We walk over to the staff entrance and he scans his badge to let me through. We walk down the long hallway that led back to the baggage claim area. We skip the escalators and moving walkways.'

He was then waved away by annoyed officers and said: 'In order to enter the US, I was never touched, I was never “Backscatted,” and I was never metal detected.

'In the end, it took 2.5 hours, but I proved that it is possible. I’m looking forward to my next flight on Wednesday.'

The passenger's success shows that even senior TSA staff are unsure to handle awkward passengers who question the legality of the checks.

The revelation comes as TSA workers admitted they have been left terrified by a public backlash over the checks.

Angry passengers have allegedly subjected Transport Security Officers to verbal abuse and even physical threats.

The American Federation of Government Employee, the union which represents officers, said a TSO was punched by a passenger in Indianapolis.

Union President John Gage called for more information on the searches including leaflets for passengers.

He said: 'TSA must act now — before the Thanksgiving rush — to ensure that TSOs are not being left to fend for themselves.'

Up to two million passengers per day are expected to fly today and tomorrow ahead of Thanksgiving, with huge delays expected.

Or just punch TSA in the face.

"Government control of communications and transportation."
-Communist Manifesto, 6th Plank

Equal Protection under the US Constitution: It's THE LAW!

TSA vs. Pilots - Pilots win! Tsa Security Rules Will Change For Pilots [So EVERYONE gets to bypass TSA]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TheStreet) -- U.S. airline pilots will be able to pass through airport security without being screened, the Transportation Security Administration has decided.

Starting next year, pilots will be able to pass through checkpoints if they can produce proof of their identity, said John Pistole, administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, in an interview with Bloomberg.

"This one seemed to jump out as a common-sense issue," Pistole said. "Why don't we trust pilots who are literally in charge of the aircraft?" He said he is also talking with flight attendants about similar exemptions.

In recent weeks, pilot unions including the U.S. Airline Pilots Association, which represents US Airways(LCC_) pilots, have raised questions about subjecting pilots to either frequent screening with full body scanners, which emit a small level of radiation, or to the alternative, intrusive pat-downs.

"We welcome the TSA's action," said USAPA spokesman James Ray on Friday. "The number-one goal of any airline pilot is the safety and security of the passengers. This decision will enhance the efficiency of the security system by enabling more time for TSA personnel to address potential terrorists rather than pilots."

Ray said USAPA have been actively engaged in pursuing a solution with TSA leaders during the past week in meetings and conversations. He said USAPA President Mike Cleary met with top TSA officials in Washington on Nov. 16.

In a letter to members last week, Cleary wrote: "Based on currently available medical information, USAPA has determined that frequent exposure to TSA-operated scanner devices may subject pilots to significant health risks.

"Pilots should not submit to AIT screening," Cleary noted. "As pilots, we are [already] exposed to more radiation as a function of our normal duties than nearly every other category of worker in the United States."

Additionally, the Allied Pilots Association, which represents pilots at American(AMR_), and the Air Line Pilots Association, a multi-carrier pilot union with 53,000 members, have sought changes.

In a letter to American pilots, APA President Dave Bates wrote that pilots are "keenly aware that we may serve as the last line of defense against another terrorist attack on commercial aviation. Rather than being viewed as potential threats, we should be treated commensurate with the authority and responsibility that we are vested with as professional pilots," Bates said.

-- Written by Ted Reed in Charlotte, N.C.

See also:

FlyersRights.org: Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights; Opt of of scanners!

Monday, November 22, 2010

The Dragonater vs USA

THE DRAGONATER WINS IN TRAFFIC COURT AT DEALS GAP, RAISES SPEED LIMIT TO 65 MPH ON THE DRAGON - NOLLE PROSEQUI BY BLOUNT COUNTY ATTORNEY GENERAL. NO TESTIMONY, HEARING NOR TRIAL WHATSOEVER. 60 MPH SPEEDING TICKET DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE, COSTS PAID BY THE STATE, IN BLOUNT COUNTY GENERAL SESSIONS COURT WITH JUDGE BREWER. THP TROOPER RANDALL HUCKEBY ADMITTED ON VIDEOTAPE DURING TRAFFIC STOP THAT ALL SPEEDING TICKETS NORTHBOUND ON US129 AT MILE MARKER 0.5 ARE FEDERAL JURISDICTION, NOT STATE JURISDICTION (VIDEO BY THE DRAGONATER). HUCKEBY WAS ALSO CAUGHT ON VIDEO SPEEDING AT 60 MPH ON THE DRAGON, WITHOUT THE MANDATORY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND SIREN REQUIRED FOR IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION (VIDEO BY THE DRAGONATER). TDOT ADMITTED IN WRITING THAT THE MANDATORY TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SURVEY SPEED AUDIT WAS NEVER PERFORMED, IN VIOLATION OF TN CODE, THUS THE POSTED 30 MPH SPEED LIMIT ON THE DRAGON REVERTS TO THE DEFAULT 65 MPH IN TN CODE. THE DRAGONATER ALSO MADE VIDEO OF TROOPER HUCKEBY SPEEDING UP TO 60 MPH ON THE DRAGON IN A 30 MPH ZONE, WITHOUT MANDATORY EMERGENCY LIGHTS NOR SIREN, IN VIOLATION OF TN CODE, AND PERJURY IN HIS PERSONNEL FILE, WHICH SHOWED HIS $100,000+ SALARY. 2007 TDOT SAFETY AUDIT REPORT CONFESSED THAT THP'S JOB IS TO BAN ALL COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES ON THE DRAGON, SO THP TICKETS INCREASED 11,400% IN BLOUNT COUNTY. THP'S STALKER RADAR OPERATOR MANUAL CONFESSED THAT RADAR CANNOT MEASURE THE SPEED OF VEHICLES WITHIN 18 MPH OF ACTUAL SPEED. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FULL EVIDENCE FILE. UPDATE 7 MARCH 2011

The Dragonater's Reply Brief to United States Attorney General's Reply Brief, United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 22 November 2010

This informal pro se brief does not comply with the technical standards required for appellate briefs by lawyers, in the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. Frankly, that's still beyond my disabled mind's mental capacity. However, the online pro se appeal brief form supplied by US clerks of court is a guaranteed recipe for failure.

Police State conspiracy increases biker tickets 11,400% in Blount County TN

Brief includes Deals Gap Dragon, the constitutionally guaranteed right to travel as named in the Articles of Confederation, equal protection, selective enforcement, class of one, Brady, Jencks, Giglio motions for discovery, due process, destruction of evidence, perjury, prosecutorial misconduct, malicious prosecution, driver license, contract law, Georgia House Bill 875, motorcyclist, sportbike, superbike, trial by magistrate, trial by judge, waiver, constitutional law, credible evidence, PACER, Koubriti v. Convertino, United States v. Armstrong, Bolling v. Sharpe, Shapiro v Thompson, Village of Willowbrook v. Olech, Declaration of Independence, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, speeding ticket, illegal passing, no passing zone, video, audio, circumstantial evidence, standard of review, citizen's arrest, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Foothills Parkway, Versuslaw, local rules of court, petty offense, police corruption, park ranger, THP Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Blount Co sheriff wants $100,000,000

Blounty County sheriff James "I'll Burn Your House Down And Kill Your Family And Your Dog" Berrong wants $60,000 from you to add 60 parking spaces to the Blounty County Justice Center For Kiddie Porn*. Yet 80 parking spaces remain unused at a county building next door. The sheriff claimed to have no parking on jury selection day, but county commissioner Jim Folts saw only sheriff patrol cars in the public parking lot.

Note how the sheriff has to write $10-million in additional traffic tickets to cover the budget deficit in 2011...

*Google judicial commissioner Dustin Hatcher, convicted felon, son of ex-deputy court clerk Tom Hatcher

From: James Folts
To: list@blounttn.net
Subject: REPORT ON NOVEMBER COUNTY COMMISSION MEETINGS
Date: Sun 11/21/10 10:29 PM

To My Fellow Blount County Citizens,

The Finance Director gave a presentation to the County Budget Committee saying that $10 million would have to be cut from the Budget, or there will be a double digit tax increase next year. Twenty four hours later, the Commission decided to consider a BUDGET INCREASE!

A summary of your County Commission's activities in the month of November is available on:

www.jimfolts.com

ONLY YOU CAN STOP A MAJOR TAX INCREASE NEXT YEAR

Please come to the Commission Meeting on Dec. 16 at 7 PM at the Courthouse room 430

Please pass this message on to those on your email list. Please send the email addresses of anyone you think would be interested in this information.

Thank you for your continuing support.

November 2010 Report

by Commissioner Jim Folts
JimFolts.com

Finance Director Presentation to Budget Committee 11/8/2010 - Major problems ahead
Finance Director Jennings made his first public presentation on the severe financial problems that face our County. The presentation was an improved version of the one given privately to each Commissioner, which I described in last month’s report to you.

Mr. Jennings told the Committee that the County will spend approximately $7 million more than it takes in, this year. If the current trend continues, the County will spend $10 million more than it takes in, next year.

The county has been making up these huge deficits by emptying its savings accounts (fund balances). Unfortunately, by the end of this year, there will be so little money left in the savings accounts that the County’s credit rating will be in danger. Since the County is carrying a very heavy load of debt ($230 million) and must refinance a $46 million balloon payment, a reduction in our credit rating could be a disaster.

The bottom line is that the budget games the County has been playing are over. The Commission must stop letting County expenses grow at 2.5 times the inflation rate. The County must either cut expenses and employees, or impose a major tax increase on the citizens in these tough economic times. But old, bad habits are hard to kill, and just one day after Mr. Jennings presentation, the Commission was hard at work talking about ADDING expenses to the budget. See below.

Agenda Meeting 11/09/2010 – $60,000 budget increase returns

At last month’s Commission meeting a request for a $60,000 budget increase to provide 60 more parking spaces at the “Justice Center” was withdrawn, when it became clear that the money would be taken from the County’s dangerously low savings account. Unfortunately some Commissioners still don’t seem to grasp the idea that the County has serious budget problems. Commissioners Burchfield, Folts, Lail and Caylor voted against this spending madness. Commissioners French, Kirby, Burkhalter, Gamble, Samples, Carver, Greene, Lambert, Wright, Harrison, Lewis, Farmer, Hasty, Melton, Helton and Moon voted to put this budget increase back on the Commission agenda, despite Finance Director Jennings’ warnings at the Budget Committee meetings just 24 hours earlier.

The resolution to allow the Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) to opt out of State mandated training requirements came up again, with changes that limited the opt out period to this year only. This resolution stirred up my curiosity. I requested the training records of the Planning Commission and the BZA. The State requires that detailed records of this training to be kept for three years. John Lamb was able to produce most of the required records for the Planning Commission. Unfortunately, Roger Fields, the County Building Commissioner, could not produce a single record of any of the State required training, for himself or any member of the BZA. This lack of attention to training, and the law, may go a long way toward explaining some of the very poor decisions that have come out of the BZA, while Mr. Fields has been in charge.

I requested a new agenda item, providing for a regular report from the Mayor at each Commission meeting, highlighting good and bad budget performances by the various County departments. In view of the severe budget problems we face, I thought this would be a no-brainer. Instead, it was shuffled off to the Ad Hoc Committee on Commission rules.

Commission Meeting 11/18/2010 – It is easier to spend another $60,000 of taxpayer money, than to adjust a schedule

The major item to come up at this meeting was the request for the $60,000 budget increase to build a 60 space parking lot at the Justice Center. I produced an aerial photo that showed a substantial number of additional parking spaces had already been added to the “Justice Center” parking in recent months. None of these additions were mentioned in previous discussions. The bank next to the Justice Center built a 28 space parking expansion for the “Justice Center” in return for access to certain County-owned driveways. The bank also built a driveway connecting the “Justice Center” parking area to the old County Health Department building parking lot that contains nearly 90 parking spaces. Since this building has been vacated by all County agencies, these parking spots are available to the “Justice Center”. Why do we need to spend another $60,000 on this problem, I asked?

I was answered by a torrent of commentary from the inhabitants of the “Justice Center” (JC) (Sheriff’s Department, Circuit Court Clerk and the Judges) pointing to a huge traffic jam that had occurred, Tuesday, two days before the meeting. The jam was supposedly due to lack of parking. However, the discussion uncovered the fact that 300 potential jurors had been summoned to show up at the “Justice Center”, all at the same time, on Tuesday morning. This not only caused the traffic jam, the jury room was not big enough to handle the crowd. The JC inhabitants also admitted that even the 60 space addition would still not be sufficient to handle this crowd. I said I had visited the JC at 9:15 am on Tuesday morning, and enough people had already left, so that I could easily find a space. It seems to me that smarter scheduling would solve the parking problem, without any more taxpayer funds. For instance, if we asked 100 jurors to arrive at 9:00, 100 more at 10:00 and the rest at 11:00, the problem would be solved.

An indication of the real importance the JC inhabitants attach to this problem is that they did not include the new parking lot in this year’s budget. The inhabitants have a combined budget of more than $22 million. By taking just 0.3% out of their existing budgets, they could solve this problem without any additional taxpayer money. With all these facts, and the tough economic climate our taxpayers face, you would think the Commission would have summarily rejected this budget increase. Instead the Commission decided to send the request back to the Budget Committee for more discussion. Only Commissioner Helton and myself voted against this madness. If the Commission continues this casual attitude toward budget increases, how in the world are we going to cut $10 million from next year’s budget? Maybe some Commissioners think that voting for a double-digit tax increase will be easier than facing off with the Sheriff on budget cuts. I hope not. Call the Commissioners and tell them to get started on the hard work of cutting the budget.

December 2010 Report: Blount County sheriff has no liability insurance on fleet of 300 cars

by Commissioner Jim Folts

Budget Committee 12/6/2010 - Budget options presented - still no decisions. $2.6 million problem in the insurance fund.

Last month Finance Director Jennings gave a presentation to the Budget Committee describing the serious financial problems faced by the County. The Finance Director asked the Budget Committee (Commissioners Lail, Melton, Lewis and Samples) for guidance in preparing the budget for the next fiscal year, which starts in June. His question was pretty simple. Should he prepare a budget that cuts expenses and people from the County payroll, or should he prepare a budget that includes a major (nearly 20 percent) increase in taxes. The Budget Committee avoided giving Mr. Jennings an answer. Instead, they asked him to prepare several "budget options" with different levels of spending cuts and tax increases.

At this month's Budget Committee meeting, the Mr. Jennings returned with four budget options, ranging from one which holds the existing tax rate and makes significant cuts to the County budget, to a 'business as usual' option that results in nearly a 20 percent tax increase. Once again, the Finance Director asked for guidance in preparing next year's budget.

The discussion in the Budget Committee was interesting. Concerns were voiced about cutting county workers. Concerns were voiced about asking County workers to contribute $50 per month to their medical plan costs (they currently contribute nothing). Comments were made about deeper cuts in the schools. Yet, not a word was voiced about closer scrutiny of other large budgets, like the Sheriff's department.

And, no one mentioned the terrible impact a major tax increase could have on the citizens of the County. Nearly 30 percent of the real estate transactions in the county involve foreclosed homes and properties. Ten percent of our citizens are unemployed. Nearly 20 percent of our citizens are on Food Stamps. A major tax increase will increase foreclosures and cause more small businesses to fail, further increasing unemployment. There is really no viable alternative to cutting the budget. Unfortunately, the Budget Committee again put off any decision until January.

Finance Director Jennings also brought another major financial problem to this meeting. The county self-insures for liability and workers compensation. It seems that our previous Financial Director did not do the actuarial reviews necessary to assure that there was enough money in these funds to pay our insurance claims. Worse, during the previous administration, nearly $900,000 in accounting "errors" were made in calculating the amount of money in these funds. These errors went undetected by the state auditors, until this year. After Jennings reviewed all these matters, he discovered there is no money in these funds, and it will take an injection of $2.6 million of taxpayers' hard earned money to make these funds sound. This led Commissioner Samples to openly wonder why the County is in the self-insurance business at all. Clearly, the County has not been managing their self-insurance very well.

A $40,000 budget transfer from the Civil Defense department to the Sheriff's department was discussed. It seems that the head of the Civil Defense department is a former Sheriff's deputy. He told the Commission he wanted the budget for his salary to be transferred to the Sheriff's department. He said this was necessary so that he could maintain his POST certification. He also said he would somehow continue to report to the Mayor, even though he would now be paid by the Sheriff. This sets a terrible precedent. Having a person paid out of one group, but responsible to a different group is something most well-run organizations try to avoid like the plague. Who evaluates the employee's performance? Who does the employee take orders from - the person who pays him, or the person who he is supposed to report to? Even worse, changing organizational structures and budgets to suit the convenience of an employee, makes no sense at all. Despite all these problems, the Commission voted to take this matter up at the Commission meeting. I was the only dissenting vote.

Commission Meeting 12/16/2010 – Canceled

The Courthouse was closed due to weather on Monday, December 13 and Thursday December 16. This resulted in the cancellation of the Commission meeting. If we are to address the pressing financial issues facing us, we certainly need to find a greater sense of urgency.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Cops don't count 525,742 homicides...

Because 100-million annual traffic tickets are 99% of what cops do...

Serial killings: A hidden trail -- Unsolved, and unpublicized, slayings of women fill FBI files. Scripps Howard survey of 525,742 homicides...

What's scarier, a bunch of serial killers on the loose, or an FBI that didn't even know how to read its own files?

Or...

Scripps supplemented these using the Freedom of Information Act to obtain detailed records of 15,322 killings that local police did not disclose to the federal government's entirely voluntary crime reporting system.

Or...185,000 unsolved homicides.

Or...

experts warn that the Scripps study is unlikely to detect mobile serial killers like homicidal truck drivers, a group that was targeted in the FBI's Highway Serial Killings Initiative.

Or...

"You start to realize that there are a lot of these people (serial killers) out there. One's bad. But to know that there are dozens or possibly even more … The general public has no idea."

Or...

Scripps Howard, in the early stages of the study, filed a Freedom of Information Act request with Illinois State Police seeking disclosure of the missing homicide records. The state denied the request on the grounds that the information does not exist because Illinois does not assemble computer files detailing murder victims.

Mob rule.

Actually, cops and Scripps forgot to include 150-MILLION homicides...

"The most stunning statistic, however, is that the total number of deaths caused by conventional medicine is an astounding 783,936 per year. It is now evident that the American medical system is the leading cause of death and injury in the US. Using Leape's 1997 medical and drug error rate would add another 216,000 deaths, for a total of 999,936 deaths annually. Our estimated 10-year total of 7.8 million iatrogenic* deaths is more than all the casualties from all the wars fought by the US throughout its entire history. Our considerably higher figure is equivalent to six jumbo jets are falling out of the sky each day."
—Gary Null, PhD; Carolyn Dean MD, ND; Martin Feldman, MD; Debora Rasio, MD; Dorothy Smith, PhD, Death by Medicine, March 2004 (plus 1-Million annual aborticides in USA)

"Harold Shipman, the British family doctor who murdered more than 200 of his patients to become one of the worst serial killers of all time, hanged himself in his prison cell."
—Reuters, Britain's worst serial killer Dr Death dies in prison, Jan 13, 2004

Mr Scripps and Mr Howard are members of...