(April 21, 2013 at 12:45 am)Shell B Wrote: It is not a police officer's job to make sure you are on meds...I agree with most of your post except for this part. If he's told the police officer that he's supposed to be taking medication, then the police have a duty to:
1) Ensure that he's not lying (i.e. confirming the medication with his doctor).
2) Ensure that he has access to his medication in the doses he requires it.
If he didn't tell them about the medication, then yes, I agree, it's not the police officer's job to make sure they are on them (though I believe in the UK one of the questions you are asked when booked is whether you are on any prescription medication).
(April 21, 2013 at 11:16 am)Shell B Wrote: He said he was hospitalized and kept from his meds. The hospital is responsible, not the cops.Actually, he said that he was at hospital for two weeks, and then was released and taken to jail by the cops, who didn't give him his medication.
