Comments on: Trial by Community and a Family in Pain http://www.tenerife-tattle.com/2009/11/trial-by-community-and-a-family-in-pain/ Hanging Out in Tenerife - Tenerife through the eyes of a Scottish expat, mother of two... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:07:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Andy Montgomeryhttp://www.tenerife-tattle.com/2009/11/trial-by-community-and-a-family-in-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-2163 Andy Montgomery Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:13:40 +0000 http://www.tenerife-tattle.com/?p=1304#comment-2163 A salutory lesson indeed, Julie. We heard about the case from the barman at our local pub so it had travelled through the Canarian population all the way to Puerto in a matter of hours. And there appeared to be no doubt in the case, as far as our barman was concerned the guy was guilty as hell, end of story.If doctors have to abide by a vow of silence, why don't hospitals? The old saying 'mud sticks' could make that poor man's life a nightmare from now on and I don't supose any amount of compensation will make up for that. A salutory lesson indeed, Julie. We heard about the case from the barman at our local pub so it had travelled through the Canarian population all the way to Puerto in a matter of hours. And there appeared to be no doubt in the case, as far as our barman was concerned the guy was guilty as hell, end of story.

If doctors have to abide by a vow of silence, why don’t hospitals? The old saying ‘mud sticks’ could make that poor man’s life a nightmare from now on and I don’t supose any amount of compensation will make up for that.

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