The daily life of American drama detective

Chapter 391 You have been practicing medicine for 25 years, not two and a half years. Is there anyone more suitable to be used as an example to others?

The mock trial went on for a long time.

As a senior prosecutor, Ben Stone was also greatly inspired by this process. He checked for omissions and made up for vacancies, and his perceived winning rate increased from [-]% to [-]%. He bid farewell to Chuck and the others, and went back to have a good sleep.

As for why only [-]%?

The trial process relied on improvisation, and no one knew from which weird angle the defense lawyer would suddenly come out and turn the tables in one fell swoop.

This is rare, but not impossible.

And Dr. Edward Oster's defense lawyer is a barrister who has set such a record.

Now that there is this moot court organized by Chuck, there are a few more tricky perspectives on this case. He feels that the defense lawyer may not be able to think of these things. Of course he could fall asleep.

The next day.

All the guns and short guns in front of the court are media reporters.

Unsurprisingly, Edward Oster's defense lawyer was interviewed, talking about the various plights suffered by medical workers and appealing not to persecute, as if to frame Dr. Edward Oster as the incarnation of medical staff.

The Doctors Association also sent representatives to follow and stand in support.

This is also a routine.

In the United States, in order not to let people know that there are only two classes, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat, not only has the false concept of the middle class been created, but it has divided everyone into countless small groups.

According to race, African, Asian, Chinese, Chinese, etc., according to gender, there were only men and women, but later it became more than 100 kinds, and it is still expanding. The more divided, the more circles, the smaller circles , the power of the people inside becomes smaller.

Naturally, this also includes dividing by occupation.

Doctors have a doctor's association, nurses have a nurses' union, policemen have a police union, and even homeless and homeless people have organizations like the Homeless Aid Association. circle organization.

Take the Homeless Relief Society as an example. Naturally, it cannot be organized by the homeless. It is just formed under the name of the homeless, asking for money from the government, charitable donations from companies and individuals, and supporting the people in the Relief Society. Workers in suits and leather shoes.

I usually turn a blind eye to homeless people, and even organize homeless people to test drugs. This is not a relatively formal experiment approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Many of them have serious side effects. Once something happens, the news is too hot. If they don't come down, these people immediately stand under the spotlight, talking about homeless beings as human beings and enjoying all equal rights.

Doctors have status, status and money, and the medical association is relatively normal. Of course, it is necessary to show a sense of presence at this time, after all, it depends on it for food!

Executive Assistant Prosecutor Ben Stone was also an acquaintance in the eyes of the New York media, and he was surrounded to ask questions as soon as he came, but he simply said a few correct words and walked in quickly.

The judge entered the court and the trial officially began.

It all started with a moot court replay from last night.

But before calling in an expert on alcoholism, Ben Stone called the person in charge of the alcohol treatment that Edward Oster secretly participated in, which Chuck had investigated.

"Dr. Oster was very impatient with our treatment process. A course of 28 days, Dr. Oster only came for 6 days. We persuaded him to stay, but we couldn't persuade him."

The person in charge of the Alcohol Rehabilitation Center was compulsorily summoned to the witness stand. He did not want to perjure himself and go to jail, so he could only tell the truth.

"Do you think Dr. Oster knew he was a drinker when he left the clinic?"

asked Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Stone.

"If he doesn't know, why come to our clinic for treatment?"

The person in charge of the alcohol recovery center complained.

"Now I'm asking you to answer my question with 'yes' and 'no' to save you from guessing like before."

After the prosecutor finished the question, the defense lawyer came over immediately. As soon as he came up, he used the classic questioning routine of the lawyer only asking for one-sided answers and not allowing the witness to say more.

"Did Dr. Oster ever tell you 'I'm addicted to alcohol'?"

"No."

The person in charge of the Alcohol Rehabilitation Center thought about it and shook his head.

"In fact, did Dr. Oster tell you 'I'm not a drinker'?"

The defense attorney asked again.

"Everyone who comes in..."

The person in charge of the Alcohol Rehab Center tried to explain, but was interrupted by the defense lawyer the loudest: "Only answer with yes and no! Did he say 'I am not addicted to alcohol'?"

"Yes!"

The person in charge of the alcohol recovery center could only nod.

"No problem."

The defense lawyer ended the questioning triumphantly.

Detective Amy Santiago looked around and found that the attitude of the jury and the audience had changed, and they seemed to believe it.

"That's okay? All the criminals who were arrested still say that they are innocent!"

"This example is inappropriate, it should be even more outrageous than the lie that the criminal who was caught and pulled out from the back explained that he was gay and stuffed the wrong things when he had a good time last night, and then was believed! "

Detective God Annoyed complained.

"Stupid earthlings!"

Chuck uttered Little Sheldon's classic exclamation with a blank face.

In the world of American TV dramas, Americans who have been poisoned by happy education are sometimes anti-intellectual, and people really can't help but sigh this sentence.

The next step is for experts on alcoholism to go to court.

When asked by the defense lawyer, "He made a mistake, must this mistake be caused by drinking?"Or can it be caused by not drinking? ’, I could only say, ‘Others obviously cannot make this judgment, only this 55-year-old, 185-pound man knows himself’. In the dock, Dr. Edward Oster frowned, and the arc of his mouth couldn’t be suppressed. The pride is beyond words.

He is not a chubby boy, even if he knew it was intentional to some extent, but he would not admit that he did it on purpose, he would only say that he was not careful.

For a person of status and status like him, even if everyone knows the truth, it's fine if they don't tell the truth. It's impolite to say it like that.

Unless it is deliberately said to disgust the other party.

And now he says that he didn't do it on purpose, instead he has the inner taste of the fat boy saying he did it on purpose, and he would be disgusting enough to sue him, but as long as he is not tied up by Wonder Woman's mantra lasso, no one but himself If a person can prove what he thought at the time, wouldn't that be a thing of the past?
How could he be unhappy.

"This is simple, just do a simple experiment."

Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Stone immediately said: "Let the defendant do it again, drink 10 glasses of whiskey in two hours, and then see if he is drunk or not. I think we can afford to wait two hours." !"

"be opposed to!"

When Edward Auster's complexion changed drastically, the defense lawyer objected immediately.

"What is the reason for the objection?"

the judge asked.

"Drunkenness is not only related to the amount and time of drinking, but also affected by mood, environment, age and other factors."

The defense lawyer's mind was spinning quickly, and as he walked towards the judge, he blurted out an explanation: "The results of the current test cannot prove the real state of the client, so the defense opposes the use of this experiment proposed by the prosecution to prove it."

"Please!"

Executive Assistant Prosecutor Ben Stone immediately looked at the jury: "The incident is less than a week from now, and it can all be related to age. Could it be that a week ago, the defendant was not drunk for ten drinks, and a week later, the defendant Get drunk just by drinking?"

"be opposed to!"

The defense attorney objected again, then looked to the judge.

"The objection is valid."

The judge thought about it and made a decision.

"Ok."

Seeing this, Executive Assistant Prosecutor Ben Stone glanced at Edward Oster with a frozen smile on his face, and stopped dwelling on this issue.

In fact, it is not important to do experiments or not. What is important is to let the jury know that the defendant does not dare to prove his innocence even on such basic common sense judgments, which deepens the jury's distrust of the defendant.

Once this kind of distrust accumulates enough, even if Edward Auster is really careless, he will be regarded as intentional by the jury and found guilty.

"Let me change the question. Phenazine cannot be used together with meperidine. Is this common medical knowledge that only famous doctors know?"

"No!"

The new third-party medical expert witness shook his head: "This is basic medical knowledge, and every doctor should know it."

"As far as I know, the combination of phenazine and meperidine will cause rapid death of the patient. The danger of mixing these drugs, even in medical common sense, should be a key assessment that needs to be kept in mind, right?"

Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Stone pressed.

"of course."

The third-party medical experts nodded.

"That's interesting!"

Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Stone laughed: "So if the defendant didn't make a mistake because he was drunk and couldn't control himself, it was because he made a mistake that no doctor should and must not make when his ability is fully controllable. a mistake that resulted in the death of a young girl, Susan Wardridge?

My question is, a graduate of Harvard Medical School, 25 years of practicing medicine, editor of authoritative books on cardiology, winner of the Lasker Medicine Award, under his full ability, would accidentally make a mistake that no doctor, including interns, can do. Medical common sense mistakes that focus on memory?

Was it on purpose, or was it careless?

Seriously, if it wasn't for this case, I would rather he did it on purpose, otherwise such an authoritative and famous doctor would be like this, how can we ordinary patients dare to go to the hospital to seek treatment from a doctor? "

"No! The prosecution is expanding the problem and discrediting the entire group of doctors."

The defense lawyer had long objected loudly before the executive prosecutor finished speaking, but it was a pity that Ben Stone was very experienced, and he said what he wanted to say completely and clearly in the fastest tone.

"Objection is valid!"

The judge said: "Prosecutor, please pay attention to your expression!"

"I have no more questions, Your Honor."

Executive Assistant Prosecutor Ben Stone looked at the uproarious jury, Edward Oster, who was pale, and Chuck in the audience, and they ended their questioning with a smile, and returned to their seat.

This question was the key point that Chuck asked in the moot court last night, and he hadn't thought of it before.

After asking now, the effect is really good.

You, Edward Oster, can talk to yourself and say that you were careless, but if this kind of carelessness is completely intolerable, and even makes everyone feel that you would rather you do it on purpose than be careless, then No matter what you say, you have already lost.

What is the most important thing for a doctor?
In addition to medical skills, it is the patient's trust in the doctor.

You drink too much, you can't control yourself, and you made a mistake. Except for the family members of the person concerned, other people can understand it.

After all, the United States itself has a culture of alcoholism, everyone drinks, and it is enough to be considerate of each other.

Moreover, alcoholics can quit drinking, as long as they quit drinking and practice medicine, there is no big problem.

But if you don't admit that your ability was impaired after drinking too much, then you will become a dignified top doctor who has practiced medicine for decades and has extremely rich experience. Any doctor or even a medical student should not and cannot low-level mistakes.

This is just too scary.

People who go to the hospital to see a doctor for treatment, although many of them are related to life and death, most of them are diseases that can be treated and alleviated.

These diseases do not involve life or death.

But now the top famous doctor Edward Oster told everyone, be careful, going to the hospital is playing Russian roulette, there is a life-and-death crisis at any time, and the probability is not low.

Isn't it surprising that even the top famous doctors are like this?Are you happy?
The trust that was little and not easy to build between patients and doctors disappeared.

It doesn't distinguish between patients and doctors, it's everyone's nightmare!
"Answer the prosecutor's question. Only Dr. Edward Oster knows this question."

The third-party medical expert on the witness stand suddenly said: "But according to the common sense I know, any professionally trained doctor will not make such a key common sense mistake, of course, under the condition that the ability is fully controlled. "

That's right!

As a so-called independent third-party medical expert, he also ended up expressing his position.

no way!
The prosecutor's questioning has touched the root of his interests as a doctor.

He could not accept that Dr. Edward Auster lied to drag all doctors including him into the water in order to avoid his responsibility.

"The defense requests an adjournment!"

The defense lawyer glared at the third-party medical expert who offered to speak up, and hurriedly applied to the judge.

"license!"

The judge ruled: "The court will be reopened in the afternoon!"

He knew that the defense was looking for the prosecution to seek a deal, and as a judge, he also wished that the two parties would make a private deal directly to end the case.

After all, he is not the kind of star judge who chases the media heat and stands under the spotlight.

This kind of heat is too hot for him, and it may burn him.

So he would rather not.

"Manslaughter, minimum sentencing recommendation."

The defense lawyer had a quick confer with the pale-faced Dr. Edward Oster, then hurried to catch up with the departing Executive Assistant Attorney Ben Stone.

"No!"

Ben Stone refused: "Second degree unpremeditated murder!"

"Please!"

The defense lawyer frowned: "We have already chosen to compromise, so you should continue. This is already our biggest concession. If you continue, let alone the unknown outcome, you are not willing to talk about the waste of judicial resources, right? ?”

"Persistence now is for less waste of judicial resources in the future!"

Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Stone said: "Somebody told me that this case was a perfect example of a doctor who had no professional ethics or was completely insensitive. You also said that Dr. Edward Oster has been practicing medicine for 25 years. , not two and a half years! A top authoritative doctor for 25 years, is there a more suitable chicken?"

Defense counsel:"……"

(End of this chapter)