Woman Awakens From Surgery to Find Panty-Line Tattoo

[lupinus]

I don't think it's the temporary tattoo is the issue, moreso the placement.

[grampster]

Like I said in another thread.  People need to quit being so prickly about crap.

[doczinn]

Well, if he went in from the front than I doubt there was anything untoward at all.

[LadySmith]

I don't think it's the temporary tattoo is the issue, moreso the placement.

I think it's the lack of permission, the temporary tattoo, the placement and the freak-out factor.

Honestly guys, if you went in for a medical procedure and woke up with a cute little temporary tattoo, lets say, on or near your gluteus maximus, wouldn't that freak you out and cause you to wonder what else he might've done to you while you were out?

[MechAg94]

It would freak me out a bit no matter where it was to be honest. 

If the doctor wanted to be nice and have the patient wake up to a nice surprise, some flowers at the bedside would have been much better. 

[DustinD]

On one hand her panties where probably pulled down a bit for the surgery. I had intestinal surgery and my underwear where several inches down when I woke up. I imagine hers were too, so maybe it could have slipped his mind where he was putting things. That is seriously giving him the benefit of the doubt though.

On the other hand several decades ago new doctors would practice pelvic exames on unsuspecting unconsous women who where under for unrelated work. This still happens in many of the more backwords countries today such as Afganastan. If I where her I would wonder what else might have happened even if the odds are that nothing did happen.

[RocketMan]

It was inappropriate and unprofessional, period.  There are better ways to leave a pleasant surprise for a patient.

[Balog]

Like I said in another thread.  People need to quit being so prickly about crap.

So if you go in for a root canal and wake up to find the doc had his hands down your underwear you'd be ok with that?

[RadioFreeSeaLab]

Someone is about to get rich, that's for sure.

[Firethorn]

So if you go in for a root canal and wake up to find the doc had his hands down your underwear you'd be ok with that?

I think  the critical question here is where the surgury actually took place.  If it was 2" from the incision, then it's not as big of a deal if it was 6".

Still a bit unprofessional.

[BridgeRunner]

I think  the critical question here is where the surgury actually took place.  If it was 2" from the incision, then it's not as big of a deal if it was 6".

I dunno.  Permission to perform a medical procedure is not the same as permission to have fun and be cutesy, no matter where it's located. 

That would be pretty much the equivalent of saying that anyone who needs a prostate exam or a pelvic exam is giving consent to rape.  My body isn't there for a doctor to play with, even if he does need access to particularly sensitive areas to do his job.

[Firethorn]

That would be pretty much the equivalent of saying that anyone who needs a prostate exam or a pelvic exam is giving consent to rape.  My body isn't there for a doctor to play with, even if he does need access to particularly sensitive areas to do his job.

No, it isn't.  You're equating a temp tattoo with rape.  At MOST, I think we're talking about molestation, but probably not even that.

I do think the guy needs a reprimand,  the severity of which depends on the distance of the temporary tattoo from the site of the operation.  Depending on the setup, the doctor might not of even been aware of quite where he was due to surgical barriers and such.  At the very least, there should be some witnesses - you don't perform surgury alone.

This would be a tough one for awarding any damages,  I think.  It's not like she's in anything other than mental anguish over the tat.  It'll probably wear off quicker than the stitches.

[BridgeRunner]

No, it isn't.  You're equating a temp tattoo with rape.  At MOST, I think we're talking about molestation, but probably not even that.

No, I'm not.  I'm demonstrating that the location of the fun and games doesn't have a bearing on whether or not the fun and games are ok.  If it involves touching my body, it is only ok to the extent I have given consent.  When I ask for a medical procedure, I am not asking for someone to do something unrelated that they find amusing to my body, whether it's to my vagina or my back or anywhere else. 

Of course I'm not equating this with rape.  That, in this instance, is arguably CSC 1.  This is merely arguably CSC 3, in my inexpert lack of knowledge.

[MechAg94]

Either way, I am not sure I object to this based on criminal law, but more based on professional conduct. 

Another scenario might be that you wake up to realize the doctor painted your fingernails or something.  It may not be criminal, but it is certainly unprofessional and calls for professional liability. 

I could agree with money damages in this case to an extent, probably not with the fingernails.

Again, real flowers would have been a much better way to cheer up the patient. 

[BridgeRunner]

Either way, I am not sure I object to this based on criminal law, but more based on professional conduct. 

I agree, but criminal statutes can be conversationally useful for gauging the reprehensibility of conduct.  It's easy to get all riled up about the selfish, touchy, blah-blah-blah kind of woman who would sue over this.  Realizing that this could likely fit the elements of criminal sexual conduct can shift the focus away from the person who had to temerity to object to the behavior and to the jackass who perpetrated it.

[Perd Hapley]

Like I said in another thread.  People need to quit being so prickly about crap.

Prickly?     No sir.  She's not being prickly. 

[Boomhauer]

Surgery where you get put 100% "under" is a scary thing for most people I'd assume, not really a time to play games with people.

Exactly.

I can't believe that some of you are saying this is "not a big deal".

This is a violation of a person's body. That ain't cool, whether the law sees it as a criminal matter or not.