Killing in the name of the Law

'An Air New Zealand flight attendant sacked after being dobbed in by police for drink-driving has lost her case in the employment court for compensation.'

The above insert was posted in the NZ newspapers. The women was on her way to work and had she not be pulled over, she would have turned up to work well over the zero tolerance alcohol policy. Fair enough.

Saturday night in the emergency room and a very drunk women managed to drive into the parking lot and stagger to the front desk. After abusing the staff she was eventually treated for a minor injury. We physically stopped her from driving, but she eventually got away and to her car.

We called the police to say a drunk patient was driving in her car.

After being arrested and charged with driving with excess alcohol, she laid a complaint against the hosipital for breaking confidentiality by phoning the police.

The complaint was upheld and the nurse who phoned the police ended up in court. After a couple of months of worry and stress, the nurse was able to work again. Thank goodness they didn't take her nursing license away.

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