Brickbat: False Positive

A report by New York Inspector General Lucy Lang found the state prison system wrongly punished more than 2,000 inmates who falsely tested positive for drugs. Over-the-counter drugs, protein powder, and tea are among the substances that can cause the drug test used by the prison system to come back positive. The manufacturer's instructions say that results should be treated as unconfirmed, but prison officials did not send the material to an outside lab for confirmation. Based on the test results, some inmates had family visits and parole hearings canceled while others were placed in solitary confinement.

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[Adans smith]

Insert urine jokes here [,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,]

[Fist of Etiquette]

Urine big trouble.

[Chumby]

Yellow journalism

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

Live streaming now!

[SRG2]

The victims should be showered with gold

[Don't look at me!]

Pisses me off.

[R Mac]

This story reeks.

[Don't look at me!]

More like who leaked the story?

[Chumby]

Perhaps some of these prisoners had cellmates that were indulging in illegal drug use, and some of that content was somehow transferred to the wrongfully accused.

[markm23]

You are making it too complicated. These tests have been _proven_ to give a positive on many items that do not contain any drug. If someone sued the test maker for being wrongfully arrested on a false positive, they'd point to the label that clearly says it is not to be relied on until confirmed with a blood test, and get the case dismissed.

The problem is most of our judges are biased because they were prosecutors before they were appointed as judges, and they won't hammer the cops and prison staff for not following directions.

[Fist of Etiquette]

This kind of thing would never happen in Metropolis.

[Don't look at me!]

What about Gotham City?

[R Mac]

Don’t want to be treated like a thug, don’t drink tea like a thug.

[mad.casual]

If I had $50 for every time my protein powder caused me to test positive... that'd actually be a really good discount on protein powder.

[jimc5499]

I'm on heart medication right now that will cause a positive test. My Doctor has sent a letter to my employer stating this.

[Brandybuck]

Remember before you go praising prison guards, the prison guard union is the second strongest union in Kkkalifornia, after the teachers' union. But even more scummy than teachers union because they have guns and an air of privileged authority that would make even the most ardent worshipper of Randi Weingarten blush.

[Don't look at me!]

Who praises prison guards?

[Brandybuck]

Conservatives. Law and Order types. Lock them up and throw away the key types.

[croaker]

Federal Circuit Courts. Hop over to Volokh and read Short Circuit for a number of "sucks to be a prisoner" items.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

Now do COVID.

[mad.casual]

Snort or jab?

[Brandybuck]

Suppository

[MWAocdoc]

Follow the science - except when it inconveniently limits official abuse.

[KiwiDude]

Shirley they were guilty of something…

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