You have the right to pee in this cup
Hmmm. The 7th Circuit just ruled that it is okay for the government to take pee out of you after an arrest for a minor misdemeanor.
After Jeffrey Sullivan was arrested for disorderly conduct, the Shawano County Jail in Wisconsin refused to admit him without a medical clearance, because of his high breathalyzer test result. To obtain that clearance, officers Jon Bornemann and Ed Whealon took Sullivan to the emergency room of a local hospital. After Sullivan failed voluntarily to produce a urine sample, the emergency room doctor ordered a catheterization. At the direction of medical personnel, Bornemann and Whealon physically restrained Sullivan during the brief procedure.
The Court found no constitutional violation. Read the entire case here.
The phrase “brief procedure” makes it sound like no big deal, a minor annoyance. I do not like the sound of this.
