Friday, August 21, 2009

Another gov't-run health care warning from the UK: Convicted child molester prescribed Viagra

You don't hand over matches to an arsonist, and a doctor doesn't prescribe Viagra to a convicted child molester.

Here's another horrific British government-run health care story, courtesy of the Daily Mail:

Roger Martin, who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a girl, has been prescribed Viagra to treat his diabetes

Martin, 71, has a string of convictions for assaults on minors, dating back to 1978 when he was caught having sex with a 15-year-old babysitter.

It was revealed in court that he was being prescribed Viagra by his GP to treat diabetes. The probation service said it had no powers or any inclination to stop him taking the drug.

Spokesman John McAngus said: 'We could not and would not restrict the use of prescription medication, be it Viagra or anything else. What we do is our utmost to help sex offenders address their offending behaviour.'

Stanley's latest victim is eleven years old.

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