I agree this was a failure of leadership. More on the part of the cop than the nurse. Seems like many are not reading the whole story or paying attention to things that have happened. Say what you want about the nurse, but the SC has ruled that you need a consent or a warrant for the blood draw. She had the policy of her organization and called her supervisor. Seems she knew exactly what to do. the cop on the other hand was pissed she didn't just bow down to him. He obviously didn't know what to do, so he just resorted to police state tactics. His fellows cops are heard saying, "this won't stick". "Why don't we just get a warrant?" He should have listened.
According to the story, they didn't suspect the driver was impaired. They wanted a blood sample to "protect the driver". The link to the sesame street version of CDL testing says a person "can" be tested. You need a "must", "shall", "will", "required" or some other similar word to make it stick. In the end, the cop is placed on leave. The nurse was released and not charged. City leadership apologized to the nurse. This kind of thing happens when the city leadership knows its in a legal bind.
