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| German doc shows anti-war protest refusing to treat Americans, Brits |
| 2003-03-28 |
| A skin doctor in the north German town of Rendsburg has refused to treat American and British patients as a result of his strong opposition to the US and British-led war in Iraq. "This war has no legitimacy. There is no majority among the peoples for such a war," the dermatologist, Eberhard Hoffmann, told DPA, explaining his refusal to treat Americans and Brits. The German Medical Association has demanded from Hoffmann to remove his sign in front of his practice which states that he won't accept Americans and British patients. More than 85 percent of German remain opposed to the war in Iraq, according to various opinion polls, released over the past 24 hours. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #12 A German doctor refuses to treat a particular group of people. Insert sarcastic remark with the name "Mengele" in it here. |
| Posted by: Christopher Johnson 2003-03-28 23:56:45 |
| #11 I did some investigation in the German press. It seems like this guy did put a sign at his door saying "if there ever was a German collective guilt I'm refusing to treat Americans, British and people sympathizing with them". He is 61. Probably one of these right wing idiots who saw the glory of the Third Reich as a Hitlerjunge. It should be noted that the association of the local doctors is asking for legal prosecution. What this guy did amounts to "instigating racist hatred" which can mean jail time. Btw this wonderful doctor says he has no American and British patients. Cheap protest. And unworthy of a doctor. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2003-03-28 20:56:14 |
| #10 Im sure that Dr. Hoffmans Wehrmact father was treated by a US or Britsh Army medic before the end of his inglorious career. Im sure the Dr. Hoffman received innoculations from an US Army German Occupation army medic, to keep him from getting polio, whooping cough, and a thousand other things. Im pretty sure he received food and clothing from the "American Red Cross". Or, is it possible that Dr. Hoffman grew up on the "Ost" side of the wall. Hmmmmm, makes you wonder. |
| Posted by: Frank Martin 2003-03-28 18:29:41 |
| #9 He was hypocritical about his Hippocratic oath. what's gnu dorf |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-03-28 16:22:50 |
| #8 Can a doctor that stupid really have been that good to begin with? Common sense tells you Saddam is bastard that needs to go. Hell 10 year olds can figure that out. |
| Posted by: g wiz 2003-03-28 14:45:03 |
| #7 Seriously, how many British and American patients can this guy have in Rendsberg, Germany? Boy, INRA will jump on anything even remotely anti- American. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-03-28 14:10:40 |
| #6 My thought when I was posting it was "Hey, Doc! Treat this finger for me!" |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-03-28 13:43:43 |
| #5 Please, let them keep this up! We spend billions of dollars in Germany every year. The more this comes to light, the faster we can convince Congress to pull all our troops out of Germany, shut down all the US activities in that country, and save our money. We can follow up with a total boycott of German products, and have their economy tank even faster. Self-deluded Socialist idiots! |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-03-28 13:28:13 |
| #4 Ah, it's OK... He stopped treating Jews and gypsy's years ago... |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2003-03-28 13:18:08 |
| #3 As a physician, I find such behavior reprehensible. It runs counter to all tenets of medical ethics. But Germany is the country that did horrific medical experiments on unwilling, unconsented Jews... |
| Posted by: Santhosh Valloppillil, M.D. 2003-03-28 13:13:02 |
| #2 Likewise, so much for the Hippocratic (sp?) oath. Twit. |
| Posted by: Tadderly 2003-03-28 13:12:32 |
| #1 So much for "Doctors Without Borders," I guess. |
| Posted by: Mike 2003-03-28 12:47:14 |