California doctor has court hearing for traffic violation;
Logs into Zoom to appear for meeting with Judge;
Appears to be wearing operating room gear;
Appears to be in operating room;
Appears to be operating and performing surgery!
The court clerk asks, “Are you available for trial? It kind of looks like you’re in an operating room right now?”
Doctor: “I’m in an operating room. Yes, I’m available for trial. Go right ahead!”
Medical equipment, beeping in background, doc handling surgical tools…
On a court appearance Zoom call!!!
Response from the wise Judge:
“So unless I’m mistaken, I’m seeing a defendant that’s in the middle of an operating room appearing to be actively engaged in providing services to a patient,” Judge Gary Link said during the virtual hearing.
“I do not feel comfortable for the welfare of a patient if you’re in the process of operating that I would put on a trial.”
Ok, Time-Out.
Ladies & Gentlemen of the Jury, I would like to present my first case:
The Doctor in Surgery –
1. The Promise to show up for court is one level of keeping the promise.
2. The Promise to be fully present and focused only on the task at hand – meaning: your court appearance – is the next level.
3. The Promise to keep your client safe during surgery, and rescheduling your surgeries and court appearances, is another level entirely (that would seem obvious).
If I may, I’d like to present my second case:
The Judge –
1. The Promise to show up for court is one level of keeping the promise.
2. The Promise to be fully present and focused only on the task at hand – meaning: judging with all of your judging powers a doctor who has already missed a court appearance and is now on screen appearing distracted – is the next level.
3. The Promise to stop the trial mid-court time in order to ensure the safety of the patient, who is not your responsibility, while the surgeon acts recklessly, in defiance, to appear for court, is another level entirely.
The Jury finds the defendant, Doctor Surgery While On Zoom Guy, GUILTY of every crime against Zoomanity and sentenced to having a quick, un-announced surgery to be performed on him by a blindfolded surgeon while filmed before a live studio audience.
The Jury also finds the Judge, The Honorable Gary Link, the highest level of Promise Culture Leaders in the Universe and thanks him on behalf of all Humanity, as well as on behalf of the patient, who was about to lose potentially more than was scheduled.
Ladies & Gentlemen of the Jury, and this Blog, are you the Doc or the Judge?
Keep The Promise.
(* Note: This is a REAL STORY, link HERE, as reported by CNN)
