The war on some drugs and doctors

The Agitator posts a disturbing story on a pain management doctor that was set up by the DEA. Several women came forward to claim that he was trading pills for sex. The trouble is, that according to letters one of the witnesses wrote to her boyfriend that surfaced after the doctor was convicted - they were all lying.

"They're saying he was bribing patients with sex for pills, but it never happened to me," she wrote in a Sept. 2, 2002, letter. "DEA said they will cut my time for a good testimony."

What's more, Green said, they all knew each other from the streets. The only one who wasn't in the clique was Schlemmer, who was also the one who said she didn't have sex.

The other four, Rottschaefer's attorneys say, simply told DEA and federal prosecutors what they wanted to hear.

"The government," Green said, "created the perfect storm to convict Dr. Rottschaefer."

The court ruled it wasn't enough for a new trial because another defense witness had already testified to the admission. As Radley says:

What a twisted set or priorities, here. Instead of targetting the people actually dealing the drugs, federal agents let them off in exchange for (probably false) testimony against a practicing physician.

No. This isn't a campaign against physicians at all.

Yeah, right.