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Killer nurse gets 11 life terms

This nurse went from job to job killing patients. Hospitals were afraid to give negative reports to prospective employers because they feared being sued.

The woman who stole my identity was an employee of my physician. Since she was familiar with false identities, doubtless she was able to get the same type of job elsewhere.

This is another good reason for businesses to publish their employees' photos, identification numbers, and names, plus any testimonials that customers have written about them. An a job applicant with too few testimonials over a 15-year career would automatically be suspect and need not be hired. No employer ever need fear being sued for offering negative feedback.

Let's make the world more like a small village. If we self-police, we may fend of the need for a police state. We might use social networking systems like LinkedIn to do this.

Lastly, let me say this: People need to stop being so fearful, get some backbone, and "do unto others." There is a huge difference between a risk of being sued and a risk of someone being murdered. If corporations cannot legally obey the Golden Rule, then corporations must be replaced by unlimited liability partnerships and sole proprietorships.

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