[Roosterrusek]

OK, opening up for debate Andrew Speaker, the guy who it was claimed to have a highly contaigious strain of TB. He is suing the CDC for releasing his name and medical history and it turns out this guy did not have that highly virulent strain.

Now from what I understand the CDC is on audio tape telling him that it would be preferable for him not to travel abroad, but not mandatory. He specifically asked if he was contaigious and they said no. So he travels, then the CDC loses their mind (probably just because they realized they should have said he could not travel to cover their asses) and issues what amounts to a bogus declaration that he is highly infectious.

So he is then STRANDED in Italy by the CDC. Italy, whose medical support is far below that of the US. He truly is stranded there, so he takes matters into his own hands knowing that he has on tape the CDC saying he's OK to travel (but that they would prefer he not) and gets back to the US for real treatment.

The CDC did strand him there....they say he can travel, he does, the CDC plays indian giver and recants and comes to the conclusion that his is really bad, then says "oh sorry, even though we didn't do our job you're screwed and will have to stay in a country where the medical facilities will likely just hold you until you die".

Again, if he does have all this CDC stuff on tape (which is very likely to come out in the trial) does anyone see why there is any weight to the CDC releasing all of his medical records?

And for me, I do lean towards him saving himself, and the argument that he was being selfish seems kind of hollow for anyone to say since it is likely that you have not been basically left to die in a foreign land, and needlessly so with the evidence sitting on tape in your pocket.

Opening the floor for debate....gentlemen please draw your swords.