You probably read where the ACLU in WV filed a federal discrimination lawsuit on behalf of the surviving family members of a Welch man who died of a heart attack after the police chief physically prevented his friend from performing CPR. The police chief blocked the CPR because he falsely assumed that the man, who was gay, was HIV positive and therefore a health risk.

“I’m heartbroken that I have lost my son over such ignorance and bigotry,” said Helen Green, mother of Claude Green, Jr., who died at the age of 43. “I can’t understand how someone who is supposed to protect the people of Welch could physically block another human from saving my son’s life. link.

Even if he was HIV positive, (and he wasn't) did the police have a right to block life-saving measures? Sounds like a true case of discrimination to me.

That is so terrible. Its just wrong. There are so many protections in place now with equipment available for rescue workers that getting an infection or disease doesn't happen even if the person IS ill.