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In reply to the discussion: Exclusive: RFK's Son Arrested in Westchester Hospital Maternity Unit Clash, Police Say [View all]magical thyme
(14,881 posts)Kennedy was accompanied by a family friend, Dr. Timothy Haydock, who was also an on-duty doctor at the hospital, during the Jan. 7 skirmish.
I witnessed the incident and I can state unequivocally that the nurses were the only aggressors, Haydock said.
The two men stopped by the nurses station with Kennedys newborn son, who was bundled in blankets and wearing a hat, before heading toward the elevators, where the incident was captured on surveillance video.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/02/surveillence-video-shows-robert-f-kennedys-son-in-scuffle-with-nurses/
Looks to me like they cleared it with a nurse at the station first and had the baby dressed appropriately. The article states the video shows him lift his leg -- it doesn't say anything about kicking.
I think the nurses overreacted and I suspect that one grabbed hold of him, so he pulled her hand off of him, and the other lunged for the baby, so he lifted his leg in self defense. The one that touched him first -- that's battery.
I think child endangerment is a case of hospital overreach. The nurses endangered the baby more than the father. I believe the ER doctor -- he has to work with and depend on all the nurses every day. The hospital is his employer; I don't think he's going to dispute their claim lightly. Harassment -- when one nurse touched him first and the other made a grab for his baby?