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Undertoad · 01-03-2003, 09:09 AM

There's this thing called "attorney-client privilege" where if you've hired someone to be your lawyer, what you talk about is figured to be private.

Then there's this thing called "doctor-patient confidentiality" where if you've hired someone to be your doctor, you can tell them whatever you like while expecting a level of privacy.

So why doesn't this same kind of professional courtesy apply to other arenas as well? Is it because the trash guys are not as respected as the docs and laywers?

01-03-2003, 09:09 AM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	There's this thing called "attorney-client privilege" where if you've hired someone to be your lawyer, what you talk about is figured to be private. Then there's this thing called "doctor-patient confidentiality" where if you've hired someone to be your doctor, you can tell them whatever you like while expecting a level of privacy. So why doesn't this same kind of professional courtesy apply to other arenas as well? Is it because the trash guys are not as respected as the docs and laywers?