Former nurse pleads guilty to forgery

Posted by wildthing (anonymous) on April 5, 2009 at 6:11 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Welcome to a slap on the hands for committing a felony. dropped down to a misdemeanor. You were caught breaking the law and should pay for it. End of story.

Posted by Nedkelly (anonymous) on April 5, 2009 at 8:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)

The thing that I think to article said was "supposed addiction" Why did the auther of the article say that? What qualifications does she have to make such a statement. I cannot think of any reason to do what Ms Peterson did unless some form of addiction was involved. As a former patient of Fountain Centers and a person who has enjoyed over 30 years sobriety, I think the author of this article should apologize to Ms Peterson. But for the grace of God anyone of us could be in Ms Petrson's situation...... ned

Posted by snowbird (anonymous) on April 5, 2009 at 9:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)

wildthing you said just what I have been saying in several of my comments about our courts system. another slap on the wrist and let them go. doesn't anyone have to pay for there doing something wrong anymore?

Posted by BorninAL (anonymous) on April 5, 2009 at 9:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Our jails are overcrowded as it is, maybe this is the best punishment at this time for her. She claims that she used the meds herself, did not resell them. It appears that she is a non-violent offender, and I would rather see her get community service, probation (supervised for a time), or even an ankle monitor over prison. Add on a hefty fine, and this makes sense to me. I may not have the most popular opinion on this, but save the prison time for the truly violent offenders. By doing that, we may actually not have prisons that are overcrowded.

Posted by Opinionated (anonymous) on April 5, 2009 at 9:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)

This seems to a common statement made by people who post on here, “They broke the law and they should pay for it, end of story.” Well, it is not always that easy. There are many facets to every case. Every case is different. I am sure the outcome would have been different had Ms. Peterson been selling these drugs to other people. If she was truly consuming them herself, than she has an addiction and I am sure that came into play with the ruling. You have to look at the reason the law was made. Was it made for people who would do this or was it made for people that would sell the drugs and harm other people. She is paying in the end. She will never be able to be a nurse again, which I am sure she regrets dearly. Obviously she should have thought of that before she started doing this, but I am sure the addiction took over her actions.
Laws are put into place and Judges are there to rule on them. If we did not have judges, then if someone broke a law the cop would just give them the maximum punishment every time, no matter what the circumstances and no matter if they are guilty or not. It is all part of the judicial process.

Posted by 57boy (anonymous) on April 5, 2009 at 11:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Forged 267 times.......what the hell does one have to do to get to jail???????Over 12,000 pills ??????Don't matter who they were for.........I just don't understand our pitiful justice system!!!!!

Posted by jed (anonymous) on April 5, 2009 at 11:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I agreee with borninAL and opinionated, a drug addiction is I am sure very hard to over come. We who are over weight and try to cut back on eating would have an idea on how hard it is to control a bad habit. She never hurt anyone else so keep hurt out of jail and fine her to support the court costs and make sure she stays clean. I am sure she is a good person and will learn from her mistakes.

Posted by Opinionated (anonymous) on April 5, 2009 at 12:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The punishment should fit the crime. As well as what the laws states the maximum punishment can be. For instance, you are not going to send someone to the electric chair for shoplifting. You have to look at the big picture when it comes to a crime and all the factors that play into it. Another thing, stop with the multiple punctuations! Multiple question marks do not make it even more of a question. The same rule applies for an exclamation mark. You are getting your point across by simply putting one exclamation point at the end of the sentence. That it the purpose for said punctuation. Correct me if I am wrong, because I may have missed the “multiple” punctuation lesson in school.

Posted by Outoftown (anonymous) on April 5, 2009 at 1:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

This is such a sad situation. I am a nurse myself and have heard stories over the years of several of my collegues struggling with this type of addiction. Luckily the instituition I work for helps these nurses with a rehabilitative program. I agree that the punishment should fit the crime. She was only harming herself, get her the help she needs so she can go on with her life. I don't want to pay tax money for someone who clearly doesn't warrant prision/jail time when she really would benefit the most from rehabilitation.

Posted by tallyman (anonymous) on April 5, 2009 at 1:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Read between the lines, people. It says "supposed addiction" because who knows if she really sold the drugs for money. Maybe she claimed to have had an addiction to avoid more serious charges of distribution. You should make a "pff!" or "tss!" noise when you hit the number 267.

Posted by BorninAL (anonymous) on April 5, 2009 at 4:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Regardless of how many times she forged a script, she underwent treatment, and apparently really has an addiction problem. It is doubtful that she will ever work as a nurse again, and since her name and picture have been posted on this site, and possibly over more, it will be even harder for her to find ANY kind of job. I still stand by my original post, give her community service, house arrest, probation, anything to keep her out of our already overcrowded jails. This was a non-violent offense.

Posted by Opinionated (anonymous) on April 5, 2009 at 6:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The term “supposed addiction” was written by Sarah Stultz and unless she is a professional councilor or doctor, that is her opinion. Don’t base the sole case on what is written here in the Tribune. They are a professional organization and do a good job at writing the news, but at the end of the day, they are just people too. I would presume that a professional drug addiction councilor would be able to tell if she was “faking” her addiction in order to get out of jail time.

Posted by JayJ (anonymous) on April 6, 2009 at 9:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)

In my younger days the possibility and likelyhood of facing severe consequences deterred many of my peers and myself from ever crossing the line into felony territory.
Ask the youth of today and they'll tell you it really doesn't matter anymore. Little to nothing will happen. This is yet another example.

Posted by Nedkelly (anonymous) on April 6, 2009 at 5:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

You are interveiwed by a trained counselor before you get into Fountain Centers. Unless that counselor thinks that you have an addiction you are not admitted for treatment. End of story.

Posted by wildthing (anonymous) on July 12, 2009 at 6:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)

you guys and gals are funny. Hello 267 times for forged drugs. Lets see how do we pay for that. Oh thats right sell the drugs to get more. Am I the only one that sees it. Do you have the money sitting in your pocket for 267 drug fills. I think not. Even with the walmart 4 dollar program thats 1068 dollars. different drug stores different prices my god people wake up.