TB Andy Thinks He's A Victim

Andrew Speaker is whining again.

The globe-trotting tuberculosis patient who sparked an international public health incident in May said Friday he was tricked into a federal quarantine.

Andrew Speaker, a 31-year-old Atlanta attorney, he would have gladly gone into isolation if health officials had asked him to. Instead, he said they asked him to swing by a New York City hospital for testing after his European vacation, then posted armed guards outside his door.

"They tried to trick me when it was unnecessary," Speaker said, said in a telephone interview from a Colorado hospital where he has been under treatment for a month.

Sorry Charlie, it was necessary.

You already proved your trustworthiness and reliability when you left for Europe. Then, you reinforced everyone's opinion of you when you once again proved trustworthiness in Italy and made a run for the border.

The authorities did not trick you in New York, they made take responsibility and do the right thing. I know it's difficult to understand, but you are NOT a victim. If you can't see that, then you have more serious problems than MDR tuberculosis.