The epidemic of violence which has erupted against doctors all over the country has taken everyone by surprise. In the past, doctors used to be respected and trusted. Today, it seems to be an open house on doctors, and anytime a patient suffers a complication, goons are taking the law into their hands and mercilessly thrashing the junior doctors who are on duty. Doctors are running scared.
They don't trust their patients anymore and are on their guard. They're wary and are no longer willing to treat critically ill patients - exactly the kind of patients who desperately need urgent medical attention. They would much rather transfer them somewhere else in self -defense because they're scared that if something goes wrong, they will have to put up with both verbal and physical abuse from angry relatives. They don't want to take this chance anymore because they've become the whipping boys…
