Kathryn Knott Case

On at least one of the posted x-rays, if you zoom in close enough, you actually can make out the patient name on the computer's toolbar.

They aren't valid defenses because they don't defend her ethic as a medical practitioner.

She's not a practitioner, she's a tech.

One of the suspects accused of attacking a gay couple in Center City Philadelphia earlier this month has been fired from her job as an emergency room tech.

24-year-old Kathryn Knott of Southampton, Pa. was dismissed from her position at Abington Health's Lansdale Hospital, where she has worked since 2011, on Thursday.

Abington Health released the following statement:

"Effective today, September 25, 2014, Kathryn Knott has been terminated from her employment at Abington Health."

Knott was suspended from her job on Wednesday after the charges were announced and reports of potential privacy violations came to light.

Knott had posted what appeared to be pictures of patient x-rays to her Twitter account.

"Abington Health takes patient privacy and confidentiality very seriously and is fully investigating this matter," the hospital said in a statement.

Action News has confirmed Knott is the daughter of Chalfont, Bucks County Police Chief Karl Knott.

He was a lieutenant in Abington Township when his daughter tweeted about special treatment from her dad.

One tweet claimed she went on a police raid and kicked down a door in December of 2012.

Abington Police Chief Bill Kelly says the young woman was on a "legitimate ride along" but the rest was false. As for the other tweets, they also appear not be true.

"There's no allegation against any member of this police department that goes un-researched, regardless whether it's anonymous or how it comes in, we research it because we value the reputation of our police department," said Chief Kelly.

Chief Kelly said he spoke with other officers and even Knott's father who he describes as an exemplary officer whom he's known for nearly 30 years.

On Thursday, Chalfont Borough released the following statement regarding Chief Knott:

"While interviewing candidates for the vacant Chief of Police position, the Borough conducted a thorough background investigation of all applicants and was particularly impressed with Karl Knott's credentials, experience, and character. Recent issues have raised questions as to Chief Knott's conduct while he was a lieutenant with the Abington Township Police Department, allegations that the Borough has taken very seriously. The Borough has conducted an investigation and our findings are consistent with those articulated by Abington Township Chief Bill Kelly yesterday. Specifically, the Borough found that there was no improper conduct on the part of Chief Knott and that any claims to the contrary are incorrect. Since Chief Knott joined the Chalfont Borough Police Department in January of 2014, we have consistently been impressed by his honesty, leadership, and professionalism. With respect to the issues related to his daughter, the Borough cannot and will not comment on any matter related to the conduct of the adult children of one of our employees."

As for the investigation into the Center City attack, Knott's attorney, Louis Busico, has denied that the dispute was motivated by anti-gay bias.

"She played no role in this other than going out to dinner with friends the night this happened," Busico said outside Central Detectives on Wednesday. "We don't deny that there was a gentleman who was assaulted. We don't deny that this gentleman was injured. But I unequivocally deny that my client did anything to hurt this man; she wouldn't hurt anybody."

Knott, along with 26-year-old Kevin Harrigan of Warrington and 24-year-old Phillip Williams of Warminster, are charged with aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person in connection with the September 11th attack on two gay men in the 1600 block of Chancellor Street.

Her twitter feed looks pretty concrete to me. That's plenty enough of a paper trail if the prosecution needs to investigate her for commission of a hate crime. It's also enough, if the hospital investigation determines she violated the HIPAA laws, to get her into a federal prison for a good, long time.
She's already damned herself with everything she's ever said on Twitter.

I really doubt she is going to try and pursue wrongful termination. Especially if she ends up getting convicted.

CON-SPIRE:To secretly plan to commit an unlawful or harmful act.

As I said before, even IF she didn't actually lay a hand on either victim, even IF she didn't completely have a twitter feed record full of hate speech towards gays, the fact remains she still:
Knew what the others she was with were plotting to do to the other two guys, and kept her mouth shut. Conspiring with her friends to commit a crime. She is an accessory to a criminal act, Jet. Where's your "good guys with guns could've stopped them" argument you so love to throw around, hm? Where's your willingness to see her blood spilled the way it needs to be? Is it because she's white trash, and somehow attractive to you because of it? Is that it?

"Playing the flute is for fairyboys" isn't hate speech now? First I've heard of it. I bet Jethro Tull would have a good laugh at that one, too.

Fixed.
Even if Penn state has no laws specifically against what she said on her twitter feed regarding it as hate speech, the FBI and the ACLU can't and probably won't take her into a civil trial for what she's said through twitter as well as done via alleged physical means.

Ah, yes. I keep forgetting, Jet, that I'm a troll.

Newsflash: Jet tries to keep trolling, gives the mods ample ammunition against himself.

"Our next candidate for consideration is a wack-*** white *** that was charged with battery, photographed patients x-rays and posted them on social media, and has attracted national spotlight for her misdeeds. All in favor?"