Unlicensed Chiropractor Snaps Patient’s Neck

Police have arrested a Sacramento, California man who used his own home for illegal chiropractic services. Antonio Arellano, 76, has been arrested after he snapped the neck of a patient — leaving him brain dead.

The 66-year-old victim went to Arellano’s home to be “adjusted”. Arellano reportedly snapped his neck.

The common law follows a simple rule in such cases: the victim can sue the culprit under the professional standard. Thus, if you present yourself as a real lawyer, doctor, architect etc, you must satisfy a standard of what a reasonable professional would have done in such a circumstance.

Most jurisdictions also make it a crime to practice in such a profession without a license.

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