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83. her son called

Thu Feb 25, 2016, 09:34 PM

Feb 2016

the police on his mother.. She was an alcoholic and started drinking again. When she got sick he figured he would turn her in to keep her from drinking. She also had sickle cell.

When she got to the jail she was placed in a housing unit, not the medical unit.
A Dr prescribed something for nausea and Tylenol.

The nurse was called at 1:30 am to examine her, she showed up at 5am. She never examined her. Other inmates and guards told the nurse they thought she was detoxing, she believed them and left. Her reasoning is that she couldn't prescribe meds for her, she's not a DR. Contact the medical unit if she gets worse.

A nurse went in at 8AM and 2PM, and noted she had “no complaints or questions.” She died later.

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20160225/PC16/160229587

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Of course, no one will be held accountable for this. After all, she's black and this is America. valerief Feb 2016 #1

Oh everybody's going to settle cash on her family. elehhhhna Feb 2016 #85

It was her son who turned her in SCantiGOP Feb 2016 #94

holy christ elehhhhna Feb 2016 #95

Debtor Prison Angry Dragon Feb 2016 #2

Pretty much. romanic Feb 2016 #69

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Pure EVIL was done to this woman. blm Feb 2016 #4

Yes it was! Joyce... Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #45

All I can say is: Wholly fuck does this shit have to stop. Enough is enough. We need Bernie more litlbilly Feb 2016 #5

what the living hell. what the hell. roguevalley Feb 2016 #17

Amen..... daleanime Feb 2016 #18

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Next time, try reading what I actually wrote. litlbilly Feb 2016 #77

Well said. nt Cali_Democrat Feb 2016 #93

Say what?? farleftlib Feb 2016 #6

They just saved a mint since she didn't have any health insurance! Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2016 #9

Saved a mint, just like Michigan's governor did safeinOhio Feb 2016 #22

Another MURDER by pig SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #7

woah woah woah... retrowire Feb 2016 #8

She was likely dehydrated from leftynyc Feb 2016 #10

Right. It sounds as though she needed IV fluids... me b zola Feb 2016 #49

I find it difficult to believe anybody in healthcare would let her be taken psychopomp Feb 2016 #63

I imagine the family will also sue the hospital. nt Ilsa Feb 2016 #90

Article should say dehydration. And loss of essential Ilsa Feb 2016 #91

The oligarchy strikes again. JDPriestly Feb 2016 #11

debt is now a death penalty. dickens is back. pansypoo53219 Feb 2016 #12

Damn Solly Mack Feb 2016 #13

There are no words. potone Feb 2016 #14

Agree Stuart G Feb 2016 #30

... mahannah Feb 2016 #46

K & R for exposure. nt SunSeeker Feb 2016 #15

It's happening everywhere Milliesmom Feb 2016 #16

How is it that a ride in a fucking ambulance PatrickforO Feb 2016 #23

Right you are. Cal33 Feb 2016 #28

Me too. This is bullshit. GoneFishin Feb 2016 #57

It costs that under Medicare too Recursion Feb 2016 #86

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Which is why overturning Citizens United and reforming PatrickforO Feb 2016 #89

Police murdering. If they had given her water it would have been manslaughter. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2016 #19

According to the article it was not the police. cstanleytech Feb 2016 #20

Thanks for clarification. But surely even police can give water. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2016 #21

They probably did give it but if she was unable to keep it down because of nausea all the water cstanleytech Feb 2016 #26

Minimum, EMT training and certification to place an IV n/t sarge43 Feb 2016 #38

She probably also lost too many electrolytes. Ilsa Feb 2016 #92

We have a nasty and racist society AllyCat Feb 2016 #24

This shit's gotta stop Lazy Daisy Feb 2016 #25

A death sentence for a bench warrant. blackspade Feb 2016 #27

I hope the alerter feels responsible. Elmer S. E. Dump Feb 2016 #31

Me too. blackspade Feb 2016 #52

Motherfuckers! DocMac Feb 2016 #29

Who in the hospital released her? Now people can be snatched dae Feb 2016 #32

Jaw droppingly horrible Babel_17 Feb 2016 #33

Just plain awful. democrank Feb 2016 #34

Christ on a crutch! gregcrawford Feb 2016 #35

to be fair DonCoquixote Feb 2016 #37

Perhaps so... gregcrawford Feb 2016 #41

key words DonCoquixote Feb 2016 #36

Jails have medical facilities atreides1 Feb 2016 #50

Oh I understand DonCoquixote Feb 2016 #51

I cannot believe the hospital allowed them to take her!!!! redwitch Feb 2016 #39

Allowed it? farleftlib Feb 2016 #40

Reading the story made me sick to my stomach. redwitch Feb 2016 #42

There are several problems at work here farleftlib Feb 2016 #55

Not all the time Calista241 Feb 2016 #59

I thought farleftlib Feb 2016 #67

The article says it was her son who called the police. herding cats Feb 2016 #64

The hell? PersonNumber503602 Feb 2016 #71

Thats not what the article says cstanleytech Feb 2016 #84

even if a jail has to take someone DonCoquixote Feb 2016 #47

Kicked and recommended! MURDER! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #43

They easily spent more Turbineguy Feb 2016 #44

SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The fucking SYSTEM is a disease!!!!!!!!! Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #48

Someone needs to go to jail over this. This is beyond obscene. peacebird Feb 2016 #53

Fucking disgraceful . . . fleur-de-lisa Feb 2016 #54

Who in the hell thought this would be a good idea? To take a woman from the hospital to jail, a Dustlawyer Feb 2016 #58

Press charges on those idiots bkkyosemite Feb 2016 #61

This is what happens when you are Poor and Black in SC dem in texas Feb 2016 #65

My first thought was there's got to be more to this story..... Old Vet Feb 2016 #66

I can't stand it. trillion Feb 2016 #68

Torture indeed. FiveGoodMen Feb 2016 #70

Third World USA! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2016 #76

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I'm sure some S.C. repubs will explain why she had it coming Blue_Tires Feb 2016 #82

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