Driver With Brain Bleed Jailed by Officers Who Thought She Was Intoxicated
www.nytimes.com
Nicole McClure said she spent hours in a jail cell, enduring taunts, until a delayed medical check revealed that her brain was bleeding.
    • JJROKCZ@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      But why do that when they can just chalk it up to “I thought she was drunk” and nothing happens to them

      • young_broccoli@kbin.social
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        9 months ago

        Thats another subject.
        You were making excuses for the pigs’ incompetence (how were they supposed to know?), I pointed out, from the article, why the excuse is not valid.

        • JJROKCZ@lemmy.world
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          9 months ago

          The excuse is valid though, the symptoms are the same. They aren’t required to take people exhibiting symptoms of drunkenness to the hospital, should they or should they not be is beside the point, they aren’t, end of story.

          I’m not making excuses, you’re just looking for a head to hang when there isn’t one