Fucked up. The cops actually repeatedly called the nurse to check this guy, and she repeatedly decided not to do anything. Including leaving for the night at a point when he was no longer breathing. Who are these nurses they have employed in the jail?
this post was submitted on 03 May 2025
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nurses is in such short supply in red areas, that they are willing to waive certain nursing requirements for nurses, so a C grade or worst nurse might be working in those areas. all the top-nurses working at more expensive facilities would have higher standards.
they are also less likely to be traveling nurses.
cops actually repeatedly called the nurse
So... Not bastards? Can we claim they did other things to ensure we can still generalize all cops globally as bastards? This is part of some people's identity, so it's important.
From the article:
According to the family’s lawsuit, a few minutes after staff moved Glenn to the jail’s detox room, a nurse with Southern Health Partners, a for-profit medical company, went in to assess his condition. She noticed that he’d lost consciousness and performed a sternum rub—a painful procedure meant to jar a patient awake and assess brain function. If a person doesn’t respond, it’s a sign they need immediate medical help. Smallwood remained unconscious.
Instead of calling 911, she grabbed smelling salts. Smallwood briefly jolted awake, but promptly passed out again. The nurse left. Over the next hour, officers discussed whether Smallwood would survive or was still breathing, but did not call for medical help or take him out of the chair.
I don't like the implication that we should care because they are a vet, instead of, I don't know, a human being.
Neither did they, apparently.
I think it's to remind military people that ACAB, even to them.
“Don't mess with vets!” liberals still MIA.
“Don't mess with vets!” liberals still MIA.
Look for them with the gun-toting "I would die for this rebel flag" serfs.