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3. No, a black man at home who can't breathe does not always get an ambulance.

Wed Dec 24, 2014, 06:59 PM

Dec 2014

We had an episode here in Chapel Hill of an AA high school football player calling
911 after a practice--to his home--and he did NOT get taken to the hospital.
He later died.

I'll see if I can find a link to the story.

OK, it wasn't his ability to not breathe, but he complained of cramps over his whole body and requested
an IV for hydration.

http://www.examiner.com/article/ems-faces-wrongful-death-suit-over-the-death-of-chapel-hill-football-player-atlas-fraley

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Funny, not one comment on FB about this thought.... [View all] monmouth4 Dec 2014 OP

DU is way ahead of Facebook pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #1

Much as I despise all things Bush and the cops who killed Eric treestar Dec 2014 #2

And last week a white man died waiting on an ambulance... maced666 Dec 2014 #5

Omg maced666 Dec 2014 #4