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Black Florida woman kicked out of hospital, ARRESTED for refusing to go, dies of blood clot [View all] pnwmom Dec 2015 OP

More evidence..... daleanime Dec 2015 #1

Another tragic story... hopefully things will change once Bernie assumes office. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2015 #60

Why did you change the article of the story? yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #2

This isn't LBN, poster can write any title they want. Kingofalldems Dec 2015 #3

I notice you focus on the irrelevant in posts such as this. LanternWaste Dec 2015 #5

Yeah like you changing the title on someone else's work yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #10

If you were a critical "thinker" and not just "critical" you would have noticed pnwmom Dec 2015 #17

Maybe they should hire you yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #18

Who left you in charge? Kingofalldems Dec 2015 #20

The poster titled a post on DU, not an article. Mariana Dec 2015 #24

Obviously couldn't hire you... daleanime Dec 2015 #28

My title was better, I thought, for DU. Their title is better for their site. So what? pnwmom Dec 2015 #29

Yeah, I thought it was fine as well. draa Dec 2015 #53

You're welcome. pnwmom Dec 2015 #55

Yes, your post was absolutely fine. pennylane100 Dec 2015 #94

Her title IS better - for DU. Chemisse Dec 2015 #61

Don't you wonder sometimes why people nitpick about things that having pnwmom Dec 2015 #74

I was just about to answer ant got a jury request. Later. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #78

Ok back. I've been getting them all day today. yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #79

Feel free to do so, as long as it's not in LBN. Chemisse Dec 2015 #88

Or pain. Igel Dec 2015 #52

She'd been there since 10:30 pm, complaining of pain and difficulty breathing. pnwmom Dec 2015 #54

Such as this... malaise Dec 2015 #56

This is on the hospital, not the police. dgibby Dec 2015 #6

That's what I was thinking. Chemisse Dec 2015 #62

Me, three. The policeman uncuffed her as soon as she collapsed and he realized pnwmom Dec 2015 #75

That title said NOTHING about her being arrested. Mine contained more information. pnwmom Dec 2015 #15

It wasn't a matter of dying in police custody - it was a matter of seeing an African American hedgehog Dec 2015 #48

And a woman. As someone else pointed out, that was probably a factor, too. pnwmom Dec 2015 #57

I can usually tell from an article the race of the person/victim. I hate it that I'm usually right. libdem4life Dec 2015 #4

That's why I made her race the first word of the subject line. pnwmom Dec 2015 #11

I concur fbc Dec 2015 #19

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2015 #39

until we get single payer healthcare this will continue questionseverything Dec 2015 #7

The question is whether she had insurance or not. Unfortunately, pnwmom Dec 2015 #13

I have recently found that insurance doesn't matter ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #32

So what happened? pnwmom Dec 2015 #33

But for the insistence of my sister, my Mom would have discharged ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #36

I bet it did. pnwmom Dec 2015 #72

The sad thing is.. All I said was, "Yeah, what she said"! ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #84

That is really true. Chemisse Dec 2015 #63

it is about the profit questionseverything Dec 2015 #66

I seem to recall GOPers telling us that we didn't need Obamacare, because hospitals valerief Dec 2015 #71

* ronnie624 Dec 2015 #69

+1, questionseverything. n/t area51 Dec 2015 #90

hits really close to home shireen Dec 2015 #8

not a fan of some ER doctors dlwickham Dec 2015 #81

This is a terrible story. This is where we are today. We need to change this. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #9

Too bad our political candidates do nothave enough courage to discuss the roots of this, hey wait... whereisjustice Dec 2015 #25

We need the change Obama promised in 2007. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #46

That medical examiner is wrong. KentuckyWoman Dec 2015 #12

Yep! Kelvin Mace Dec 2015 #14

+1 nt NCTraveler Dec 2015 #16

Exactly. They had plenty of time to fix her "natural" blood clot. But pnwmom Dec 2015 #21

This. Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #86

The ER staff will be blamed, but I bet they were obeying strict directives from the bean counters in tblue37 Dec 2015 #22

Then they should be arrested and be made to testify that they were just valerief Dec 2015 #73

women in general, including those with great insurance, are disproportionately disbelieved by drs zazen Dec 2015 #23

You're right. The combination of being FEMALE and BLACK was no doubt fatal. n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #27

You raise good points ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2015 #35

I think the medical misperception about women Chemisse Dec 2015 #64

I've had an ER doctor assume that about me once PersonNumber503602 Dec 2015 #37

You are so correct fasttense Dec 2015 #47

This is why health care should not be motivated by profit concerns. Enthusiast Dec 2015 #26

"Our staff was very aggressive with her treatment," Attaway told the newspaper. Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #30

I'd say they behaved rather aggressively in calling for the police to eject her pnwmom Dec 2015 #31

I'll bet they were VERY aggressive! Chemisse Dec 2015 #65

"Our staff was very aggressive with her treatment" FuzzyRabbit Dec 2015 #34

... the second time she came in. lpbk2713 Dec 2015 #40

Did they take x rays, blood work, even do a scope? rladdi Dec 2015 #43

yep, denial of health care...simple as that... mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #44

They killed her chervilant Dec 2015 #38

It is a series of racial acts by cops and medical staffs. I hope the surviving family sues for rladdi Dec 2015 #41

yep this is our health care system and it's happening every day mgmaggiemg Dec 2015 #42

Tragic beyond words. Duval Dec 2015 #45

K&R. So very sad. And so very mean of the hospital. Overseas Dec 2015 #49

I'm tempted to tell my story of an incompetent ER, but I don't want to distract from the hedgehog Dec 2015 #50

I'm remembering you are female, right? And women are another group pnwmom Dec 2015 #76

Well it's really hit and miss. KentuckyWoman Dec 2015 #89

didn't you already post this in gd? Doctor_J Dec 2015 #51

No. The autopsy has been released since that report came out yesterday. pnwmom Dec 2015 #59

Murder by hospital malaise Dec 2015 #58

MAYBE it was that she was black, but other people get sent home too early as well FrodosPet Dec 2015 #67

Of course. And studies show that women are more likely to be under-treated than men. pnwmom Dec 2015 #68

I figured calling 911 WAS calling the police FrodosPet Dec 2015 #83

Friggin' tragic. Never go to anything named Liberty. Those physicians should be arrested for valerief Dec 2015 #70

Unreal. blackspade Dec 2015 #77

Good Lord. That is simply heartbreaking Number23 Dec 2015 #80

I hope every one involved in this woman's murder MerryBlooms Dec 2015 #82

It is a disgrace that she was discharged. Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2015 #85

Being female was a disadvantage, too. Studies have shown that women pnwmom Dec 2015 #87

Just because they're doctors doesn't mean they give a fuck. craigmatic Dec 2015 #91

She died because she was not thoroughly examined for her symptoms she was reporting to ER Person 2713 Dec 2015 #92

That sums it up. pnwmom Dec 2015 #93