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Stuart G

(38,359 posts)
5. I agree with you completely, but some people obviously do not.
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 12:25 PM
Jun 2014

And the judge who put her in jail could have continued the case till she brought in evidence of her poverty. Perhaps the asshole judge could have talked to the other judge. He seemed to understand poverty somewhat better..eh

"We have no idea why she died...only that it isn't our fault" (paraphrased) Horse with no Name Jun 2014 #1
Yep WovenGems Jun 2014 #24
Medical negligence. sakabatou Jun 2014 #31
That's the part that really got to me, although the rest is bad enough. Dustlawyer Jun 2014 #38
Medical is suppose to monitor anyone with high blood pressure. FarPoint Jun 2014 #42
Simply Disgusting 4Q2u2 Jun 2014 #2
I thought of that exact case when reading this story. Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2014 #13
+1 nt Raphael Campos Jun 2014 #41
USA is returning to the Dark Age debtor prison? dem in texas Jun 2014 #3
do the working poor awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #19
More time then money.... daleanime Jun 2014 #28
This case is very, very Dickensian. burnsei sensei Jun 2014 #46
21st Century debtor's prison catbyte Jun 2014 #4
I agree with you completely, but some people obviously do not. Stuart G Jun 2014 #5
Great, now the kids don't have a mother. Beacool Jun 2014 #6
48 hours in jail in exchange for $2000? That's $41 an hour. Massacure Jun 2014 #7
Gosh... Kelvin Mace Jun 2014 #8
I wonder if it was a private jail. Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2014 #14
I agree. sulphurdunn Jun 2014 #15
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2014 #23
????? heaven05 Jun 2014 #16
The forty-eight hours would not have relieved her of her debt. TiredOfNo Jun 2014 #21
very, very sick. surrealAmerican Jun 2014 #36
You can't possibly be serious. davidthegnome Jun 2014 #29
The main question never answered yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #32
I'm curious about that and one other thing also. DebJ Jun 2014 #37
why have seven children? demigoddess Jun 2014 #51
And what if it was just garden-variety stubborness on their part? burnsei sensei Jun 2014 #47
As the adult,..... yeoman6987 Jun 2014 #48
Teaching children to respect and desire and enjoy being educated DebJ Jun 2014 #53
Welcome to PA. nt Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #9
Well, that'll teach her. Orrex Jun 2014 #10
Is there any of the old system in this country that still works? Where are her eight children now? I jwirr Jun 2014 #11
It's a capital crime to be poor in the USA. Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2014 #12
Very few if any rich people sulphurdunn Jun 2014 #17
Capitalism encourages that the wealthy are safe ... Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2014 #26
Yet MosheFeingold Jun 2014 #39
We're headed for a society sulphurdunn Jun 2014 #40
Put a face on her BumRushDaShow Jun 2014 #18
More staggering examples from a year long NPR investigation. Divernan Jun 2014 #20
Well that's a happy ending for all concerned. 6000eliot Jun 2014 #22
had experience this past year with a child who at times did not show up at school.... dembotoz Jun 2014 #25
I understand... handmade34 Jun 2014 #34
My debt keeps me up at night. davidthegnome Jun 2014 #27
Amen.... daleanime Jun 2014 #30
Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. woo me with science Jun 2014 #43
Did she say, "I'm dying for a cigarette!"? Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #33
WTF is that liberalhistorian Jun 2014 #49
Have you ever smoked? I really believe that metabolic stress could do it. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #50
Learn More about this National Disgrace: NPR Series "Guilty and Charged" kristopher Jun 2014 #35
Thank you for posting this. woo me with science Jun 2014 #44
Thank You for posting so many links.. Stuart G Jun 2014 #52
I Read the Thread RobinA Jun 2014 #45
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