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"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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