In a terrifying story coming out of St. Clair, Alabama, a woman fell to the ground in a court house and died while begging for her medicine. According to AlterNet:
A woman died on a courthouse floor because Alabama sheriff's deputies refused to give her her medicine - after arresting her for an old traffic ticket, the woman's daughter claims in court.
This story is all the more scarier considering literally anyone could be taken in for an old ticket. Then next thing you know the police are treating you like scum, as if you are a violent criminal. They couldn't care less about your medical needs or your pain, because you are their prisoner.
The article goes on to say:
London claims her mother, Dwana Voncia London-Richardson, died gasping for breath in court after callous and unconstitutional treatment from the defendants.
Richardson suffered from asthma and other serious health problems, but the defendants refused to give her her medication, accused her of faking, and let her die in the courtroom, her daughter claims.
That's just the tip of the ice berg though, as the victim here had been begging for her medicine for days while being held in custody.
London claims that when she visited her mom in jail two days earlier, her mother could hardly walk, had trouble breathing and complained of pain in both legs.
London claims the jail staff refused to give her mom her asthma medication and stopped other inmates from helping her.
Corrections officers who not only refuse to help an inmate, but actively stop other inmates from helping either. These people find true pleasure in torturing their prisoners. Whether they are there for drugs, rape or unpaid tickets, to corrections officers, police, and the criminal justice system these people are lying scum. They deserve everything they get.
That's why when a woman like this dies, or a suspect gets beat to death while begging for his life, police fight tooth and nail claiming they were doing their job to the book. These officer's could not care less about helping people or keeping the peace. They are eager to find heads to smash and minorities to harass. So when one of these victims of police brutality dies the officers wash their hands at night and sleep tightly knowing they did their job.
On the morning of her court date:
That's why when a woman like this dies, or a suspect gets beat to death while begging for his life, police fight tooth and nail claiming they were doing their job to the book. These officer's could not care less about helping people or keeping the peace. They are eager to find heads to smash and minorities to harass. So when one of these victims of police brutality dies the officers wash their hands at night and sleep tightly knowing they did their job.
On the morning of her court date:
London says the deputies still refused to take her mom to the hospital, and said she would be locked up if she didn't keep her court date.
So because of these officers actions the following couple of lines are the end of this poor ladies story...
"After sitting in the courtroom waiting for about twenty minutes, Ms. Richardson stated that she 'could not take anymore,' and she told deputy/jailer Doe that she needed help.
"Ayunna also pleaded with deputy/jailer Doe to get someone to help her mother.
"Deputy/jailer Doe responded as though he believed Ms. Richardson was just putting on.
"Ms. Richardson then stated 'I need to lay down.'
"Ms. Richardson laid down on the courtroom floor and her body started to shaking.
"Deputy/jailer Doe took no action to assist Ms. Richardson or to clear the courtroom.
"Everyone in the courtroom watched as Ms. Richardson died in court, on the courtroom floor.
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