Alan C. Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Deputies Watch Woman Die in Court Richardson was arrested on May 19, 2011, in Tarrant City, Ala., for failing to pay a 2008 traffic ticket. She was sent to the St. Clair County Jail. London claims that when she visited her mom in jail two days later, 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. "Ms. Richardson told Ayunna that she was sick, that both her legs were hurting her so badly that she could not walk to the tray area to pick up her food, and that they would not give her her medicine," the complaint states. "Ms. Richardson told Ayunna that several of the inmates were trying to help her out by going to get her tray for her, since she could hardly walk, but the jailers told them that they were 'babying' her, and moved Ms. Richardson to a different area in the jail, away from the inmates that were trying to help her." Jail staff refused to take Richardson to the hospital, despite her worsening condition, her daughter says.
J-William Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 I'm really starting to wonder if it is good or bad to expose myself to this kind of news... Certainly it's a good way to stoke my daily moral outrage against the state, but it's hardly empowering. I mean what can I do about the actions of people with guns and prisons? There is no way that knowing about the despicable actions of prison guards will help me stop them. On the other hand I think it is very important that people know about these things and not be so complacent and compliant with the growth of the police state... [:@] Ambivalence is the name of the game!
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