Today Andrew Yang spoke with Jacob Blake Sr about his son Jacob Blake Jr who was shot 7 times by police.
His son is conscious. The first thing he said was "Daddy why did they shot me so many times?" while weeping. He is apparently still in restraints. His father mentioned his son was in "chains".
I don't know if he is in chains or simply restrained but I must ask "why does a paralyzed man need to be restrained in the hospital?"
Its not an elephant in the room. Everyone who isn't drinking the spiked Trump kool-aid knows its bullshit. There are a few detached AAs(Kanye, Herman Cain, etc) that might buy into the BS, but most know its just one more line in his rolodex of "#@ to say so people are conned enough to vote for me."
Its the only line he has. Everything else out of his mouth is racist and xenophobic. Doesn't matter how many sprinkles you coat a lump of feces in, its still just a pile of crap and anyone who doesn't worship Trump knows this.
@lovendures this pains me so much. My heart aches. I'm a white woman, and I can't begin to know what this must feel like to people of color, but I am with everyone in my heart. It just pains me in my soul. I am praying that this horrid way of being will be healed and stop. It hurts every human being when we hurt one of our own. When will they understand this? Love has to rule. It's my prayer each day, that our hearts open and treat each other with love and compassion. May God heal all those hearts, minds and bodies.
So today a friend I worked with for a few years posted about Bette Midler and Melania. Her point is democrats think T is anti immigrant but it’s really Democrat’s projecting. (Her family is from the Middle East) she continued with how we are the racists ones after all T’s daughter is engaged to an Arab. So, I ignored this for a day and then I responded. I explained that birtherism from T and his wife was race baiting, and I didn’t think we should pretend otherwise.
I have no idea where the line is in responding, holding back or walking away. Surely by now, no one is changing their mind are they? Speaking up in uncomfortable spaces is on my mind. What conclusions or insights have you come to?
I want to share information about protocol with those who come to the hospital in law enforcement custody.
If they have just been arrested and are drunk, hurt, or in a mental health crisis, they have to be medically cleared before they can be taken to jail. They come in shackled at the ankles and in handcuffs accompanied by two officers. This is law enforcement protocol. It doesn’t matter if the patient is awake and alert or unconscious, they are cuffed and shackled.
If they come in from a correctional institution, they are handcuffed and shackled and attended by two prison safety officers.
Those in custody will be handcuffed and shackled to the bed rail and the officers will stay at the bedside throughout the entire ED or hospital stay.
You are going to hear a lot about this in the media, but right or wrong, this is how it is done in every circumstance, every time.
Not a coincidence.
The question becomes, what will they do now? I mean, repairing and replacing it on top of that marker would be even more dividing. An additional marker can go up to describe what happened and the fall statue can go in a museum.
@lowtide thank you for explaining the protocol. It doesn't seem right at all in this instance. Maybe it's time to change or evaluate. Maybe many of the cases fall into this category, but for a man who is paralyzed seems exceptionally cruel. He cannot walk therefore the cuff is unnecessary. I realize this is a hot subject but thank you for explaining.
@febbby23 I understand and believe me, I hate seeing the cuffs, hearing the chains rattle and working around them. I just hope this matter of police protocol in the hospital doesn't become a hot political issue, at least not right now. I would rather they be restrained than have them lash out, or appear to lash out, and have them badly hurt because they made a sudden move.
As an aside, I had an inmate patient recently who thanked me for treating him so kindly, and he started crying. This happens often. It breaks my heart. I always try to give them extra time and focus my attention on them because they are treated like cattle in prison.
One more observation...there are SO MANY sick people in prison. It's incredibly sad.