” So no medical care for a week in custody
means the state loses and will pay a large
sum of money. They screwed up.”
No, they were willfully cruel. This was about punishing her. If cops are trained in their equipment, they knew the dangers of their cuffs.
Well that part can be argued in court. What can’t be argued is a week’s worth of negligent oversight and care while in state custody.
There is no argument to make on that part of the story. They may argue about the cause of the septic infection, but they can’t argue that they gave her medical care when they didn’t.