Posted on 10/06/2023 3:29:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Minnesota county has agreed to pay a $12.2 million settlement to a man who was jailed on suspicion of drunken driving but ended up losing both his hands — allegedly due to inaction of officials in the county jail
A Minnesota county agreed to pay a $12.2 million settlement to a man who was jailed on suspicion of drunken driving but ended up losing both his hands and suffering a heart attack, a stroke and skin lesions all over his body, allegedly due to the inaction of officials in the county jail, attorneys said Wednesday.
Terrance Dwayne Winborn spent about four months in hospitals, including two months on a ventilator, because Scott County jail officials failed during the 39 hours he was incarcerated to ensure he got the prompt treatment he needed, his lawyers said at a news conference.
It’s a case that highlights the vulnerability of prisoners who are dependent on authorities for medical care.
The attorneys said the settlement will cover the more than $2 million in medical bills Winborn has already incurred — a sum which they said the county didn't cover — as well as the millions he'll need for ongoing care. The county's insurance plan will cover the settlement.
“That deliberate indifference allowed a bacterial infection to run rampant within his body, leading to a heart attack ... and a host of other devastating and permanent injuries,” attorney Katie Bennett told reporters.
Jason Hiveley, an outside lawyer who handled the case for Scott County, said in a brief statement that the county and its insurer, the Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust, agreed to the settlement in exchange for dismissal of Winborn’s lawsuit and a release from his claims. The statement did not say whether the county still denies any wrongdoing.
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The correction officers took a “hands off “ approach.
Mild compared to the elderly man face slammed into the sidewalk while cuffed breaking his neck and leaving him parapalegic. After breaking his neck they tossed him around like a sack of pototoes though he kept saying he could not feel his legs.
This stuff will keep happening because no one pays a price besides the taxpayers and the victim.
As we have lowered the standards for law enforcement officers to meet the demand for DIE hiring. Thus more people will DIE at the hands of officers. It is really that simple.
Qualified immunity gets us this
It’s going to get a lot worse as LE agencies are filled with tyrannical pricks because no sane person wants to be a cop.
“Qualified immunity gets us this”
Along with cop unions.
“As we have lowered the standards for law enforcement officers to meet the demand for DIE hiring. “
They really haven’t lowered the standards. They’ve always been like this.
So if you are ill and have no insurance, better to get arrested and get free medical care.
Is that a good way to get a doctor appointment without a long wait?
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