[freedomfiter2]

After the ninth request, the tape shows, a female officer asked: "How is that my problem?"


While there is a limited need for female police officers, most women who would want to become one shouldn't.

[Larry Lucido]

Sounds like a clearcut case of wrongful death to me.

[poobear]

She's got the wrong lawyer. But probably NOT for long. The "John Edwards" types will be circling soon.

Those officers should be seriously reprimanded then fired!

[viewfromtheright]

My goodness... it makes one wonder what the rest of the story is with this. Why was she thrown in jail to begin with? Is it alleged that the officers treated her roughly or did something that caused the miscarriage? Whatever it was, this was a horrible outcome.

[Southerngl]

Odds are that she was losing the baby anyway (sad as that is) but she still might have had a chance and furthermore, could have hemoragged.

Idiot power hungry cops. I am in appreciation for 95% of our law enforcement, but the other 5% need to get in check.

[Non-Sequitur]

There's more blame to go around than just these two cops. The woman spent the night in lockup. I have a hard time believing she suddenly stopped asking for treatment once she was there. If she continued to be ignored long after the arrest then others should be looked at as well, and I hope the investigation includes that.

[sport]

They should be fired and prosecuted.

[faloi]

Suspension is the least of what should happen to them. The woman was obviously requesting medical assistance, and given that she was a nonviolent offender it seems like the proper course of action is to secure medical assistance prior to patting yourself on the back for getting another person who vagrantly flaunts minor traffic laws off the street.

[sweet_diane]

I just watched the video. Unbelievable. One of the times she explains that she's pregnant and bleeding the FEMALE officer says "It's called a menstrual cycle."

Not that I would expect that from a male officer, but it coming from a female makes my blood boil hotter. I'm not a fan of lawsuits, yet in this case I hope she OWNS the entire police department after this.

[joe fonebone]

WOW........kill a kid, get a paid vacation...how do I get in on this gravy train?

[traviskicks]

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[Emmett McCarthy]

The only way to live reasonably free is to avoid all contact with the police. Period. Once a person is in their net for any reason, they are utterly at their mercy - and there's rarely any of that. They keep a person locked up overnight just for the fun of exercising their power. When the arrested person asks if the cops have called the wife, husband, Dad or Mom, they lie and say they called "but nobody picked up". I also am no fan of lawsuits, but until local governments and police departments suffer - and I mean suffer greatly - because of actions like this, there will be no change.

[bamahead]

Longer article here with more detail. http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/16584384.htm

It does sound like she had a rap sheet. It's still no excuse for the LEO's behavior. It's fairly obvious these were two green cops with a severe chip on their shoulder.

[TheKidster]

So how did this fulfill the oath "To Protect & Serve" ?

[ellery]

If this is true, the baby murderers should be held PERSONALLY liable.

[Clinging Bitterly]

Some cops just shouldn't be cops. From what they say, if true, she wasn't lily white, but she claimed to have a life threatening medical condition and needed to go to a hospital. Even violent offenders are entitled to medical care, and the police could have taken her to the hospital in custody. It happens all the time.