“As for cell phones being whipped out automatically: it is just as likely that they were too shocked to move. I would have been.”
Either way, it’s quite convenient that nobody thought to take a video, since that allows everyone to speculate as to what happened without a chance that their speculation can be disproved.
“To dismiss eyewitness testimony of two professionals out of hand, however, hints of bias.”
I didn’t say anything about their testimony, you did. Don’t try to tell me I’m biased because of something I didn’t say.
This statement repudiates what was said by the Indiana DCS social worker Valerie Washington, and the RN at the hospital, Willie Lee Walker, both of whom were there in the hospital room and were eye-witnesses. You didn't mention them by name, but you are clearly dismissing their testimony.
According to the article, there's an 800-page official record compiled by the DCS, and no evidence (yet) of fraud.
My view is that we're not in any position to say "It didn't happen". To reach a sound explanation, this needs, not instant judgment, but careful, unbiased investigation.