Florence ICE detainee dead after untreated tooth infection, official says

https://tucson.com/news/local/border/article_a5053df1-4ade-4424-972f-e9f5270829bb.html

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/42987861

Emmanuel Damas, 56, died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, after struggling to receive timely medical care for a worsening toothache, Chandler City Councilwoman Christine Ellis told the Arizona Daily Star Tuesday afternoon.

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RumorsOfLove@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 27 pts · 182d (3 replies)
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HyonoKo@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 182d

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind. The answer is blowin' in the wind.

mrdown@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 182d

Many will also die in foreign concentration camp that will be hard to track

ceenote@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 182d

The wheels on the goalposts are not just decorative.

IndustryStandard@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 182d

Oof that must have hurt like hell. Dying a medieval death.

snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 182d

That pain is pure torture too.

BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 181d

I once got progressively sick over about 2 years, and nobody could figure out why.

Finally, I was at the dentist, and the hygienist asked what the doctor was doing about my bad tooth, which was nothing. He hadn't seen it because he was too focused on a tooth he said was cracked, and not paying attention the tooth which had a bad infection under the gum line. It had killed the nerve, so it didn't hurt, it was just pumping toxin into my body.

I got so sick that I once fell asleep at my desk, and a woke in a startle to my assistant standing over me, saying "Oh my God, I thought you were dead."

Once I got the dentist to do his fucking job, and pay attention to my real dental problem, I got the tooth pulled, some antibiotics, and with 48 hours, I felt better than I had in years.

BTW, I still have that "cracked" tooth. There's nothing wrong with it.

Gaja0@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 181d

They enrich themselves by funneling our taxpayer dollars into their personal investments. Too many people comply. Not enough people resist.