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The building SHOULD have had security there at the time.  Did you go through your rounds?  "Well, yeah, I did!"  Motherfucker was dozing off.
The building is closed on Saturdays and Sundays, though records show there should have been security in the building during that time.

Duty successfully shirked. >

The one year they blow it off, and this happens. >

Who hired creed as a security guard >

Creed was probably doing his job just fine, it was Debbie Brown >

They should get a card for Debbie >

Holy shit, a 72-year-old diabetic woman. Luckily there was a water faucet inside the cell or she would be dead for sure. >

They didn't take her to the hospital after they found her. What the fuck?! >

I assume they asked her and instead being crushed by medical debt she decided to try and walk it off. >

She's 72 and diabetic. She goes to the doctor all the time. I don't believe she'd refuse one hospital visit under that reasoning. >


She goes to the doctor all the time.

There is a big difference between scheduling doctors and a trip to the ER (where she would go). One of those I can save up for and make sure that I have the money for. The other one will give a litany of tests and an expensive as hell ambulance ride.
Source: My fiancé has a medical condition that requires specialty doctor visits, but also sometimes has her end up in the ER. It can be devastating to get that ER and ambulance bill. It is actually one of the reasons we can't get married as it would crush us financially. >

Would medicaid/medicare (idk the one for old people) not step in and cover part of the expenses? It's expected that old people go to the ER frequently. Is that not factored in to the old people insurance? >

I have full medical/dental/vision coverage under my employer's UnitedHealthcare package and ended up with a $2k out of pocket expense for 1 x-ray and 2 generic muscle relaxers just because my issue occurred at 3am instead of 3pm and my only option was the emergency room.
Insurance/ER is a huge fucking scam. Everybody knows to stay away from the ER if its avoidable because no matter what you get billed 10x the going rate. >

Can't see that anybody else has asked the question (apologies if I'm duplicating), but why would this ladies medical costs as a result of getting her checked out at a hospital need to be covered by her (or her insurer if she has one) at all? Wouldn't the court/city or at the very least her employer be responsible for any and all treatment required as a result of someone else's  negligence / error?
Must be fucking terrifying to live in a country where it's preferable to risk death or serious illness over going to the ER and going broke. >

No. Best case scenario is she finds a way to extend payment deadline while she sues to cover the costs, or pays out of pocket (whatever she owes that insurance won't cover) and sues to be reimbursed. Her only shot at having the costs covered up front are her employer realizing they're liable and they offer to pay/settle on the grounds that she doesn't sue in court, which is what frequently happens.
Despite being a developed country, our "worker's rights" almost unilaterally favor the employer when it comes to cases like these. California would be a good example of best-case practices in the US, while states like Tennessee and Florida have very few protections for workers. Unsurprisingly, almost all states governed by a Republican majority fall into the latter category. >

There are layers to how awful that is.


72 year old still working as a janitor.


She's diabetic and could have died.


No one checked on the holding cells for 3 days.


Did no one realize she was missing all weekend? >

The local cancer center has a janitor who is around this age. It's awful that our society has come to a point where the elderly have to keep working, and even worse that a lot of them have to take jobs like janitors. >

She may be doing it for the benefits. Being an elderly diabetic is expensive on Medicare bcs the drug coverage sucks. >

It doesn’t cover Lantus also known as insulin glargine, but it does cover all other forms of insulin with a capped cost of $35 per month. So you definitely can manage diabetes effectively with Medicare coverage, but it does take a little more care than if you were to have other prescription drug coverage. 
The problem is that lots of people don’t bother to comply with their blood glucose testing and insulin administration, so the easier you can make it for them to be compliant, the better.
On one hand, long acting insulin is just a matter of convenience and isn’t needed to effectively manage most diabetics. On the other hand if that convenience will help someone be compliant with their medication and not need further hospitalization down the line, a good argument can be made for the importance of making it more convenient. >

What fictional universe do you live in where long acting insulin is a convenience!? You obviously don't know the first thing about diabetes... >

The universe of hospital discharge management. I’ve had plenty of patients who had to or wanted to manage on intermediate and short acting insulin, generally for financial reasons. It is not at all ideal and requires pretty big life changes but it is possible.
Edit: Also, insulin glargine wasn’t approved for use until 2000. People had diabetes before then and still managed it. It sucked, but they did what they had to do or lost eyesight, toes, and their lives. >

Way back when we used mixes that weren't fast acting like modern ones. Insulins that no doctor would prescribe nowadays outside of some very specific cases.
As someone who's used quite a few of them, it's mind boggling that anyone could call slow acting insulin a convenience. Unless you're talking about insulin pumps as an alternative, but I don't think you are. And I expect they're not covered either. You seem to be living in some kind of medieval hell hole. >

Pumps and CGM are covered generally, strangely enough.
Also some people get coupons for free insulin glargine, some people get it for special lowered prices.
Oh yeah, and this is only really for one of the three major insurance systems in the USA, Medicare. There is also Medicaid that changes what it covers from state to state. And many people who are on Medicare have a different type of plan called a replacement plan that covers and doesn’t cover different things. Also there are commercial plans you can buy that have different coverage. Also there are supplemental plans that can add coverage to other plans.
It’s complicated, but if you have the money or happen to get the right combination of plans the American healthcare system is the best in the world.
Edit: Also wanted to add because you seem to be in France, Medicare is the insurance that generally people get from the government in the USA when they’re about 65. That’s what we’re taking about here. I guess the idea is that the elderly and retired can get insulin pumps or have more time to manage their own insulin at home. >

Oh I agree the American system can be the best if you're rich. And the worst if you're not. Everything seems to get overcharged just because they can, so they have the equipment and funding to do some cutting edge things for people who can pay. And everyone else gets scraps.
I had a friend I never actually got to meet, who lived in Florida. Had a major heart defect, never got the care he needed because he couldn't afford it, so only got a few stopgap things done. Then he developed type 2 diabetes, in part because he couldn't exercise because of his heart. Ended up losing all but 2 of his toes because he couldn't afford insulin. There was also something else, but I can't remember what now. It actually wasn't until he caught the HIV virus that he was finally eligible for Medicaid or Medicare (not sure which, I didn't realise there was a difference until you mentioned them), and was finally able to get insulin regularly. Too little, too late. His heart gave in. In fact he would have finally been covered for the heat surgery he needed, but the HIV meant he was no longer eligible (and possibly his other health issues, largely due to not getting the surgery a long time ago...). It was quite horrific to see him slowly fall apart over the years. >

Its A great system if you’re rich or poor the problem is the middle class …. That’s  where it gets too expensive…and crappy >

Hopefully she got overtime for that. >

No, she was terminated for working off the scheduled clock time. >

Then locked up for trespassing >

This was a lead story on our local morning news, 2 days in a row. IMHO her supervisor should have noticed that she was missing. That person is ultimately responsible for checking on employees. I can't imagine that she wasn't required to clock/check in before her shift. >

Supervisor: idiot forgot to clockout again >

So like.. there was no one there to see the cameras or feed anyone else in holding cells? >

Holding cells are generally for holding prisoners who are due to appear in court that day.   
If the court isn't open there shouldn't be anyone in there. >

However, there was supposed to be security in the building - who evidently managed to fail to hear the elderly woman yelling for help. >

About 10 years ago I had a guy coming in to work on the call system in our mental health ward (used to work in a county hospital).
I go up and set the guy up, touch base with staff, tell them where and how long he'll be there, etc. Standard stuff.
About 4 hours later I get a frantic call from the guy's supervisor. Apparently they had a shift change and the staff didn't tell the incoming that they had somebody working in the back. When the guy was done he came back and said whatever he was working on was fixed and to let him out, but staff refused.
Didn't check to see what he'd been put in for, or to see if he was in their system (it was a big ward but there were only maybe 20 patients in there at a time). Just told the guy to sit down and a doctor would get to see him in a day or two.
The only reason the guy was able to call his supervisor was because he still had access to the back room that he was working in which I guess had a phone in it. >

"Let me out! I'm the janitor!"
Cop: yeah thats what they all say pal >


He cleverly disguised himself as a 72 year old diabetic lady, but I saw through it, these people gotta learn to respect The Law. >

Only a criminal would disguise themselves. >

She shouldn't have to be working at that age. Diabetic too, yikes. >

Most of us will be working at that age, unfortunately. >

I’m hoping I can become part cyborg by that time. >

Not to mention that the parts will be riddled with ads in every way possible. >

SHOULD have been security in the building at the time.  "Did you do your rounds?"  "Um, sure I did!"  Motherfucker was asleep. >

First and foremost why is she having to actually work at 72? people what is wrong with our country, a 72 Yr old person has to work menial labor to make ends meet. I'm not talking about 72 yr olds who wants to work, this is a cleaning woman, trust me she's not doing this for kicks >

Might have been an immigrant, didn’t work earlier/didn’t contribute to retirement, filed for bankruptcy years ago, etc, there are many possible explanations. >

She will probably be fired for unauthorized overtime and fight paying her for that time. >

Everyone saying how awful it is. And it is. But I'm here thinking "damn, that's gonna be a lot of overtime pay." >

florida man got out of prison by telling everybody he was a trapped janitor >

Hello, retirement lawsuit! >

That jail cell had better be spotless since she was working on it for 3 days. >

Surprised the didn't have an inmate cleaning for free slave labor >

Looks like he’s prepaid for a misdemeanor. >

Something tells me she’s still going to mop up the courthouse…. in a lawsuit >

How is this oniony? >

Title: Innocent man stays in court detention for 3 days without charges.
Edit: Innocent diabetic elderly woman stays in court detention for 3 days without charges.
Kids, take my advice and stay away from social media if drunk, high, angry or sleep-deprived or a combination of them 3. >

Btw, the "innocent man" is actually a 72 year-old diabetic woman. What happened to her is sad and infuriating. >

Thanks for pointing it out, I was too sleepy to read properly >

Oh, no worries! :) I was just shocked to read that the lady in her 70's was doing that kind of physical work and she was stuck in that miserable situation without her medicine. A boring dystopia indeed. :\ >

All these people crying that a 72 year old shouldn’t still be working, I have news for you about the ages of the politicians who run the country… >

A janitor, cleaning [an] inmate holding cell, gets stuck in a court-house for 3 days. >

Yup.  That's pretty much what the title says.  You forgot "Florida" though. >

Easier to read and took out non-Essential information. >

It's required by the sub for the post title to match the article title verbatim >

Holy shit, that garbage word salad was approved by a Fox "news" Editor? They really just don't give a shit. >

Correct. Zero fucks given >

It's holding cells for a courthouse. Nobody lives in them. >

OK, could she really get overtime for this? There's hella lawsuit money here regardless, I'm just curious what would happen if she actually tried to log 72 hours of work. >

Florida Woman is always having a rough day >

unless she locked herself in there, that sounds like a lawsuit to me