According copblock.org sometime in September 2014 Bernard Scott was arrested in Pine Lawn, Missouri for just over $300 worth of traffic tickets. At some point between being arrested and getting to the jail, Mr. Scott was injured so severely that the police called an ambulance for him to be checked out. Once the paramedics arrived at the jail, they were instantly so concerned for the man, they began paperwork to rush him to the hospital. The jail personnel began getting Bernard dressed into his street clothes to be transported. That’s when a member of the administration called the whole thing off and told the paramedics to leave. The paramedics protested the decision but were overruled by the jail staff. Why? Because he didn’t pay the $300 dollars required for his release.Things just get worse from here. About 20 minutes later, a second ambulance was called for the same man. This time, with a report that he was unresponsive after hanging himself with a shoelace. This man that was so injured he needed immediate care was somehow strong enough to attempt suicide?! Well, that’s what jail staff wanted us to believe. Upon being rushed to the hospital, and worked on for nearly an hour, the man survived! He was in really bad shape and remained in a coma for nearly a month.
Bernard Scott then made a statement about the claims of a suicide attempt “why would I try to kill myself?! It was a traffic ticket!”
Read the full story here:
http://www.copblock.org/140019/missouri-police-misconduct-still-at-an-all-time-high/
