daniellegfny Posted November 8, 2021 Report Share Posted November 8, 2021 Even in the Fire Department Racism and Negative Discrimination occurs. Listen to this AZ woman’s story It’s sad that even after all the revelation of last year things like this still happen. It goes to show that while social media has a wide reach, not everyone has gotten the message that not treating all people with respect is unacceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 1 hour ago, daniellegfny said: It’s sad that even after all the revelation of last year things like this still happen. It goes to show that while social media has a wide reach, not everyone has gotten the message that not treating all people with respect is unacceptable. Unfortunately, racism is taught very early to the folks who practice it. Social media is another conduit for spreading it. This is just another example of how deep and pervasive racism is embedded in our society. No amount of credentials, money, fame, etc. absolves a black person from the color of their skin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mzuri Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 Everything is not about racism. When you have a fever, you are supposed to take ibuprofen or aspirin. Fever alone should not be a 911 call. If she had something else going on and the doctor was sending her home, it was probably so that she did not catch COVID while being in the hospital. Or if they know they can’t do anything for you and you just need to be on bedrest, you can do that at home. Ambulances routinely transport you to the nearest facility if you need to be hospitalized. It is EMT’s job to assess you and decide whether to transport you, sometimes they will call and ask a doctor about the situation as well. Why she thought being an author would garner special treatment makes no sense, anybody can write a book these days. Trying to throw your weight around by saying things like, “I am Mzuri and I have seventy-five puzzle books on am*zon,” sounds foolish. That is not how they decide whether you need to be hospitalized. I disagree with this lady’s claims that she was being discriminated against. I think she is being unreasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 12 hours ago, Mzuri said: Everything is not about racism. I disagree with this lady’s claims that she wasbeing discriminated against. I think she is being unreasonable. @Mzuri, you're right. As I watched the video, I did consider that she could have been cuckoo for coco puffs. There aren't too many folks willing to make a video without their dentures and while having diarrhea too. She had a lot going on besides running her mouth. However, a white woman would not have been interrogated the same way *if* she had a fever of 101 or higher leading to sepsis and a 9 day hospital stay. I've seen paramedics transport folks to the hospital without too many questions for less severe issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniellegfny Posted November 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 1 hour ago, ProfD said: However, a white woman would not have been interrogated the same way *if* she had a fever of 101 or higher leading to sepsis and a 9 day hospital stay. That @Mzuriis the essence of the difference in treatment. They treated her like a drug addict and with a greater level of skepticism than if she had been White. I saw a video about a black dr who died because they didn’t take the woman at her word. Everything isn’t about race, however being open to the possibility that it is merits follow. @ProfDI think the fact that she wasn’t trying to make her video a hollywood production lends to the credibility. I would think a talk with some AZ Civil Rights Groups would be in order. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted November 9, 2021 Report Share Posted November 9, 2021 26 minutes ago, daniellegfny said: Everything isn’t about race, however being open to the possibility that it is merits follow. @ProfDI think the fact that she wasn’t trying to make her video a hollywood production lends to the credibility. I would think a talk with some AZ Civil Rights Groups would be in order. Right. Because we do know these issues are still happening around the country, we have to give them merit in order to bring equality and justice to all. The humorous side of me still sees some parts of this being incorporated into a comedic skit or movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniellegfny Posted November 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 @Mzuri @ProfDI bet they did ask Bill Clinton multiple times when he had sepsis a few days ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 3 hours ago, daniellegfny said: @Mzuri @ProfDI bet they did ask Bill Clinton multiple times when he had sepsis a few days ago. They probably didn't ask Bill anything. Took one look at his face and wheeled him into the executive suite at the hospital. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mzuri Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 On 11/9/2021 at 9:01 AM, ProfD said: However, a white woman would not have been interrogated the same way *if* she had a fever of 101 or higher leading to sepsis and a 9 day hospital stay. On 11/9/2021 at 10:27 AM, daniellegfny said: That @Mzuri is the essence of the difference in treatment. They treated her like a drug addict and with a greater level of skepticism than if she had been White. I saw a video about a black dr who died because they didn’t take the woman at her word. @ProfD and @daniellegfny As Black people, we expect to be discriminated against anyway. But honestly, EMTs are there to assess whether you need to be hospitalized. If everybody that had a temperature dialed 911 demanding a transport, the hospitals would be filled with fever patients. If she said she had chest pains or some other serious ailment, she wouldn't have been questioned so much. As to the sepsis, she probably contracted that while she was in the hospital. I know that the multiple times I called an ambulance for my husband, he was either about to have a stroke or having a heart attack, or he had some other life-threatening episode going on. He was always taken to the hospital, and paramedics asked us standard and routine questions to determine what the matter was. I never got the impression that we were treated differently because we are Black. If we were, I didn't notice it. As to this lady's complaints about which hospital she was going to, homeless people and drug addicts are entitled to the same standard of medical treatment as everybody else. She demanded world-class medical care for herself, while putting down other people she didn't deem as good enough. Being homeless doesn't make you worthless. The hospital she didn't want to be taken to, where the uninsured are served, might be one of the best hospitals in the area. That's the way it is in my city. I agree with @daniellegfny, if she felt she was discriminated against, she needs to tell it to a lawyer, not be complaining about it in a YouTube video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniellegfny Posted November 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 On 11/10/2021 at 11:24 PM, Mzuri said: she needs to tell it to a lawyer, not be complaining about it in a YouTube video. It’s a cry for help. Maybe someone with more resources and expertise can offer assistance. Finding legal help is still challenging. I sell life events legal plans and still find it difficult. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mzuri Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 13 hours ago, daniellegfny said: It’s a cry for help. Maybe someone with more resources and expertise can offer assistance. Finding legal help is still challenging. I sell life events legal plans and still find it difficult. @daniellegfny Finding legal help is not challenging. You can find a lawyer by doing a google search for your area. Then you contact their office to schedule an initial consultation and sometimes they will talk to you over the phone right then. I know this from personal experience. I have had the same lawyer since the 80s when some fool crashed into my car and injured me. Since then I’ve been involved with four additional lawsuits including one where I was food poisoned from eating at a restaurant and getting so sick that I had to be hospitalized. I could write a book on personal injuries, winning lawsuits, and collecting checks from insurance companies. If you have a personal injury case, lawyers usually work on a contingency basis, which means you do not pay them any fees, they take a percentage of your settlement at the end. Therefore, they will not take your case if they don’t think that you will win, because they would just be wasting their time. The problem with this lady is that she does not have a case for the reasons I already stated. She might have a malpractice suit if she can prove she caught that sepsis in the hospital, but her other claims are frivolous. She could file a claim about her lost dentures, and she can probably do that without a lawyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniellegfny Posted November 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 8 hours ago, Mzuri said: have had the same lawyer since the 80s when some fool crashed into my car and injured me. We are talking about cost and the desire of the attorney to take the case. I have had experience to the contrary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mzuri Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 13 hours ago, daniellegfny said: We are talking about cost and the desire of the attorney to take the case. I have had experience to the contrary. Yes, you mentioned that you had a problem hiring an attorney, even though you had LegalShield or something similar. I feel your pain. Keep trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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