Noooooooo. Please tell me this isn’t possible. Not the deplorable conditions part. That’s standard issue America. But bed bugs can actually kill? Noooo.
Based on the limited details in this story, it seems more likely that he died of some other cause and that the bugs were drawn to his corpse to consume him.
Having said that, shame on them if they watched his health deteriorate over days and weeks and did nothing about it. I spent years working with county jail inmates who had mental illness, and you especially had to watch out for their health because they didn’t always think clearly enough to speak up for themselves.
Bushido-Rockabilly says
Holy shit.
UnadvertisedAndroid says
Fucking 3rd world right here in the US. I’d say it’s unbelievable, but I haven’t forgotten the past 7 years, so totally believable.
SeverenDarkstar says
What a horrible way to die… isn’t that manslaughter by gross neglect?
1959Chicagoan says
Noooooooo. Please tell me this isn’t possible. Not the deplorable conditions part. That’s standard issue America. But bed bugs can actually kill? Noooo.
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purplestormy says
New fear unlocked
SunshineComfort says
How the fuck.
IntrospectiveApe says
He was there for a misdemeanor.
A misdemeanor.
A motherfucking misdemeanor!
That’s how much the life of human beings that need psychiatric care are worth in the US…
improbableyam says
Not a thing.
gofatwya says
Every fact presented in this story is from the perspective of the man’s family and their attorneys.
freerangepenguin says
Based on the limited details in this story, it seems more likely that he died of some other cause and that the bugs were drawn to his corpse to consume him.
Having said that, shame on them if they watched his health deteriorate over days and weeks and did nothing about it. I spent years working with county jail inmates who had mental illness, and you especially had to watch out for their health because they didn’t always think clearly enough to speak up for themselves.