Passing the Buck : Magbie's Jail Death
By Jeralyn, Section Inmates and Prisons
Posted on Sun Oct 03, 2004 at 09:53:23 AM EST
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Posted on Sun Oct 03, 2004 at 09:53:23 AM EST
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The Washington Post has an editorial on the death of quadriplegic Jonathan Magbie, a first-offender serving a ten day sentence for possessing (using) pot. While failing to cast blame on the Judge, it asks:
But did Mr. Magbie deserve jail? Why was he sent to the hospital? Why did the hospital discharge him and refuse to take him back? Why did two days elapse before he could get his ventilator? Why is his case closed?
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