TLDR, they moved to the US in late 2023, the son fraudulently used a credit card marked as stolen then was arrested and died in custody.
“died in custody” is one thing, it happens, people die.
But when it happens to dozens, hundreds, thousands of people a year? That’s America.
I read the article and can’t find any mention of how he died, which also tends to make me think it was negligence.
If it was something that could be spun as his fault or responsibility all the LEO would be broadcasting it as loud as possible.
“The illegal criminal had an undiagnosed medical condition requiring that he drink dihydrogen monoxide in order to survive. Guards were never informed of this condition.”
There’s a little bit way down in the article.
The mother and son had their routine call on April 3. Lucy Garzón remembers her son complaining of stomach pains and the poor quality of the jail’s food. He asked her to send money to his commissary account. Garzón-Rayo also said he’d received medical care for stomach issues.
“[Brayan] told me: ‘Mother, it was weird. The doctor told the officer something, and he made a strange face, but they didn’t tell me anything,'” she recalled. Garzón-Rayo asked her, “Can we find out if there was a problem?”
Then they eventually called to say he had attempted suicide by hanging himself, and was in the hospital likely to die.
From those descriptions: At the bare minimum it was 100% negligence, slightly worse covering up negligence, and much worse covering up maltreatment. And I would lean towards the latter if I had to guess.
fraudulant credit card use is no reason someone should be executed
I’m just stating what happened. You all are really assuming I’m glad he died, which isn’t the case.
I think the problem is the phrasing which seems to absolve the jail of responsibility.
