I don't know if any of you remember the post I made a few weeks ago about a young pregnant woman with an etopic pregnancy who was left to writh in pain in her jail cell, until she died. Well apparently the mistreatment of inmates continues.
I just can't fathom this inattention to sick, injured people. I posted here due to posting the first article in this forum. Apparently this incident happened before the inmate with an etopic pregnancy.
I grew in Syracuse area, and still go back to visit my family who still live there. I am white, but yes, Syracuse is probably the most racist place I have seen. I remember being a teen in the 1980's and shopping with my best friend (who happens to be black)...neither of us looked criminal, but it was so sad how they would follow us around in the store like we were going to steal something. She also was constantly pulled over for nothing (I should have been the one getting pulled over...I drove like a maniac back then) and was just generally made to feel unwelcome when she visited me in the suburban area I grew up in.
I have since moved out of Syracuse--I miss the weather and my family but don't miss the 1950's attitudes towards race relations. My black friend moved out as soon as she graduated college and ended up moving the rest of her family out of the area to a much more progressive state.
You have my sympathies....I hope you have the opportunity to move out of there!
Thankyou for being honest..I know the thread was mainly about the treatment of both the male and female inmates but It hurts me to see a city of police, doctors, lawyers, judges,etc. "soOOO into SU" and its players ( who are mainly black BTW) and I stop and think "If they weren't SU BBALL players would you invite them to eat at your dinner table? I getting out of this H**l hole as soon as I get a couple months of expericence. I know where I want to go and my mother is also looking forward to going. It must have crossed her mind about how depressed ppl are here and ignorant. Your friend made the best move ever by just leaving Syracuse. I know she probably doesnt look forward to ever coming back. So I've heard over and over again from many ppl . Best of Luck!
Jellicoe13
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I grew in Syracuse area, and still go back to visit my family who still live there. I am white, but yes, Syracuse is probably the most racist place I have seen. I remember being a teen in the 1980's and shopping with my best friend (who happens to be black)...neither of us looked criminal, but it was so sad how they would follow us around in the store like we were going to steal something. She also was constantly pulled over for nothing (I should have been the one getting pulled over...I drove like a maniac back then) and was just generally made to feel unwelcome when she visited me in the suburban area I grew up in.
I have since moved out of Syracuse--I miss the weather and my family but don't miss the 1950's attitudes towards race relations. My black friend moved out as soon as she graduated college and ended up moving the rest of her family out of the area to a much more progressive state.
You have my sympathies....I hope you have the opportunity to move out of there!