Go Public: RCMP mistakes stroke victim for drunk, leaving him in jail cell for hours, lawsuit says
Go Public: RCMP mistakes stroke victim for drunk, leaving him in jail cell for hours, lawsuit says
WARNING: DISTURBING VIDEO. Alan Ruel was virtually ignored by officers and guards for 18 hours as he suffered a massive stroke, a lawsuit says. He was arrested by RCMP for being drunk in a public place even though he says he hadn’t had a drink.
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My dad died from ‘stroke’ on stroke floor at hospital after he caught influenza A then CDIFF-
treatment at hospital was horrible!!
It’s obvious to any normal person that a stroke victim is better off in a hospital than in a cell by themselves
ACAB
Cops and the system is broken. We all know this and ignore the fact. I hope this guy heals physically and emotionally
What should we learn from this government and police that we shouldn’t have health problems in public or we will suffer. The biggest thugs in the world are from the government and police and the rich they listen too.
The police are asses this is disgusting shame on them
OMG 💔
Terrible
So sad.
ouch. This is a PR nightmare for the RCMP.
Sounds about normal with rcmp they a joke in every city
Mr. Ruel could have died. This is horrific…
The commissioner and every single officer he saw that one or interacted with him should be in jail and out of a job
My cousin recently died after being lock up for the night, they claimed they check her for any medical condition and yet they found her dead a few hours laters and didn’t notify the family until 2 days later 😢😢
Ah gee I was looking at a RCMP application this morning and now its like this is the least respectable public service profession in our country… Poor Rule.
“I don’t know I was there.” Ya makes sense, your a drunk loser
$10M is fair lol
They will investigate themselves and find no wrong doing…… police need to be found accountable for ONCE.
That’s sick,
I just hope that bar employee who reported on him receive their own karma soon enough. They need to learn to differentiate between patrons being drunk or having medical issues!
Wow
These people should be losing their jobs !
" there were no obvious signs"! Seriously!! I’m not even medical but just watching that short video you can see something is very wrong! Drunks don’t act like that! RCMP needs to be held accountable
There is NO JAIL OR PRISON IN THE USA THAT BELIEVES INMATES WHEN SICK OR HURT NOR DO THEY CARE
Having had a stoke I can feel for this guy
The fact that, instead of owning up to this, they try to defend their disgusting actions- that’s absolutely terrible. They deserve as much as they can get out of this lawsuit
Falls on his left side,
Cop: " Gonna wait ’till he flops like a fish 3 times". Reminices spongebobs opening theme song eating edibles.
RCMP are pathetic
This is absolutely disgusting. 18 hours before he’s noticed, inhumane. This is the definition of negligent.
Curt reminds me of the guy from “the good place”
Typical lack of empathy from people who think that laws don’t apply to them.
No excuses the police have become bloody criminals & we need a serious discussion at community level on the new criminal gangsters known as police. We cannot end police crimes without a strong community grass roots everyone it is time to self police our own communities we have allowed this to get way out of control & clearly we need our own assessment at grass roots level to end police crimes
They too busy watching pornhub instead.
Shame on the RCMP. ACAB
He’s very lucky to be alive
I fully feel for him. No one deserves to be locked up with people that are not paid to care for you. Unless you murdered someone this penal system is getting way out of line.
cops were called cause he was drunk at a bar? what
Of cause they will deny responsibility.
That’s sad & scary smh
Officers are usually like this they assume things, handle people like objects they don’t care they have this holier than thou attitude us against them mentality that puts people’s lives in danger 😥
Of course earlier intervention would have helped.
Someone start a go fund me
I was in jail for public intoxication, I was very drunk and abusive towards officers and was STILL visited by a licensed nurse about an hour in. She asked me if I was okay and if I needed any medical assistance.
How can they say early treatment would not have made a difference that’s bull shi they left him and he was not drunk sue the hell out of them and make sure jobs are taken away
You see how the jail treats people they treat them like dogs like they are not important and that is not right the damn people who work in the jail need to actually care cuz they don’t and that’s sad we are as much human beings as they are just cuz people get into trouble doesn’t make us different just made wrong choices mess up how the world is and people wrong wrong wrong 😡😡
Oh my lord …this poor man.
Doesnt surprise me.
Thank God he is still alive
At the time of his arrest. He was under RCMPs care.
hope he wins
This is SHOCKING! In 2020 RCMP are not following basic protocol and procedures?! That is a crime…now they will have to pay the consequences…no breath analysis…this man is lucky to be alive! This kind of thing should not be happening.