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Originally Posted by GatorB
It's possible for a 14 year old to not know he has sickle cell. My girlfriend's daughther has a boyfriend who was just diagnosed and he's 19. And he was only diagnosed because he is in the marines and they were doing a medical check up on him. Of course he's not black which is where most sickle cell cases are from, but you don't have to be black to get it.
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Gator, you don't 'get' Sickle Cell. It's a genetic disease which is only a disease outside of the Congo regions where malaria is thriving. Actually, Sickle Cell is a defense mechanism against malaria. Problem is when the people move outside of the environment where having Sickle Cell is a benefit, it becomes a detriment. Coolies disease and other similar diseases are the same thing but different names.
As you noted, it didn't get noticed until he had an exam. That's my point with this kid. If the coroner said it was complications from Sickle Cell trait, not anemia, just the trait, then the Sherrif's dept. is FUCKED. Why? Because they were by law supposed to give this minor a thorough exam and after that, detecting Sickle Cell trait or anemia, they were NOT supposed to put him under certain stresses. So either way whether they beat him to death or it was Sickle Cell, the coroner fucked them all in the long run. He would have been better off saying they beat him even if it was a lie.
Endangering a minor, negligence, indifference, etc. etc. bottom line is a minor died in police custody due to a genetic disorder that went undiagnosed or underestimated
by those in charge of him.
Big ass money.