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Antifar
09/14/20 3:36:25 PM
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Several legal advocacy groups on Monday filed a whistleblower complaint on behalf of a nurse at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center documenting jarring medical neglect within the facility, including a refusal to test detainees for the novel coronavirus and an exorbitant rate of hysterectomies being performed on immigrant women.

The nurse, Dawn Wooten, was employed at the Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in Georgia, which is operated by LaSalle Corrections, a private prison company. The complaint was filed with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by advocacy groups Project South, Georgia Detention Watch, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, and South Georgia Immigrant Support Network.

Multiple women came forward to tell Project South about what they perceived to be the inordinate rate at which women in ICDC were subjected to hysterectomies a surgical operation in which all or part of the uterus is removed. Additionally, many of the immigrant women who underwent the procedure were reportedly confused when asked to explain why they had the surgery, with one detainee likening their treatment to prisoners in concentration camps.

Recently, a detained immigrant told Project South that she talked to five different women detained at ICDC between October and December 2019 who had a hysterectomy done, the complaint stated. When she talked to them about the surgery, the women reacted confused when explaining why they had one done. The woman told Project South that it was as though the women were trying to tell themselves its going to be OK.

When I met all these women who had had surgeries, I thought this was like an experimental concentration camp. It was like theyre experimenting with our bodies, the detainee said.

According to Wooten, ICDC consistently used a particular gynecologist outside the facility who almost always opted to remove all or part of the uterus of his female detainee patients.

Everybody he sees has a hysterectomyjust about everybody, Wooten said, adding that, everybodys uterus cannot be that bad.

Weve questioned among ourselves like goodness hes taking everybodys stuff outThats his specialty, hes the uterus collector. I know thats uglyis he collecting these things or somethingEverybody he sees, hes taking all their uteruses out or hes taken their tubes out. What in the world.

Wooten also confirmed that many of the detained women have told her that they didnt understand why they were being forced to have the procedure, explaining that some of the nurses obtained their consent by simply googling Spanish.

The complaint details several accounts from detainees, including one woman who was not properly anesthetized during the procedure and heard the aforementioned doctor tell the nurse he had mistakenly removed the wrong ovary, resulting in her losing all reproductive ability. Another said she was scheduled for the procedure but when she questioned why it was necessary, she was given at least three completely different answers.

She was originally told by the doctor that she had an ovarian cyst and was going to have a small twenty-minute procedure done drilling three small holes in her stomach to drain the cyst, according to the complaint. The officer who was transporting her to the hospital told her that she was receiving a hysterectomy to have her womb removed. When the hospital refused to operate on her because her COVID-19 test came back positive for antibodies, she was transferred back to ICDC where the ICDC nurse said that the procedure she was going to have done entailed dilating her vagina and scraping tissue off.

Another nurse then told her the procedure was to mitigate her heavy menstrual bleeding, which the woman had never experienced. When she explained that, the nurse responded by getting angry and agitated and began yelling at her.

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Lysandear
09/14/20 3:37:03 PM
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Ah, invasive forced sterilization. But nah we're not like the nazis or china, oh no sir
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Kaliesto
09/14/20 3:37:19 PM
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Saw this on 261; This could get ICE canned.

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monkmith
09/14/20 3:38:51 PM
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...so we are as bad as the chinese...

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Geisterdrache
09/14/20 3:39:16 PM
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Yeah was gonna make a topic about this here but wanted to find another source first. This seems to be the only place on the internet talking about it, and the people on twitter signal-boosting it dont seem particularly reliable. Is it solid?

Absolutely horrific if true, and blatant eugenics (not entirely surprising given its history in the US)

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Geisterdrache
09/14/20 3:39:43 PM
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Lysandear posted...
Ah, invasive forced sterilization. But nah we're not like the nazis or china, oh no sir
Lol the Nazis were like us. US eugenic policy inspired theirs.

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Lysandear
09/14/20 3:40:01 PM
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Geisterdrache posted...
Lol the Nazis were like us. US eugenic policy inspired theirs.
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Hexenherz
09/14/20 3:40:49 PM
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Seriously what the fuck.

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thronedfire2
09/14/20 3:41:15 PM
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what the fuck

can't even deny this, unless Trump supporters think someone faked a 27 page legal document.

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DarthAragorn
09/14/20 3:43:07 PM
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jesus christ
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GallisOTK
09/14/20 3:43:32 PM
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Every sick fuck who was a part of this or knew about this but did nothing needs to be in prison for life. This is literally a crime against humanity itself.
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Esrac
09/14/20 3:44:04 PM
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I can understand confining them until deportation, but forced or coerced sterilization is a super bad look.

I'd like to see more investigation to get some concrete confirmation.
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Poop2
09/14/20 3:44:33 PM
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monkmith posted...
...so we are as bad as the chinese...
if this is true, we are worse.
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Intro2Logic
09/14/20 3:45:30 PM
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Remember the debate over whether these places are concentration camps?

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PoundGarden
09/14/20 3:45:39 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
what the fuck

can't even deny this, unless Trump supporters think someone faked a 27 page legal document.

You dont honestly think Trump chuggers give any shits about "furners" being cut up against their will do you?
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Neoconkers
09/14/20 3:45:49 PM
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Esrac posted...
forced or coerced sterilization is a super bad look
"a bad look" is one way to put racial eugenics, yeah

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nfearurspecimn
09/14/20 3:46:13 PM
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Esrac posted...
but forced or coerced sterilization is a super bad look
it's quite beyond any degree of a "bad look"

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thronedfire2
09/14/20 3:46:20 PM
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It gets worse if you read the legal document

During an interview with Project South, one detained immigrant said she was not given her breast
cancer medication for six weeks. In addition, she requested medical care four times and waited more
than two weeks and still did not see a single medical professional. nShe went on to say: The medical
unit is not helpful at all, even if you are dying. She explained:For everything, including serious illnesses, they just hand out ibuprofen.

I'm only page 3/27

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This complaint and Ms.Wootens accompanying Declaration (which is incorporated by reference) document recent accounts of jarring medical neglect at ICDC including refusal to test detained immigrants for COVID-19 who have been exposed to the virus and are symptomatic, shredding of medical requests submitted by detained
immigrants, and fabricating medical records.

In addition, this complaint raises red flags regarding the rate at which hysterectomies are performed on immigrant women under ICE custody at ICDC. This complaint also documents hazardous and reckless actions taken by ICDC management such as allowing employees to work while they are symptomatic awaiting COVID-19 test results and hiding information from employees and detained immigrants about who has tested positive for COVID-19. In addition, this complaint documents ICDCs disregard for public health guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by maintaining unsanitary conditions and continuously allowing transfers of detained immigrants, even those who have tested positive for COVID-19, and punishing immigrants with solitary confinement when they speak out against these injustices.

makes you wonder how many people have died in these camps since official numbers have never been reported. but they know exactly how many people died in nursing homes, because they had social security numbers.

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Questionmarktarius
09/14/20 3:46:39 PM
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Hysterectomy seems like a crazy expense for a slapdash internment camp.
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Pus_N_Pecans
09/14/20 3:46:40 PM
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ICE are literal nazis at this point.

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Lysandear
09/14/20 3:47:47 PM
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This is deeply disturbing. I'm glad I haven't eaten anything today. What can we do
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Kaliesto
09/14/20 3:47:56 PM
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If FAUX News doesn't report this at all then everyone will know where that network finally stands and the hill they want to die on.

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hockeybub89
09/14/20 3:49:37 PM
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Antifar
09/14/20 3:51:05 PM
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I would just note that you don't have to go abroad to find examples of forced sterilization
http://www.msnbc.com/all/eugenic-sterilization-victims-belated-justice
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Lysandear
09/14/20 3:55:10 PM
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Leave it to questionmark to come up with the most insane takeaways
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thronedfire2
09/14/20 3:57:43 PM
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Detained immigrants have in fact raised red flags regarding the unsanitary conditions at ICDC as a whole. This place is not equipped for humans, said one detained immigrant at Irwin. Another immigrant stated: This is the dirtiest facility I have ever been in: everything is dirty; one shower for more than fifty people; one bathroom for all of us; I dont even know how to give more details because it is all nasty, really nasty; only God is taking care of us here.

Another immigrant told Project South: Its been hell. Its dirty, its nasty, and there is mold. She went onto say: The food is so bad that people cant keep it down. She explained that the food is often spoiled and often times cockroaches and ants from the unit come into the food. Another immigrant stated: The meals are disgusting. There are ants in the food. A 2017 Department of Homeland Security Office of Professional Responsibility investigation also found that the medical exam rooms did not meet ICE detention standards. The report found: In the medical examination rooms, floors and patient examination tables were dirty and dust was observed on horizontal surfaces. Waste containers were overfilled and in need of cleaning.

I think I'm done reading for now

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Poop2
09/14/20 3:59:14 PM
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america has failed

trump is a criminal
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EmbraceOfDeath
09/14/20 4:00:30 PM
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Poop2 posted...
if this is true, we are worse.
China is doing this and more already, so I wouldn't say worse. It's abominable regardless.

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CruelBuffalo
09/14/20 4:03:43 PM
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hockeybub89 posted...
sHoUlDn'T hAvE cOmE hErE iLlEgAlLy

There are even pretend liberals here saying this as a defense...
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thronedfire2
09/14/20 4:05:51 PM
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EmbraceOfDeath posted...
China is doing this and more already, so I wouldn't say worse. It's abominable regardless.

but the rest of the world could actually do something to the US about it. they'll just sanction us and buy all their shit from China instead

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Tyranthraxus
09/14/20 4:05:56 PM
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Whether or not China is worse is irrelevant. Forced sterilization is the hallmark of Nazi Germany's master race eugenics programs. If China is doing it (they are) then they are acting like Nazis. If we are doing it (we are) then we are acting like Nazis.

You can't sit there with a straight face and say "fuck Nazis" while turning your back and doing the same shit they're doing.

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Geisterdrache
09/14/20 4:06:54 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Whether or not China is worse is irrelevant. Forced sterilization is the hallmark of Nazi Germany's master race eugenics programs. If China is doing it (they are) then they are acting like Nazis. If we are doing it (we are) then we are acting like Nazis.

You can't sit there with a straight face and say "fuck Nazis" while turning your back and doing the same shit they're doing.
Worth mentioning once again that the US was doing this long before Nazis. Acting like eugenics is an evil specific to the time and place of Nazi Germany is nave.

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nemu
09/14/20 4:08:10 PM
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I can certainly believe we have massively failed in terms of accommodations, but definitely need way more info on the supposed surgeries. Sadly, its that I dont think they would be competent enough to pull off the necessary infrastructure and cover up more so than any faith in these people to not be even more human trash than already displayed.
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Tyranthraxus
09/14/20 4:09:38 PM
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Geisterdrache posted...
Worth mentioning once again that the US was doing this long before Nazis. Acting like eugenics is an evil specific to the time and place of Nazi Germany is nave.

The US stopped doing it once the Nazis started doing it as that made us realize that it was literally evil. Nazis didn't invent concentration camps either, they were used by the British in the 19th century, but it's still mostly what the Nazis were known for.

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Lysandear
09/14/20 4:12:24 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
The US stopped doing it once the Nazis started doing it as that made us realize that it was literally evil
that doesnt sound like it could even be remotely true but i'll settle for a citation
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FursonaNonGrata
09/14/20 4:12:53 PM
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Literally genocide

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specialkid8
09/14/20 4:17:14 PM
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I know CE really really really likes to call people Nazi's and also take any opportunity to shit talk the US but this is a pretty sketchy claim. In these camps which, from all reports can barely sustain basic nutrition, shelter, and medicine, they're doing a ton of complex surgeries because "lol, fuck Mex'cans"? Definitely gonna need some more sources on this.
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monkeysRfunny
09/14/20 4:20:10 PM
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EmbraceOfDeath posted...
China is doing this and more already, so I wouldn't say worse. It's abominable regardless.
Isnt China harvesting organs and slaughtering Muslims? So yeah I would think abominable fits rather than worse than China.

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MC_BatCommander
09/14/20 4:22:01 PM
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This sounds sketchy, these places don't bother to give basic accommodations but also have the budget for serious surgeries?

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Tyranthraxus
09/14/20 4:22:14 PM
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Lysandear posted...
that doesnt sound like it could even be remotely true but i'll settle for a citation
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/1796

tl;dr While the original proponents of eugenics kept fighting for it, as eugenics increased in popularity in Nazi germany caused it to decrease in America. The tipping point was probably when the Nazis started saying that eugenics would be the "final solution"

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Lysandear
09/14/20 4:22:43 PM
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it wouldnt be an ectomy if it was simple duh
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thronedfire2
09/14/20 4:23:00 PM
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MC_BatCommander posted...
This sounds sketchy, these places don't bother to give basic accommodations but also have the budget for serious surgeries?

uhh..normal surgeries are expensive because they're done in hospitals, not internment camps.

I'm sure if you needed your appendix out they'd take it on the cheap

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Geisterdrache
09/14/20 4:23:48 PM
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The real tipping point for the American eugenics movement was quite honestly the discovery of the camps. It didnt quite die out in Murrica even then, but faded away and out of practice, though even some ex-Nazis found a home with the American eugenics advocates

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littlebro07
09/14/20 6:07:04 PM
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I'm not even shocked at all by the possibility of this being true.

I hope no one gets their hopes up that this will turn Trump supporters against him. The only ones left are the ones who would be perfectly fine with less brown people in the world.

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LordFarquad1312
09/14/20 6:09:22 PM
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"BuT thE cCp is EutHanizIng MusLImS"

Why are we giving the USA a free pass again?

In fact, since the CCP disappears dissenters, it makes sense for the populace not to rise against them. What is the excuse for the "land of the free and the home of the brave"?

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09/14/20 6:19:26 PM
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Endgame
09/14/20 6:20:32 PM
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Can we please not let this story get swept under the rug as soon as Trump says something mean about someone else again? Please?

This is the shit we need to be talking about. Not next week's Senate report on Hunter Biden or other such distractions.

Kaliesto posted...
Saw this on 261; This could get ICE canned.

Trump's the one who's behind this shit and Biden already said he's not abolishing ICE. And isn't going to win anyway.

So who's going to can them exactly?

monkmith posted...
...so we are as bad as the chinese...

Yep.

Turns out Putin was the lesser of three evils all along. What a time to be alive.

Intro2Logic posted...
Remember the debate over whether these places are concentration camps?

Yeah. That was dumb.

There are multiple types of concentration camps. Not just Nazi death camps.

In fact, the Nazis didn't even start off with death camps. They started out..... with camps like Trump's.

Pus_N_Pecans posted...
ICE are literal nazis at this point.

Always were. We've known for quite some time a few of them were confirmed 4chan alt-righters.
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IMNOTRAGED
09/14/20 6:34:13 PM
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MC_BatCommander posted...
This sounds sketchy, these places don't bother to give basic accommodations but also have the budget for serious surgeries?

The cruelty is the point.


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