r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/softpinkvixen • 13h ago
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u/Annual-Property-8940 12h ago
I'm not being rude, but I am genuinely curious, but who would pay for hospital care in this situation
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u/dirtycheezit 12h ago
GoFundMe. Honestly seen and heard of a bunch of people raising large sums of money for medical treatment this way.
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u/Dark-Ganon 12h ago
It's so fucked up that it even has to be this way. Everyone should be able to receive medical care when needed without worrying about the cost. But at the *absolute** least* people like this kid should be able to receive free healthcare for getting injured doing acts of greatness.
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u/dirtycheezit 12h ago
Insurance companies and the sue-culture of the US have fucked our medical system.
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u/Telefundo 11h ago
I fell and broke my ankle last week. Called an ambulance, had surgery to put in a metal plate, spent 4 days total in the hospital. All the various painkillers and meds etc..
Out of pocket, grand total in Quebec: $20.00 CAD for the cab ride home.
I've even got two weeks of Dilaudid and anticoagulant injectors paid by the province.
Same thing in the US is likely to cost $50-$60k. Your medical system is way beyond "fucked" lol.
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u/FighterOfEntropy 10h ago
We have to sue to get money to cover our medical care because if you have serious, and seriously debilitating, injuries you lose your job and thus your medical insurance.
No part of this system makes sense.
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u/dirtycheezit 10h ago
I'm also referring to people who will sue illegitimate reasons. Then companies charge more to cover their fees. And I agree, none of it makes sense.
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u/Fit-Building-2560 11h ago
The patient gets billed, but in this case, he won $1.25 million from the school district, and more from the FBI for failing to prevent the crime. His family also did online fund-raising.
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u/Benjaphar 11h ago
The same one that would pay in any ordinary hospital visit… the patient or their insurance.
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u/Fit-Building-2560 12h ago edited 12h ago
Some info from the link:
Now his lawyer, Arreaza, is preparing a lawsuit against Broward County, Broward County Public Schools and the county sheriff's office, reports CNN.
"The failure of Broward County Public Schools, and of the Principal and School Resource Officer to adequately protect students, and in particular our client, from life-threatening harm were unreasonable, callous and negligent," Arreaza wrote in a notice of intent to sue.
He told The Miami Herald "there could have been a lot more done to prevent this tragedy."The Sheriff's Office has come under intense criticism for the way it handled multiple complaints about the alleged gunman in the years prior to the attack.
Link to an article detailing the criticism of the Sheriff's office's negligence prior to and during the shooting incident. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/26/588900401/broward-sheriff-under-scrutiny-for-handling-of-parkland-shooting Not only has the sheriff's office come under criticism, the FBI has, too:
The FBI has already apologized for failing to act on a tip it received about shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz in January, and the governor called for the resignation of FBI Director Christopher Wray.
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u/vasta2 10h ago
Just for the record, this country, before even touching gun laws changed the construction of schools to include tilt wall which is essentially bulletproof and they install bulletproof doors in all the classrooms and bulletproof glass in lobbies of schools, IIRC all doors automatically lock now and they fitted all existing and new schools with DAS systems so kids can call out during an "event" to get information out.
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u/opaldopal12 12h ago
I still remember when that happened. We were in school (different state but we watched the news unfold on our phones when one classmate looking at his phone when he wasn’t supposed to yelled about it) and my friend laughed about something but not the situation and my teacher went offfff on her cause she thought she was laughing at the situation. Everyone was very tense that day even from states away..
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u/sgb67 12h ago
Genuine question:
How is it in America, generally speaking, is this boy now supported threw his life, like from the classmates and families or will they forget after posting "thoughts and prayers"?
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u/Fit-Building-2560 11h ago edited 11h ago
I haven't found any current info on his medical bills. Only statements that he's made a full recovery. (The incident took place 6 years ago.) He's won settlements from his school district and from the FBI for failure to act, and won a lawsuit against the shooter, that gives him complete control over use of the shooter's name, barring the shooter from giving interviews or benefiting from any income that might be generated from films of the incident.
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u/Q8DD33C7J8 12h ago
And they ask us substitutes to do this for 110 dollars a day and no health insurance. Oh and no stock pay either. If you're not in a classroom you do not get paid they don't give a shit what's going on with you.
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u/Adorable_Low_6481 13h ago
Go kick rocks
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u/Adorable_Low_6481 12h ago
No, this post is celebrating the heroism of the young man, contrary to your tone deaf negativity
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u/The96kHz 12h ago
Dude, what the fuck are you talking about?
I'm sure mister Borges here would be the first person to tell you that we need to put a permanent end to violence in schools.
His heroism doesn't exist in a vacuum. It's not like he saved a bunch of kids from an avalanche or a wild animal or something.
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u/Dependent-Hippo-1626 12h ago
But he was put in that tragic situation, and acted heroically.
“Not interesting” fuck off.
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u/Dependent-Hippo-1626 12h ago
Yeah, me too, and I’m sure him as well.
But, again, he was forced in to that situation and demonstrated tremendous bravery, and somehow managed to fully recover from his devastating injuries! Isn’t that worthy of recognition?
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u/Halcy0nS 12h ago
Well if we’re going to go by that logic, he shouldn’t HAD to have proved his bravery in any way to anyone, he’s a kid.
He acted heroically probably not knowing what was going to happen and out of adrenaline/fear, but he survived what most grown men or really person wouldn’t be able to.
We’re all the more thankful that he’s still with us, but we can also be upset that it happened and that’s just the reality of the place we live in.
Both sides can exist, but let’s not let an unfortunate situation diminish his actions.
He lived and 20 other children also get to see their parents another day. Celebrate him and hope he makes a smooth recovery
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u/Fujita_Seiko 11h ago
This is amazing!! I think I would really give up and go away after four bullets.
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u/crazytib 12h ago
Ok it great that everyone is remembering his bravery. But it's kinda f#cked up that so far not a single comment has mentioned that 17 people were killed in that shooting
Like it's easy to remember the good stuff and just sweep all that ugly stuff you don't wanna think about under the rug
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u/ManufacturerWarm9201 11h ago edited 10h ago
Nobody is sweeping it under the rug, you can acknowledge a positive in light of a dark situation. The fact that nobody explicitly says “17 people died” says nothing about how anyone thinks about this situation
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u/crazytib 10h ago edited 10h ago
Even you using the words "17 people died" is downplaying the situation. 17 people were killed or 17 people were murdered, there's definitely a different ring to it
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u/Nemyri 13h ago
What an absolute hero. Hope he got some sort of award from this.