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Here's a thought. This might not be a cure, but it may serve to reduce these kinds of fatalities.
If a suspect dies in custody, the arresting officers (and/or jail employees responsible for that area) are put on UNPAID leave during an investigation. If it's found that they didn't call paramedics or were otherwise neglectful, that unpaid leave becomes permanent. Maybe charges are filed, maybe not. That's up to the DA. But as a condition of employment, if someone dies under your care and you're at fault? You're fired, period. The investigating panel would be made up of local ER doctors, chosen at random like a jury pool.
If a suspect dies in custody, the arresting officers (and/or jail employees responsible for that area) are put on UNPAID leave during an investigation. If it's found that they didn't call paramedics or were otherwise neglectful, that unpaid leave becomes permanent. Maybe charges are filed, maybe not. That's up to the DA. But as a condition of employment, if someone dies under your care and you're at fault? You're fired, period. The investigating panel would be made up of local ER doctors, chosen at random like a jury pool.