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Aduke Ogungbe Tue at 10:10 PM 2 minutes, 23 seconds
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They thought he was high but he was dying
Kingsley Fifi Bimpong was a 50-year-old postal worker. A hard-working man who went to work one morning like he always did and never made it home.
On November 16, 2024, he left work early because of a headache and vision problems. While driving, he drifted into traffic, hit a curb, and was stopped by police in Eagan, Minnesota.
Officers said he looked confused and unsteady. But instead of asking what’s wrong, they assumed he was high. A Drug Recognition officer was called but he never finished the evaluation. He never checked Kingsley’s pulse or his vitals. They didn’t take him to a hospital. They took him to jail.
Inside that jail cell, Kingsley collapsed. He lost control of his body. He lay on the floor in pain while guards walked past him again and again. They marked him as “inmate OK.”
He wasn’t OK. He was dying from a massive stroke. Three hours later, when a nurse finally checked, he was cold to the touch. They tried Narcan but nothing worked. By the time he reached the hospital, it was too late. Kingsley was declared brain dead.
He needed care. He needed compassion.
He needed a hospital, not handcuffs.
This man didn’t deserve to die alone on a jail floor because somebody assumed the worst instead of helping.
This is exactly why people lose trust in the system. Too many lives are being written off before the truth is even seen.
Say his name. Kingsley Fifi Bimpong…He was not high. He was human.
~KingRon4L