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Lee Duna @lemmy.nz

4mo ago

Outrage in New Zealand after 11-year-old girl sent to psychiatric ward and drugged in identity mix-up

www.theguardian.com

Outrage in New Zealand after 11-year-old girl sent to psychiatric ward and drugged in identity mix-up

Aotearoa / New Zealand @lemmy.nz

BruceAlrighty @lemmy.nz

4mo ago

Outrage in New Zealand after 11-year-old girl sent to psychiatric ward and drugged in identity mix-up

www.theguardian.com /world/2025/apr/02/new-zealand-girl-sent-psych-ward-identity-mix-up

4 comments

How the hell do you mistake an 11 year old for a 20 year old.
Were we always this dumb or is it the polluted environment that's fucked us up beyond belief?
- That depends if you weigh more or less than a duck. I can’t be conversing with witches!
See, in New Zealand this is a mistake and everyone's mortified. In America, this would start a massive national shitfight with 33% of the country screaming the nurses and police did nothing wrong and the girl and her family should be deported and/or executed. One person only tangentially related to the actual arrest would receive any kind of discipline or punishment; everyone else would get at least a bonus and maybe a promotion.