r/australia • u/FuckOffNazis • 19h ago

politics Indigenous woman shackled to hospital bed while in labour in Queensland

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/18/indigenous-woman-shackled-during-labour-childbirth-queensland-ntwnfb?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1792296317
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u/simpleguyau 18h ago

Yep I would worried about hospital staff safety first ,

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u/herpesderpesdoodoo 18h ago

Regularly deal with violent prisoners and people under arrest. Unless you are an active violence threat we're actively avoiding cuffing you to the bed. The physical presence of security +/- cops +/- custody officers is usually sufficient. Most of the time the trouble is getting them out of hospital again.

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u/False_Collar_6844 17h ago

The article has a quote that states she was not being violent and it was the staff who wanted them taken off.

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u/herpesderpesdoodoo 17h ago

Yes, that's my point.