Re: How many constitutional rights were violated ?
"It is reasonable for a lab to take 10 weeks to figure out that the suspected meth is just sugar?"
Yes, the number of items that need testing with peak and dip over time, so at some points of the year there will be a backlog. Also some items will be higher priority then others, evidence that decays and evidence relating to an urgent investigation (such as a kidnapping) will be processed first.
The issue here was that they detained her before the testing had been done, they had her address and knew she had a large network of family and friends in the area, there was no need to detain her until the testing was done. She should have been released and only charged if the tests came back positive.
"It is reasonable to withhold treatment for her ailments?"
No, absolutely not, they have a duty of care towards everyone in their charge.
"I honestly wonder about her skin pigmentation. My guess is "off-white".
Your guess is wrong. Image from the BBC
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