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The Drug Enforcement Administration extended an apology to a University of California engineering student who was locked in a holding cell for more than four days and forgotten about. The student drank his own urine in desperation and attempted to kill himself, before agents returned four days later and found him,





Yea right, they know they did that shit on purpose.



http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/college-student-claims-left-cell-five-days-without-153200359.html

Don't do the drugs if you can't drink the piss....

DEA are and have always been scum.

Originally posted by focus4chumps
DEA are and have always been scum.

Not really. But it is an organization that I wish to dissolve.

I guess the kid won't be as inclined to break the law, now.

he wasn't charged with anything

LoL, piss-drinker. But suicide after four days? Come on. That's even too emo for emos.

"Chong also told agents he ate a packet of white powder he found in his cell, which turned out to be meth."

They could charge him for that, I guess.

LOL

Originally posted by Robtard
"Chong also told agents he ate a packet of white powder he found in his cell, which turned out to be meth."

technically, courts have found that substances in your stomach are not considered in your "possession" legally (people would be committing a crime if someone spiked their drink).

There would have been a brief period between finding and eating where they could have charged him

also... WTF did he think it was?

Powdered sugar?

Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
The Drug Enforcement Administration extended an apology to a University of California engineering student who was locked in a holding cell for more than four days and forgotten about. The student drank his own urine in desperation and attempted to kill himself, before agents returned four days later and found him,





Yea right, they know they did that shit on purpose.



http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/college-student-claims-left-cell-five-days-without-153200359.html
When you say "they" and "on purpose" are you implying that someone high up in the DEA ordered this?

Makes sense, the DEA actively looks to tarnish their reputation and they love lawsuits that will likely be in the millions.

Originally posted by Omega Vision
When you say "they" and "on purpose" are you implying that someone high up in the DEA ordered this? no. one of the guys that took him in probably did it.

And what makes you think this?

Originally posted by Robtard
LoL, piss-drinker. But suicide after four days? Come on. That's even too emo for emos.

"Chong also told agents he ate a packet of white powder he found in his cell, which turned out to be meth."

They could charge him for that, I guess. so staying in a room for 4 days with no food or water, without being charged for a crime and you dont even know why your there for that long . that wouldnt make you crazy?

he didnt even know if he would in there for weeks

Originally posted by RE: Blaxican
I guess the kid won't be as inclined to break the law, now. lol **** the law.

Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
lol **** the law.
When you **** the law, the biggest man with the biggest gun that also ****s the law can **** you.

Or the law can put you in a cell for four days and not charge you.

Guys, come on, you are missing the point.

They said they were sorry.

There's nothing more that can be expected of them.

They should have at least had the decency to water board him.

"Sorry you were locked up for 4 days... but look on the bright side, at least we weren't feelin' horny."

Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
so staying in a room for 4 days with no food or water, without being charged for a crime and you dont even know why your there for that long . that wouldnt make you crazy?

he didnt even know if he would in there for weeks

Enough to try and slit my wrist? I highly doubt it would.

Nonsense, he'd not last more than 10 or so days without water in ideal conditions. So at the most he had to look forward to was about 6 more days of a dehydrating torturous death.

Originally posted by NemeBro
Guys, come on, you are missing the point.

They said they were sorry.

There's nothing more that can be expected of them.

I think money will do a bit more to make amends. Sometimes, money does help to heal wounds (in my extremely lay opinion on confinement psychology).

Originally posted by dadudemon
I think money will do a bit more to make amends. Sometimes, money does help to heal wounds (in my extremely lay opinion on confinement psychology).

Personally I'd give up the money entirely if I thought my case could force someone important out of their position because of this kind of negligence. Legal systems are supposed to present enough of a threat that the people in charge work to prevent this kind of thing. As it stands the DEA will absorb the cost of the settlement and change nothing about how they handle people they arrest.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Personally I'd give up the money entirely if I thought my case could force someone important out of their position because of this kind of negligence. Legal systems are supposed to present enough of a threat that the people in charge work to prevent this kind of thing. As it stands the DEA will absorb the cost of the settlement and change nothing about how they handle people they arrest.

I could be wrong but how they handled this case is against their SOP.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Personally I'd give up the money entirely if I thought my case could force someone important out of their position because of this kind of negligence. Legal systems are supposed to present enough of a threat that the people in charge work to prevent this kind of thing. As it stands the DEA will absorb the cost of the settlement and change nothing about how they handle people they arrest.

But a check for a few million would be nice.

Originally posted by Robtard
But a check for a few million would be nice.

I do think temporary satisfaction could be obtained by wiping your butttt with their (the offending DEA agents) ties and making them wear them all day.



hmm

I don't think Chong should get a free pass though as part of his deserved settlement/lawsuit. He committed a crime by his own admission.

Rodney King all over again.

Originally posted by dadudemon
I could be wrong but how they handled this case is against their SOP.

I realize this wasn't deliberate but I believe people we give authority to should be treated that much more strictly by the law. If you accidentally locked a person in your basement for several days there would be a very serious investigation into how that happened.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
I realize this wasn't deliberate but I believe people we give authority to should be treated that much more strictly by the law. If you accidentally locked a person in your basement for several days there would be a very serious investigation into how that happened.


Agreed on all accounts.

Also, if I were a DEA Agent and I locked a suspect in a cell for 4 days and neglected that person, I would expect to get fired and possibly be criminally prosecuted...or at least have a legitimate tort accusation brought up against me.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Personally I'd give up the money entirely if I thought my case could force someone important out of their position because of this kind of negligence. Legal systems are supposed to present enough of a threat that the people in charge work to prevent this kind of thing. As it stands the DEA will absorb the cost of the settlement and change nothing about how they handle people they arrest. You could do both.

American Drug Policy and the Drug War-
When a country decides to combat a perceived social ill with draconian legislation-creating a violent criminal industry which it then combats with a corrupt paramilitary force active in violent social repression, both domestically and internationally as well as propping up right wing regimes, covert domestic drug trafficking, and maintaining funding for a military industrial complex by redirecting a cold war arms buildup against Americans.
Also, stunning accommodations with plenty of meth and piss to consume.