New Mexico Man Given Forced Colonoscopy by Cops Wins $1.6 Million Settlement
From the article:
Eckert’s lawsuit alleged his Fourth Amendment rights were violated after Deming police pulled him over on Jan. 2, 2013, for allegedly rolling through a stop sign. Hidalgo County authorities arrived on the scene and played a role in justifying a lengthy series of medical procedures.
No drugs were found by police in Eckert’s vehicle or within his body by doctors at the Gila Regional Medical Center, who administered two digital anal probes and an X-ray scan, then inserted into Eckert’s anus three enemas and analyzed the resulting stool samples, then performed another X-ray and – ultimately – conducted a colonoscopy with anesthesia.
Had Enough Drug War Yet? Man Suing Baltimore Police for Sodomizing Him on a Public Sidewalk
From the article:
Baltimore, MD — Jermaine Lyons was riding his bike on May 3, 2013 on his way to the park when he was stopped at a store in the 200 block of North Highland Avenue.
According to the lawsuit, police asked Lyons if he had any drugs on him, to which he responded, “no.”
However the police did not believe him. Baltimore Police proceeded to pull down this man’s pants, spread his legs, and conduct a cavity search in the middle of the sidewalk in full view of passersby, according to the lawsuit.
Is it just me, or does it seem like law enforcement is getting more and more desperate to find someone to “bust” in this war on drugs ?
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This is freaking awful! Something has got to change.
This sounds like desperation to me. Wonder what the condemned HAD that they wanted to confiscate so badly. Or where they just behind on arrests for the month?