Posted on 01/17/2014 7:41:35 AM PST by Rusty0604
David Eckert–the man who was stopped by police, suspected of drug possession, driven to a hospital, driven to a second hospital, forced to undergo multiple invasive surgeries, and billed for the abuse after no drugs were found–has obtained a $1.6 million settlement with New Mexico local authorities.
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That was a quick settlement.
He still hasn’t settled his suit against the hospital.
I wonder if the cops involved are still on the job.
Wouldn’t it be better to image the guy first?
The main thread from yesterday
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3112417/posts
indicates his suits against the doctors and the hospital that did that illegal search are still pending.
The copz need to have their asses literally handed to them.
I think they got off cheap. His lawyer should have pushed for at least double. Well what does he care he pocketed 40% for a no lose case.
$1.6 million is quite reasonable given the circumstances which, I suppose, is why the PD was so quick to settle. The nitwits involved ought to chip in on the liability insurance premium increase which will be one certain result.
That’s what I wonder. Those cops should do jail time.
Meanwhile, the police absolved themselves on any wrongdoing.
This case is an outrageous outrage, however, I don’t think the word “surgery” is precisely correct.
Why can’t I get pulled over, suspected of hiding drugs in my a$$, arrested, “screwed” repeatedly, and awarded a settlement for millions of dollars?
Some people are just lucky I guess.
(This is satirical of course)
I think the guy had to be anesthetized to get the tools up inside him? They may not have cut and sutured, but it was pretty invasive.
It was quick because the lawyers told them that if it went to court, they would be on the hook for probably 10 times the amount.
How about a few more zeros on the right side and jail for the po-po
I absolutely would not accept 60% of $1.6 million for what this guy was put through.
If the police officers and their supervisors haven’t all been fired and imprisoned then justice has not been done in this case and we should all quite literally watch our asses in the future.
Hosptials and Doctors still to come. On the other hand, an Employee Of The Year parking spot for the doc at the first hospital who refused to perform the procedures.
Law enforcement had a search warrant to search the guy's body (I'd like to see the probable cause affidavit for that), but it was good only in Luna County.
A hospital physician in Luna County refused to perform the anal search on ethical grounds, so the police took the victim to a hospital in a different county.
Their search warrant was not valid there - not for the Hidalgo County sheriff's department, the Deming County police, the hospital where the probes were conducted, nor the physicians who performed the probes.
If the anal probes had been performed in Luna County, this may have been considered perfectly legal. That's distressing.
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