[TKDietz]

Why is it irrelevant. I remember that article. The police believed the suspect had swallowed some cocaine, although they didn't actually see him do it. They wanted a urine sample. When he wouldn't comply they wanted to take the sample with a catheter. They were zapping the guy with a taser because he wouldn't cooperate in the catheterization process. In both cases police suspected someone had swallowed drugs and in both cases extreme measures were taken to confirm their suspicions. In neither case were these measures necessary.

[WoofDog123]

WOD threads are good for showcasing differences in how people view the right to privacy, freedom from overt search and control by the state, etc. As you see, some on this thread see nothing objectionable about the methods employed here or the taser incident, much less question the RIGHT of the state to do any of the above. What? Merely SUSPECTED of injection of drugs? Its fine to forcibly empty his stomach, catheterize him, etc. It is quite mind-boggling to me.

I think that by the time the WOD pro-State crowd begins to feel that things have gone to far it will be way too late.

[de Buillion]

"Why is it irrelevant. I remember that article. The police believed the suspect had swallowed some cocaine,"

I believe, and my belief is not confirmed by any legal decisions that I am aware of, that the administration of a Laxative to a person in police custody who is suspected of swallowing Cocaine or whatever, is a sensible thing to do. the suspect might die, and the police might be liable if they had not given the laxitive. But to Taze non-compliant prisoners is wrong, and wasn't even mentioned in the lead-in to this thread, which is why I said Darkwolf's mention of the taser was irrelevant. I still believe that it is. And I do not approve of any use of a taser in this type situation.