No problem...I do agree with you in that the officers and the nurse especially did not take the situation seriously enough. The kid was obviously passed out, and what happens in the midst of it, the nurse walks away. Nobody was monitoring his vitals, at least that I could see. I didn’t see “abuse” in the film but I did see negligence...they were charged with aggravated manslaughter, I’m no lawyer but does that imply neglect or speak more to intent? I think if the charge had been different, the verdict might also have been.
Anyhoo, here’s the timeline of the investigation, charges, settlements, etc.
2006
Jan. 6: Martin Lee Anderson, 14, dies a day after he’s roughed up by guards and forced to breathe ammonia capsules at a Bay County juvenile boot camp.
Feb. 16: Bay County Medical Examiner Charles Siebert rules that Anderson died from internal bleeding caused by sickle cell trait.
Feb. 22: Gov. Jeb Bush appoints Hillsborough County State Attorney Mark Ober to investigate Anderson’s death.
May 5: Hillsborough County Medical Examiner Vernard Adams says Anderson suffocated and blames the actions of boot camp guards.
May 31: A law ends Florida’s juvenile boot camps.
Nov. 28: Seven boot camp guards and a nurse are charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child.
2007
May 2: Anderson’s family gets $5-million from the state, which follows an earlier $2.4-million legal settlement with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.
Friday: A jury finds the defendants not guilty.
Yes..I also agree they were over charged...
negligence is clear....intent to cause death is not...
I’m not accusing them of murder one....I’m saying their actions caused the death...although you can clearly see some aggravated cops in the video..
Now if you or I take actions that result in someones death...they would most likely charge us with negligent homicide...
even if it was a simple car accident...