Posted on 01/13/2014 6:53:10 PM PST by DogByte6RER
City, county settle NM 'anal probe' lawsuit
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A city and county in southern New Mexico have settled a lawsuit filed by man taken to two hospitals and forced to have anal probes over suspicion of hiding drugs.
Attorney for David Eckert said Monday that Hidalgo County and the city of Deming recently settled their portion of a lawsuit for a total $1.6 million.
The lawsuit, filed against police and sheriff's officials in Deming and Hidalgo County, which borders Mexico, alleges Deming police sought a search warrant for Eckert because they thought he appeared to be clenching his buttocks when he got out of his car in January 2013.
Despite the body searches, no drugs were found.
Hidalgo County and Deming officials both declined to comment about the settlement to The Associated Press.
The lawsuit against doctors and the hospital in the case is still ongoing.
Too rich with possibilities for me to di-jest.
A good many Americans weren't so different in the 1930s either.
The $ should come out of the offenders’ pensions.
I’ll bet these officers aren’t penalized in the slightest. The city won’t even comment on the settlement.
Note to self: Clench buttocks if asked to step out of car on a traffic stop.
His payday is not over. The suit against the doctors and hospital hasn’t been settled yet.
Ping - the city of Deming pays up, and then shuts up.
What happened to the officers? Promotion time?
It would be great to see it actually go to trial, and have this story front and center for awhile. I’ll bet there’s a gag order on the city’s settlement, so they can bury this.
Well I’m glad to see the city/county take it in the rear in this case and hopefully the hospital and doctor will too.
ping
Stolen for my new tagline...
LOL, glad you liked it!
Their leader didn’t need a teleprompter.
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