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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Wed May 7, 2014, 08:02 PM May 2014

Teen Dead After Alabama Police ‘Cut’ Throat Open to Retrieve Drugs

An autopsy has been released in a wrongful death suit of a 150 pound 17-year-old, implicating Alabama Police.

The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences has ruled the cause of death undetermined, not because the death is suspect, but instead because any number of multiple police inflicted injuries or a combination of them could be the culprit(s).

The findings included blunt force injuries and anoxic/hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, which is when the brain does not receive enough oxygen.

Nancy Smith, the mother of the teen, filed a federal lawsuit in March claiming assault and battery, wrongful death, and excessive force.

The lawsuit claims Smith’s son was set up in a drug sting by Huntsville Police using an 18-year-old confidential informant. At some point an officer in plain clothes ran towards Smith’s son without identifying themselves.


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Teen Dead After Alabama Police ‘Cut’ Throat Open to Retrieve Drugs (Original Post) n2doc May 2014 OP
Fuuuck me! From which police manual Ed Suspicious May 2014 #1
Disgusting. Control-Z May 2014 #2
Drugs weren't even found in his throat A Little Weird May 2014 #3
I'm sure you would agree that even if there were drugs that would not mitigate this offense. nt Nuclear Unicorn May 2014 #10
Oh I do agree A Little Weird May 2014 #20
Oh, they had a reason, alright. A HERETIC I AM May 2014 #32
Respect My Aurthoriteee! MosheFeingold May 2014 #38
Were I a betting man... awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #37
That entire police force needs to be cleaned out. Baitball Blogger May 2014 #4
They all do, and all military hardware removed Warpy May 2014 #7
Smoke and mirrors. Baitball Blogger May 2014 #15
Drug war = excuse to remove civil guarantees of the Bill of Rights Warpy May 2014 #21
Drug War = Big Money Bandit May 2014 #31
Exactly fucking pigs are out of control! gopiscrap May 2014 #18
jesus f'n christ n/t LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #5
Is something wrong with the link? Baitball Blogger May 2014 #6
Not on my end. MerryBlooms May 2014 #8
Yes. It's another crappy blog practicing yellow journalism. Bonx May 2014 #16
little difference between your link and the other. the story is disgusting on so many levels. niyad May 2014 #19
There is a HUGE difference in the title of the blog post Bonx May 2014 #27
drug overdose? Major Nikon May 2014 #9
yet another casualty in the failed War on Drugs. Terra Alta May 2014 #11
WTF? etherealtruth May 2014 #12
That's called fucking MURDER Blue Owl May 2014 #13
Put them in Gen Pop and tell everyone why they're there FiveGoodMen May 2014 #34
HOLY F*CK! What the hell is going on in this country? 951-Riverside May 2014 #14
I don't think it was throat-slitting Nevernose May 2014 #24
What makes it worse... 951-Riverside May 2014 #26
Handcuffed him and tortured him to death. n/t jtuck004 May 2014 #17
The jack-booted brown shirts are getting more violent as long as they keep getting away with Ghost in the Machine May 2014 #22
If you're a police officer or related to one, you better start speaking up pronto... 951-Riverside May 2014 #23
us against them .... better get use to it............ oneofthe99 May 2014 #25
Kick. n/t 951-Riverside May 2014 #28
Kick. n/t 951-Riverside May 2014 #39
Addiction is a disease Tsiyu May 2014 #29
This is THE REAL REASON DRUGS ARE DANGEROUS. Pigs will kill you. L0oniX May 2014 #30
Hospitals exist IronLionZion May 2014 #33
No! If someone puts a forbidden substance into what they mistakenly believe is their "own" body Warren DeMontague May 2014 #36
Another victory for teh drug war!!! Woo hoo!!!! Warren DeMontague May 2014 #35

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)
1. Fuuuck me! From which police manual
Wed May 7, 2014, 08:12 PM
May 2014

are these pigs learning that a drug conviction is do important that they need to shove sharp objects down people's throats to retrieve suspected evidence?

A HERETIC I AM

(24,376 posts)
32. Oh, they had a reason, alright.
Thu May 8, 2014, 12:09 PM
May 2014

The reason they did it was because this young man didn't do exactly what they said to do exactly when they said to do it.

Sorry sonny, but we are in charge and you're now fucked.

I've lost every single ounce of respect I have ever had for all law enforcement.

The distance from Officer Friendly to killing me can be measured with a micrometer these days.

MosheFeingold

(3,051 posts)
38. Respect My Aurthoriteee!
Thu May 8, 2014, 06:59 PM
May 2014

I am so angry re: the waste of money that is the War on Drugs I don't know where to start.

There is an entire pseudo-military police force out there just waiting to be at the beck-and-call of a dictator.

Thanks, Ronald Reagan. Thanks.

Warpy

(111,323 posts)
7. They all do, and all military hardware removed
Wed May 7, 2014, 08:52 PM
May 2014

We're having a little problem with militarized cops here in New Mexico, too.

Mostly, their excuse is the Drug War, something that needs to be ended NOW.

This is insane.

Warpy

(111,323 posts)
21. Drug war = excuse to remove civil guarantees of the Bill of Rights
Wed May 7, 2014, 10:37 PM
May 2014

while mounting a terrorist war against the American people.

gopiscrap

(23,763 posts)
18. Exactly fucking pigs are out of control!
Wed May 7, 2014, 10:26 PM
May 2014

and stupid ass corporate whores like Fox run shows that glamorize these ass stains on steroids!

niyad

(113,518 posts)
19. little difference between your link and the other. the story is disgusting on so many levels.
Wed May 7, 2014, 10:26 PM
May 2014

Bonx

(2,065 posts)
27. There is a HUGE difference in the title of the blog post
Thu May 8, 2014, 09:43 AM
May 2014

and the title of the news story I linked.
And more factual details.

Terra Alta

(5,158 posts)
11. yet another casualty in the failed War on Drugs.
Wed May 7, 2014, 09:23 PM
May 2014

May he rest in peace, and may those responsible for his murder(and yes, it is MURDER) be held responsible.

 

951-Riverside

(7,234 posts)
14. HOLY F*CK! What the hell is going on in this country?
Wed May 7, 2014, 09:34 PM
May 2014

NO! NO! NO! You've gotta charge those cops right away. We cannot allow this type of stuff happen in America!

This is reaching North Korean level of brutality or even worse.

They're cutting people's throats now?

WHAT THE HELL?



NO!!!! I don't care what the excuse is, this cannot be allowed EVER.

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
24. I don't think it was throat-slitting
Wed May 7, 2014, 11:30 PM
May 2014

I think they went through the poor child's mouth and cut it from the inside. Not that that makes it any better.

 

951-Riverside

(7,234 posts)
26. What makes it worse...
Wed May 7, 2014, 11:36 PM
May 2014

1. They were undercover (allegedly never identified themselves)
2. They pepper sprayed him
3. They cuffed him
4. They sat on him
5. They shoved a sharp instrument down his throat during that chaos.

The poor kid was probably choking on the pepper spray when they did that.

Ghost in the Machine

(14,912 posts)
22. The jack-booted brown shirts are getting more violent as long as they keep getting away with
Wed May 7, 2014, 10:48 PM
May 2014

murdering innocent civilians due to the fact that their own people "investigate" the incident and clear the PIGS! Each case of deadly force should be investigated by an impartial civilian inquiry, with at least a lawyer or two on the inquiry board.

We'll still have the cop defenders running around here praising almost everything they do, though.... even the "only cops should own guns" sub-set of the contingent.

Ghost

 

951-Riverside

(7,234 posts)
23. If you're a police officer or related to one, you better start speaking up pronto...
Wed May 7, 2014, 11:25 PM
May 2014

because if you remain silent, the future isnt going to be pretty for that line of work. People may take a beating or tasering but they're not going to let you start cutting their throats open. Its just not gonna happen, I don't care what "the policy" says.

Corruption is one thing but if world history is any indicator, people don't take kindly to abuse from "authority". We all need to stop, take a moment to look at who is putting these rules and policies in place, take a look at who is training officers, take a look at who is being hired onto these departments, if we don't it's going to get out of hand real fast.

It looks like undercover cops cuffed him, cut his throat open and got away with it.

This is mind boggling.

You don't even see this type of stuff in Mexico unless its done by the cartels.

 

oneofthe99

(712 posts)
25. us against them .... better get use to it............
Wed May 7, 2014, 11:33 PM
May 2014

It's only going to get worse

How many times do we need to hear about police brutality to accept the fact it's an epidemic

Tsiyu

(18,186 posts)
29. Addiction is a disease
Thu May 8, 2014, 10:52 AM
May 2014

Last edited Thu May 8, 2014, 11:37 AM - Edit history (1)


We must all understand addiction, so that we can see that Huntsville, Alabama cops HAD to force a sharp object down that kid's throat.

You see, DeWayne McCarver's team appear to be ADDICTED to finding drugs. They are so ADDICTED, they see that little packet of drugs they're looking for as FAR MORE IMPORTANT than human life.

So, if you are a young person in Huntsville, Alabama, they can do WHATEVER THEY WANT to find DRUGS. They can beat you to a pulp and force sharp objects down your throat because THEIR ADDICTION IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR LIFE!!!!


DeWayne McCarver and his Oh So Moral buds will throw your body away like a used piece of trash once they are done digging around your soon-to-be corpse. Your human soul and spirit are meaningless. Because DRUGS!!!!! DRUGS are dangerous unless DeWayne McCarver and his buddies have them! They must KILL to get them! It's the law, ladies and gentlemen!

I feel so sorry for the Huntsville cops because they didn't find any drugs on this kid. All that work for nothing!
The kid is just collateral damage. ALL OF OUR KIDS ARE NOW COLLATERAL DAMAGE.

The Huntsville, Alabama Police department has made it clear; Your child's life is far less important than finding DRUGS and they WILL kill your child to find some!

Woohoo! Alabama rocks! Take your kids to Huntsville Alabama for vacation this year! IF YOU HATE THEM.




Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
36. No! If someone puts a forbidden substance into what they mistakenly believe is their "own" body
Thu May 8, 2014, 06:31 PM
May 2014

They have forfeited their right to not be immediately put to death by the local authorities!


Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
35. Another victory for teh drug war!!! Woo hoo!!!!
Thu May 8, 2014, 06:29 PM
May 2014

Maybe if we summarily execute enough teenagers, we can finally stop teh pot.

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