The Daily Caller – by Robby Soave
A 17-year-old was killed after a confounding police encounter during which the cops slammed him on the ground, shattered his ribs, pepper-sprayed him and shoved a sharp object down his throat, according to his family’s lawsuit.
The teen, whose first name is not given in the lawsuit, allegedly died at the hands of Huntsville, Alabama, police during an attempted drug bust. His mother, Nancy Smith, filed the lawsuit.
Smith was set up in a drug sting operation facilitated by a police informant. Officers approached Smith during the drug deal, and he ran. The officers were not dressed as cops and did not announce themselves as such.
Smith was caught by an officer and thrown to the ground, suffering injuries. He was cuffed and violently restrained. Officers even pepper-sprayed him.
Matters quickly became much worse.
According to the lawsuit, police were concerned that Smith had swallowed a bag of drugs in an effort to conceal evidence. A medically untrained officer shoved a “sharp oblong object” down Smith’s throat to find the nonexistent drugs:
Upon information and belief, Defendant Officers, without proper training or expertise, shoved a sharp oblong object into Minor N.S.’s throat; however, no bag was found or recovered from the scene nor was a bag found or retrieved from the hospital where Minor N.S. was treated until his death.
The incident happened a year ago, but it took local reporters months to obtain the autopsy report, according to WAFF.
The report listed Smith’s cause of death as undetermined, but asphyxia was suggested as a strong possibility. Some combination of the violent manner in which Smith was restrained and the object shoved down his throat may have deprived his brain of oxygen, killing him.
The report could not rule out a drug overdose. But since Smith’s blood samples were discarded, and never tested, it is impossible to determine whether he had drugs in his system at the time of his arrest.
The suit alleges excessive force and wrongful death, and seeks unspecified punitive damages.
Let me guess — “They acted within departmental guidelines when they rammed a sharp object down his throat, so no charges will be filed.”
We really need to rid our society of cops altogether. There will NOT be an increase in crime. Crime will decrease because everyone will know they have to defend themselves, and they’ll be ready to do so.
I think most Americans will GLADLY take the responsibility of their own protection in exchange for getting rid of these brutal, corrupt, and abusive pigs once and for all. They just have to get over their TV brainwashing that has told them all their lives that these crooks are “heroes”.
no…they’ll say: “we feared for our lives” that’s how they always get out of anything
blood samples not ran, after autopsy…what kind of circus was that??? ARE they SURE have the right BODY?
The “Untouchables” are still high five’n it back at Goon Squad Central. F’n cops and the use of military tactics to deal with people has got to stop. Wait till the SHTF and see how fast they will turn the opposite direction. Sorry you murderin’ piece of trash straight out of hell, there will be nowhere to hide. What goes around comes around. As John Lennon so aptly put it, “Instant Karma’s gonna get cha.”