Comments on: Wrong-person arrests: “Mistakes happen”

By: Anonymous Attorney

Anonymous Attorney — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 19:46:44 +0000

Re: anal probes in New Mexico:

I would be shocked by this even if the drug dog had been right. I’m also pretty shocked that not only did the police insist upon this, they got medical professionals to go along with it. This far:

“8. Doctors prepared Eckert for surgery, sedated him, and then performed a colonoscopy where a scope with a camera was inserted into Eckert’s anus, rectum, colon, and large intestines. No narcotics were found.”

And a prosecutor OK’d the entire thing?

By: En Passant

En Passant — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 22:14:10 +0000

According to the Popehat discussion thread, the Eckert “worst traffic stop ever” incident in New Mexico wasn’t the first for those same cops.

One report of the earlier one is in The Blaze.

Same cops. Same dog. Dog’s name is Leo.

PS — heard you on Michael Krasny’s KQED forum. Excellent!

By: Jhn1

Jhn1 — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 20:35:32 +0000

Look at the picture of the ‘stolen’ truck, and read how the son crashed it into the cop car before you jump to the conclusion it was unjustified.
Deliberately crashing into a police vehicle tends to generate serious responded, like gunfire.
The claim that son would not exit truck after it was forced to stop…

My only remaining question would be if the hands were visible and not holding a weapon, or below line-of-sight. Unfortunately police seem to lie so often I would not take their word, unsupported, as to that element of the situation.

By: Boblipton

Boblipton — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:54:37 +0000

I’m sure the arresting officers are all “Boy, was I embarrassed!”

Bob