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After reading this today, I have come to the conclusion that Geico got off easy.


From our friends in Deming, NM. Unbelievable. :mad2:

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3209305.shtml#

The actual complaint, a long and graphic but wild read:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/181730326/Traffic-Complaint-pdf

And yes: they are trying to bill him for medical services rendered. From the suit: "Defendant Gila Regional has billed Plaintiff for the “services” it provided at the request of law enforcement....Plaintiff still receives medical bills for thousands of dollars for these illegal, invasive and painful medical procedures."
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I hate most lawsuits, but that guy deserves some money from the police department and the hospital. Some people in the police department deserve some time in jail. Absolutely absurd. I hope he wins a big settlement.

Of course, they'll probably get off easy, a few weeks of paid vacation on the taxpayer's dime, further abusing those they are paid and sworn to protect and serve.
 
Who was this guy that the cops were so sure he was trafficking drugs? :confused:

It does not seem to me that a couple of cops would go to this depth on a random person for ****s and giggles.
 
Dav8or said:
Who was this guy that the cops were so sure he was trafficking drugs? :confused:

It does not seem to me that a couple of cops would go to this depth on a random person for ****s and giggles.
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I'd like to see the affidavit for the warrant
 
That's a helluva way to win the lottery.

Without a valid warrant, doesn't that reach the level of rape?
 
Hopefully he sues the hospital and every individual he encountered there as well. You ain't stopping the police, you might be able to stop some of the people that do the police's bidding.
 
Matthew said:
That's a helluva way to win the lottery.

Without a valid warrant, doesn't that reach the level of rape?
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The doctor and hospital will rue the day they agreed to this, the doctor will no longer be able to find a job even if he can hang onto his license, I see paramedic in his future. If you can't read a warrant, you have no business being a doctor.
 
I sincerely hope the officers involved, the judge, and whatever medical personnel participated in this all end up looking for construction or lawn care work.
 
Shouldn't someone be going to jail over that besides any lawsuit?
 
It was surely humiliating, but never working another day in his life might help ease the suffering. Watch how fast the insurance companies try to settle this one.
 
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For a minute I thought this thread was about a POA member.
 
It's OK, everyone.

Chief Gigante says his officers "follow the law in every aspect and we follow policies and protocols"



There's nothing to see here. Just move right along (and don't you dare clench.)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...vity-search-including-enemas-COLONOSCOPY.html
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Deming Police Chief Brandon Gigante said his officers always act within the bounds of the law
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4 On Your Side Investigative Reporter Chris Ramirez cornered Deming Police Chief Brandon Gigante.

"As the police chief what reassurances could you give people when they come through your town that they won't be violated or abused by your police officers?" Ramirez asked Chief Gigante.

"We follow the law in every aspect and we follow policies and protocols that we have in place," Chief Gigante replied.

"Do you think those officers in this particular case did that?" Ramirez asked.
Gigante didn't answer, instead he referred Ramirez to his attorney.
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http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3209305.shtml?cat=500
 
THE HOSPITAL SENT HIM A BILL FOR THE PROCEDURES AND ARE THREATENING COLLECTIONS. WTF.
 
The hospital is just guaranteeing being sued.
 
Lucky bastard. He and his offspring will never have to work another day in their lives.
 
DaleB said:
I sincerely hope the officers involved, the judge, and whatever medical personnel participated in this all end up looking for construction or lawn care work.
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Hey, we don't need them in construction.
 
You would think the hospital would send the bill to the police dept.,since they ordered the tests. Hope that he prevails in the court case.
 
frfly172 said:
You would think the hospital would send the bill to the police dept.,since they ordered the tests. Hope that he prevails in the court case.
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You would think someone wouldn't be anally violated over 14 hours for rolling a stop sign.:rolleyes2: Police Dept. told the hospital to bill the suspect(that one bad apple cop again.)
 
ClimbnSink said:
Hopefully he sues the hospital and every individual he encountered there as well. You ain't stopping the police, you might be able to stop some of the people that do the police's bidding.
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They are listed in the complaint...

THE CITY OF DEMING, DEMING POLICE OFFICERS BOBBY OROSCO, ROBERT CHAVEZ, and OFFICER HERNANDEZ; HILDAGO COUNTY; HILDAGO COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICERS DAVID ARREDONDO, ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, and PATRICK GREEN; DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY DANIEL DOUGHERTY, GILA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, ROBERT WILCOX, M.D., and, OKAY H. ODOCHA, M.D.
 
Assuming the claims in the suit are true and correct, there are a number of people listed who should spend significant time in jail, and then do nothing but dig ditches for the rest of their natural lives. Disgusting behavior alleged here.
 
frfly172 said:
You would think the hospital would send the bill to the police dept.,since they ordered the tests. Hope that he prevails in the court case.
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I'm not sure exactly how it works in this case, but I think it's normal in injury situations to make the arrest AFTER the guy is released from the hospital. That way the PD isn't liable for the bills.
 
Was the stop sign on private property? Years ago my car was hit and run in a shopping mall parking lot. Though the LEOs may have been making it up to try to get out of work, in my state I've had LEOs tell me they cannot enforce traffic laws on private property. I don't know what the laws are in New Mexico, but if David Eckert rolled through a stop sign from a Wal-Mart private driveway or private access road, then the LEOs may have overextended their bounds.

I question the sanity of the LEOs involved.

Defendant Green and Defendant Arredondo claimed to be acting as members of the Border Drug Task Force.
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Why would they think it would be likely that someone coming out of Wal-Mart would have drugs hidden in a body cavity?


  • Do they think Wal-Mart is a portal to Mexico?


  • Do they think this Wal-Mart resides on the border of Mexico?


  • Do they think there is a 30 mile tunnel from the Mexican border to Wal-Mart?

What do you think is the most likely reason for the public to have clinched butt cheeks when they are arrested?


  • Because they are smuggling drugs?
Or

  • Because they fear an out-of-control government? Because government often physically, morally, and financially rapes the public? Because our out of control government often victimizes and abuses innocent people?
 
Henning said:
The doctor may very well.
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They should face criminal charges for assault and battery. I would have told the cops to f*** off. Since when do physicians work for the police?
 
Gary F said:
They should face criminal charges for assault and battery. I would have told the cops to f*** off. Since when do physicians work for the police?
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The first doctor basically did so. Not all doctors are nice guys, some are downright sadistic bastards. Only the DA can level criminal charges though, although in this case if he doesn't he may not be DA for long. The judge may lose lose his seat as well.
 
Henning said:
The first doctor basically did so. Not all doctors are nice guys, some are downright sadistic bastards. Only the DA can level criminal charges though, although in this case if he doesn't he may not be DA for long. The judge may lose lose his seat as well.
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My understanding was the judge issued a search warrant ( rightly or wrongly, I don't know). The warrant was for a specific time window. The first hospital refused the exam, so they went to another hospital. The second hospital was in a different county, outside the jurisdiction of the warrant and the warrant had already expired by the time the exam began.

The judge might have enough plausible deniability to cover his ass (as it were).
 
Matthew said:
My understanding was the judge issued a search warrant ( rightly or wrongly, I don't know). The warrant was for a specific time window. The first hospital refused the exam, so they went to another hospital. The second hospital was in a different county, outside the jurisdiction of the warrant and the warrant had already expired by the time the exam began.

The judge might have enough plausible deniability to cover his ass (as it were).
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Search warrant or not, it does not give license to physicians to perform a medical exam or procedure against the will of the patient.
 
Ted DuPuis said:
Sure you do. Gotta fill holes in the ground somehow.
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Or hard hat testers.

I hear the new paper mache versions are coming along nicely and due for some "10# sledge dropped from 5 stories" testing.
 
CJones said:
Or hard hat testers.

I hear the new paper mache versions are coming along nicely and due for some "10# sledge dropped from 5 stories" testing.
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:rofl:

I've heard good results about the invisible "lighter than air" units.
 
Ted DuPuis said:
Sure you do. Gotta fill holes in the ground somehow.
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Nahh...that's what architects are for!

"do you know what time it is when an architect falls into a hole full of fresh concrete on your job site and is up to his neck in concrete?"

Time for more concrete.:wink2:
 
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