I love this stuff! http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/30/justice/california-dea-settlement/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 San Diego (CNN) -- A University of California San Diego student left unmonitored in a holding cell for five days by the Drug Enforcement Administration has settled a lawsuit for $4.1 million, his attorney said Tuesday. "This was a mistake of unbelievable and unimaginable proportions," said attorney Julia Yoo. Daniel Chong, 25, drank his own urine to survive and even wrote a farewell note to his mother before authorities discovered him severely dehydrated after a 2012 drug raid in San Diego. Chong was detained on the morning of April 21 when DEA agents raided a house they suspected was being used to distribute MDMA, commonly known as "ecstasy." A multiagency narcotics task force, including state agents, detained nine people and seized about 18,000 ecstasy pills, marijuana, prescription medications, hallucinogenic mushrooms, several guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition from the house, according to the DEA. It wasn't until the afternoon of Wednesday, April 25, that an agent opened the steel door to Chong's cell and found the handcuffed student, Chong's attorney Gene Iredale said last year. 2012: Forgotten in cell for 5 days 2012: Student feared death, dehydration Upon his release, Mr. Chong told CNN affiliate KNSD that he was visiting a friend and knew nothing about the presence of drugs and guns. He was never formally arrested or charged, the DEA said. While detained, Chong had given up and accepted death, using a shard of glass from his glasses to carve "Sorry Mom" onto his arm as a farewell message, Yoo said. Chong lost 15 pounds and suffered from severe post-traumatic stress disorder, she said. "He's the strongest person I have ever met," Yoo said. "As a result of his case, it's one of the primary reasons the DEA placed a nationwide policy that calls on each agent at satellite offices to check on the well-being of prisoners in their cells on a daily basis," Yoo said. A spokeswoman from the San Diego office of the DEA declined to comment about the settlement but told CNN that a review of their procedures and protocols was conducted and submitted to the inspector general's office at the Department of Justice. Since the incident, Chong has returned to complete his undergraduate degree at UC San Diego, Yoo said. "He changed his major from engineering to economics and wants to finish school, pursue his career and help take care of his mother."
Just to get this straight, this piece of shit is a drug dealer, producer, and owned illegal fire arms right? Or was he simply hanging out with bad people?
Who knows? But whether he's a druggie or not, he's now a few million dollars richer and his attorney is retired.
Where did you get that he owned illegal firearms? I love how the press always points out that they find firearms during their raids. People own guns. It's not a surprise. It's not even a surprise that people own thousands of rounds of ammo, since it has become so hard to get, lots of people buy all they can afford when they finally find rounds that fit their guns. Go Blazers
Based on the article, none of the above. He's a law-abiding citizen who was detained unnecessarily in a raid, never charged with anything, and left to rot.
He may or may not be a law abiding citizen. But at this point it doesn't matter. HE'S FRIGGIN' RICH!!
Actually, based on the article above he was at his friends house that got raided, where officials found 18,000 ecstasy pills, marijuana, prescription medications, hallucinogenic mushrooms, several guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition. So at best he was hanging out with bad people
If you think that he's guilty going there to get his Molly or Shrooms; then he's guilty. I, for one, think that is fucked up; especially since they didn't book him. They fucked up big time and now this kid is set.
Well the good thing about what they were selling is you can't do it over and over. The tolerance issues would be a big waste.
I hope you don't mean that MM. Even if guilty, fours days without food or water is pretty damned harsh. Go Blazers
Oh and I, for one, am really freak'n happy to see my tax dollars pissed away by incompetence by the police. Go Blazers
No, I don't mean it But...The harsher the penalty, the less likely people will be to commit the crime.
Not sure? It is just my belief, not that I know that to be true though But crime is almost non existent in some countries because of the severity of punishment
