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guappo1

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11. Big screwup

Reply to maddezmom (Original post)

Thu May 3, 2012, 09:08 AM

May 2012

Man did someone drop the ball on this one. There are rules that must be followed and it is certain that there was not communication between officers. Also that lack of concern for someone asking for help showed that DEA must learn to care for the well being of those in the custody even if they could be suspected criminal involved in a horrible crime.

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Student left in cell for 4 days files $20M claim against DEA [View all] maddezmom May 2012 OP

Has anyone noticed how lately a lot of the Federal agencies that are supposed to lunatica May 2012 #1

The DEA has been failing this country since it was formed Tsiyu May 2012 #2

There's no telling how many have been 'forgotten' until they were dead lunatica May 2012 #5

yes, his roommates filed a missing persons report mainer May 2012 #9

At work for twelve hours today so sorry so late in responding Tsiyu May 2012 #26

That meth story is also part of the big revealing evidently lunatica May 2012 #28

I'm guessing that a lot of our government agencies Baitball Blogger May 2012 #6

again, obama didn't clean house newspeak May 2012 #30

Don't forget the Border Patrol KansDem May 2012 #8

Yeah, and it's really disturbing to me. Those are all good questions. nt Poll_Blind May 2012 #15

The DEA has never been an honorable organization. obxhead May 2012 #17

I have to agree. Completely unacceptable and one can see a trend for sure. harun May 2012 #18

The Secret Service scandal was a distraction IMHO. iscooterliberally May 2012 #20

DEA has been a haven for bad law enforcement since it was BNDD CanonRay May 2012 #3

Considering that this guy could just as easily have died in the cell DFW May 2012 #4

he was near death when they got to him, no food or water for 5 days CreekDog May 2012 #22

Knowing our health insurance system DFW May 2012 #23

I hope he gets every penny obamanut2012 May 2012 #7

Well, he'll likely get most of it. Liberal Veteran May 2012 #16

Moment I read the first report I thought 4 mill. minimum. So starting at 20 is about right. harun May 2012 #19

If he'd died, they would have called it a suicide. mainer May 2012 #10

Big screwup guappo1 May 2012 #11

Rules are for the little people. nt bemildred May 2012 #13

"Okay okay okay...would you drink your own piss for 20 mil?" alcibiades_mystery May 2012 #12

Wait a minute.. was he "arrested"? OKNancy May 2012 #14

Are they able to hold you without arresting you? obamanut2012 May 2012 #25

The DEA has NEVER been an honorable organization. Dawson Leery May 2012 #21

Why should the DEA care? They don't pay it. We do. FreeBC May 2012 #24

He shares a last name with Tommy Chong.... DCKit May 2012 #27

Why settle for money? Why should only taxpayers pay for this? Ash_F May 2012 #29

WHERE HAS MY COUNTRY GONE???? tabasco May 2012 #31