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Posted on 09/03/2009 2:19:54 PM PDT by ellery
Suit Claims Police, Hospital Acted Improperly
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. -- An Indiana man has filed a lawsuit claiming that police forcibly withdrew blood and urine from his body during a drunken driving arrest, WLWT-TV reported.
According to the suit, police arrested Jamie Lockard, 53, on suspicion of drunken driving in March.
A Breathalyzer test showed he was under the legal limit, but Officer Brian Miller doubted the findings.
Lockard and his attorney claim in the suit that police took him to Dearborn County Hospital and forced him to submit to a urine and blood test.
Police said they obtained a warrant, but Lockard's attorney said his client was shackled to a gurney and had a catheter inserted against his will.
"It has to be executed reasonably," said attorney Doug Garner. "No one would say this is reasonable behavior. It's reprehensible that anyone could think that this is appropriate."
The blood test showed that Lockard's blood-alcohol level did not exceed Indiana's legal limit, police said.
Garner said the police officer did not apologize, but instead charged Lockard with obstruction of justice.
"He took it too far. He thought he could do whatever to me," Lockard said.
The suit names the Lawrenceburg police department and Dearborn County Hospital, in addition to Miller and Dr. Ronald Cheek.
"I would hate for this to happen to someone else," Lockard said. "It was the most humiliating thing that has ever happened to me, ever."
“He took it too far. He thought he could do whatever to me,” Lockard said.
Ping.
I wonder if the CIA could have gotten away with forced catheterization and blood draws from terrorists.
Steve Martin The Man with Two Brains
The police ... uhhh ... acted ... uhhh ... stupidly...
I'd prefer to see that cop as a homeless and unemployed bum, looking for a new career.
He blew below the limit on the breathalyzer. That sounds like "probable cause" is out the window. The cop would have done better without the breathalyzer and just sworn that Lockard was stumbling around.
New rule for forced catheterization: provide the sample about one second before the catheter goes in and with as much force as possible to drench the thug doctor or nurse participating in it. If you're lucky the cop will be right there also to maintain the chain of evidence.
Forced who?
He should sue to have those that administered the catheter to be forced to recieve hot scalding enemas- We’ll see who wins
Woah.... that guy had more done to him than the CIA did to terrorists.
Damn good thing they weren’t DRUNK or anything. Shoot planning on killing thousands is NOTHING compared with THAT.
/sarc
Some of thse 50-60 year old alcoholics that have
been drinking for some 20-30+ years, regularly go for 6-12
hours at a time without a drink. A fact of life. For these still functioning alcoholics its sometimes required just to function for that days activities. Still they seem inebrieted and its just plain difficult for a cop to tell othewise, all the signs of long term brain abuse/stupidity and clumsiness(failure to touch nose or stretch arms without falling) are just as present as if they had a current count of 4-5 or more drinkiepoos in their system.
My guess is that this man is exactly what I described.
Didn’t some guy recently sue and win a ton of money recently in an incident like this one?
Yep, for the “wet brained” or nearly so, a single beer can make the drunk for hours. Their bodies have gotten to the point where they can no longer metabolize alcohol, so it stays in their systems for hours.
All my drinkin is at home or letting my teetotal Wife drive.
I wish they’d do away with all DWI laws.
Every last one of them.
Except: If you cause a DWI injury, you will go to prison for the rest of your life. A fatality and you get the needle.
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