Innocent New York man billed $4,600 for police rectal probe

[Satanica]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46637634

[....]
orrence Jackson said he refused consent for the invasive procedure, and suffered internal injuries as a result.

According to the Post-Standard, doctors in Syracuse, upstate New York, refused to carry out the examination until police obtained a warrant.

The hospital sent Mr Jackson, 42, a bill for $4,595.12 (£3,600).

He was stopped in his car by police after failing to signal, police say.

Officers found a bag of marijuana and cocaine residue in Mr Jackson's vehicle, reports the Post-Standard.

The incident happened on 16 October 2017, but has only been pieced together after a review by the newspaper of police, court and medical documents.

Police officer Anthony Fiorini said Mr Jackson's posture in the car was consistent with someone hiding drugs in his rectum.

One officer was reportedly injured in the ensuing struggle to arrest Mr Jackson, who has a lengthy criminal record, according to the newspaper.

Police also said Mr Jackson had taunted them about having drugs concealed on his person, which he denies, reports the Post-Standard.

He was taken to St Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse where an X-ray found no foreign objects in his body.

Police obtained a court warrant to perform a sigmoidoscopy, using a flexible 8in (20cm) tube.

Doctors initially refused to perform the procedure, until advised by a hospital lawyer that Mr Jackson did not have a legal right to refuse.

He was forcibly sedated for the examination.

After the procedure found no drugs, Mr Jackson was released and said he only learned what doctors had done when he found blood in his underwear.
[....]
Upon release, the hospital had a debt collectors' agency pursue Mr Jackson for the medical bill.

He refused to pay, and the matter was ultimately dropped.

In a statement to the Post-Standard, the hospital said its officials "comply with court orders whenever they are issued for detainees who come to our hospital in police custody".

Neither Syracuse police nor St Joseph's hospital immediately responded to a BBC request for comment.

 

[cubby]

Whether this guy is right, wrong or indifferent, he was in the custody of the city/county, they owe this, not him.

 

[Keepalowprofile]

.Police officer Anthony Fiorini said Mr Jackson's posture in the car was consistent with someone hiding drugs in his rectum.

Whaaaat?

 

[Old Man Metal]

Yeah, he got screwed.

Interview here.

 

[DamagedGoods]

Eric Clapton wrote a love song about Cocaine... when's he getting his anal rape?

 

[Sejanus]

Awful

 

[likn07]

literally f***ed by the sysyem

 

[JackBurton]

Meh, career druggy criminal. I have no sympathy

Not sure why an x-ray isnt good enough. Sounds like the cops wanted to lash out after the guy attacked one of their oen during the arrest

 

[Inferus]

Whaaaat?

Back off man; he's a professional.

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Eric Clapton wrote a love song about Cocaine... when's he getting his anal rape?

Isn't that the inspiration for Tears from Heaven?

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literally f***ed by the sysyem

He got Cosby'ed!!!

 

[Keepalowprofile]

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Isn't that the inspiration for Tears from Heaven?

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I'm not going to let you ruin that song by that slam. Tears from heaven is a very touching song for anyone who has ever lost a child.

. Tears in Heaven" is a song by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings from the1991 Rush film soundtrack. Its lyrics were inspired by the death of Clapton's four-year-old son, Conor, who fell from aNew York apartment building in 1991.