Did they give the drug carrier a choice?
Take a drink and you can go through, or else you have to go back to whence thou comest.

If no choice, the agents are in trouble.
If choice, the drug mule could've walked away.

Why did we give some dumb*** kids family a mill for his stupid ass actions.

(03-22-2017 08:42 AM)Paul M Wrote:  Why did we give some dumb*** kids family a mill for his stupid ass actions.

because it is sometimes cheaper to settle.

Was this a valid civil case? I'd say no... Hear me out on this one..

And I'm going to use nomad's post:

Quote:That's like the police saying "pull the trigger on yourself to show us the gun is fake". Sure, if the guy knows the gun is real and loaded and still shoots himself that is his fault.

My first question was "the kid know what the liquid was?"

If he did.. there's no civil case. No one has the obligation to basically commit suicide (basically which is what he did) because an officer tells you to. Now he might have been stupid and thought he could survive a few sips, but if he did, then he's the dumbest drug mule in history.

Did he not know... then why lie with something as specific as "apple juice" ?

(03-22-2017 08:43 AM)fsquid Wrote:  

(03-22-2017 08:42 AM)Paul M Wrote:  Why did we give some dumb*** kids family a mill for his stupid ass actions.

because it is sometimes cheaper to settle.

yep

The outcome was predicated upon the "Mule's" actions to break US Customs as well US Laws against illegal drugs.

But hey firstbtime I agree with a Participation Trophy for the mule. Congrats !

Nothing to settle. Tell em to go away.

(03-22-2017 08:46 AM)DaSaintFan Wrote:  Was this a valid civil case? I'd say no... Hear me out on this one..

And I'm going to use nomad's post:

Quote:That's like the police saying "pull the trigger on yourself to show us the gun is fake". Sure, if the guy knows the gun is real and loaded and still shoots himself that is his fault.

My first question was "the kid know what the liquid was?"

If he did.. there's no civil case. No one has the obligation to basically commit suicide (basically which is what he did) because an officer tells you to. Now he might have been stupid and thought he could survive a few sips, but if he did, then he's the dumbest drug mule in history.

Did he not know... then why lie with something as specific as "apple juice" ?

Allowing him to do it was negligent in itself imo. You see something you suspect to be drugs, you take it and test it. No playing games.