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Boot Camp Murder

When looking through articles, this one really popped out at me. It is about a juvenile named Martin Lee Anderson in Tampa, Florida. He was sent to a boot camp after being arrested for stealing his grandmother's Jeep. Martin died after being restrained by three employees working at the boot camp. It is said that these men put ammonia capsules under Martin's nose, striked him with their knees, used a straight arm takedown, bent his wrists, and poured water over his head. He later died from what is being investigated possible suffocation. One of the employees says, "I ordered the offender to stop resisting and relax his arms. The offender refused to comply with those instructions." I believe this to be totally absurd. These men are trained to work with these kinds of juveniles every day. They used unneeded "excessive force" that ended up killing him. I believe that this situation got way out of hand, and I think that these men handled this situation horribly. I would like to hear what you have to say about this subject, and feel free to take a look at the link.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/11/28/boot.camp.death/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

posted by Anonymous @ 11/28/2006 09:01:00 PM