Student abandoned in DEA holding cell drank own urine to survive

[DreamSmoker]

On April 21, Drug Enforcement Agents raided an apartment where Chong and his friends were smoking marijuana.

Daniel Chong, a 24-year old student at UC San Diego, was taken into custody during a drug raid and abandoned in a holding cell for five days without food or water, according to NBC San Diego.
Eventually, he began hallucinating and drank his own urine in hopes of staying hydrated.

After five days, a DEA worker heard noises coming from the holding cell and discovered him. Chong was taken to the hospital, where he spent three days in the intensive care unit.

The DEA has not apologized to Chong. He has not been charged with any crime.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/01/student-abandoned-in-dea-holding-cell-drank-own-urine-to-survive/

[kestrel91316]

1. Gigantic lawsuit.

[RainDog]

7. my thought, too

how can you just forget someone who is yelling to try to tell you they exist?

[Renew Deal]

2. Oops

[alittlelark]

3. Wow. I hope he has lawyers banging on his door.

[think]

4. The drug war is a war on Americans and it is getting fuggin ulgy....

[tblue]

5. Police state

This country is freaking me out.

[Dawson Leery]

6. Abolish the DEA, end the "war on drugs".