[Archived] 'Man' locked in US jail for four days, gets $4m compensation

[M-K]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23512853

It's the feelgood story of the year. A student was arrested, locked in a cell and 'forgotten' for four days.

Four days in a cell - not six years in the Bangkok Hilton or anything like that. Four days.

In those four days, he went utterly batshit mental. He smeared himself in his own turds. He chewed up his glasses and tried to carve a message to his mum in his arm (he managed to draw one letter). He got a perforated oesophagus (presumably from all the screaming he did).

They finally remember to let him out, he goes straight to his lawyer, and he ends up with $4m compensation. He's going to buy his mum a house.

I would do four days in prison for that. Hell, at a million dollars a day, I'd probably keep quiet and stay there for a whole week.

[Amo]

I would do four days in prison for that. Hell, at a million dollars a day, I'd probably keep quiet and stay there for a whole week.

Well yeah, but at the time the guy didn't know he would only be there for four days, did he? Hence going batshit crazy.

[adopted scouser]

His other option was a season ticket for Rovers, the reaction was understandable

[M-K]

Well yeah, but at the time the guy didn't know he would only be there for four days, did he? Hence going batshit crazy.

Not exactly a Terry Waite model of composure, though.

They could make a movie out of it. It'd be like 127 Hours, except instead of being stuck under a rock and contemplating having to cut off an entire limb with a penknife, he'd be sitting on a bunk bed, smeared in his own turds, thinking about how he was going to smash up his glasses so he could scratch an S in his forearm.

[john.leigh]

You just don't get it do you?

You're locked in a room with no doors or windows and you're just left there.

To rot.

Forgotten. No hope. No food. No drink. No time. No contact. No night. No day. No end. Nothing. Nothing.

[M-K]

You just don't get it do you?

Duh.

Just thought it was an amusingly lame 'life or death' situation, but thanks for pointing out my mistake, Mr Logic.

[Steve Moss]

I actually think the payment was justified. The government can't simply snatch someone, stick him in a cell and then forget about him of 4 days. It's pretty outrageous and a large monetary package by way of compensation seems justified. I also think someone at the DEA needs to be fired. The young man could have died.

Before I read the article, I though the comments about him being covered in his own feces was a sign he was mentally disturbed or on drugs. But 3 days without food or water will do horrible things to your mind and I imagine 4 days must have been even worse.

[Jock]

It must of been terrible but smearing your own sh!te on yourself must make it worse .

Good luck to him with his money, hope he doesnt blow it all.

[Guest Norbert]

He could use it to buy and employ Bradley Orr. It'll help us out, but it will be proof that being locked up like that has had a detrimental effect.

[T.J.Newton]

You just don't get it do you?

You're locked in a room with no doors or windows and you're just left there.

To rot.

Forgotten. No hope. No food. No drink. No time. No contact. No night. No day. No end. Nothing. Nothing.

And that's how Man devolved into Dingles.

[Guest Norbert]

Wonder if he'll be asked to go on the US version of 'celebrity' Big Brother?

I'd be pretty terrified after being locked up in 4 days. Not sure I'd give myself a farmer's fake tan though.

[adopted scouser]

He'll be celeb now, the totty will be queuing up.

Better wipe that sh!t off your face first though

[Guest Norbert]

I bet Jordan would be trying to get pregnant with his baby if he was over here. Problem is he'd probably not use a boilersuit and ropes, fall in and be stuck for weeks. It'll be like a porn version of 127 hours.