美國某地區執法機構再度被發現虐待被拘留人士。一名被拘留的女士被關起四日﹐沒有水﹐沒有食物﹐沒有廁所。據稱﹐如果不能夠證明獄卒是蓄意虐待受害人﹐那獄卒便不用負上個人責任(即不會被解僱)。即使沒有官官相衛﹐試問又有什麼可能證明那獄卒是有心或是無意--他的心當時在想什麼﹐只有自己知。
虐待一個沒有反抗能力的人四日而不用負上責任﹐相信只有在美國"打政府工"才會有這個"特權"。即使鄧竟成的特區鷹犬相信也沒有那麼放肆﹐沒有那麼有恃無恐。
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Woman Left For Four Nights In Washington County Courthouse Cell
County Officials Said Steps Have Been Taken To Ensure It Does Not Happen Again
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- A bailiff forgot to remove a defendant from a courthouse holding cell last week, forcing the woman to spend four nights in a locked room without food, water or a toilet, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said.
Court workers discovered Adrianna Torres-Flores, 38, of Springdale, on Monday morning. She appeared dehydrated and was taken to a hospital for treatment, said County Judge Jerry Hunton.
Torres-Flores was left in the detention room --- intended for short-term detention only --- all weekend. Because of snow last week, fewer staff were in the courthouse late Thursday and Friday to notice Torres-Flores in the holding cell.
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“You know, it was a very unfortunate situation,” Hunton said.
Torres-Flores was transported to Washington Regional Medical Center by emergency medical personnel, but hospital representatives said she was never admitted to the hospital.
Torres-Flores was in court for a plea agreement on Thursday, March 6, but Judge William Storey revoked Torres-Flores’ bail because she was in the country illegally. Torres-Flores was accused of being involved in a bootleg CD and DVD ring in Springdale in December and had been out on bail since her arraignment in December.
Normal procedure for an out-of-custody defendant who is remanded to the sheriff’s custody requires the court bailiff make notification to sheriff’s office transport personnel, officials said.
“For some reason, the bailiff didn’t go and immediately make the call for transport, and I guess he, at a later time, just forgot to [make the call],” Hunton said.
Hankins had only been a bailiff for approximately two weeks and was placed on paid leave pending an investigation, Washington County Sheriff Tim Helder said.
Helder said unless he finds out the bailiff locked the woman inside the cell and left her there on purpose, he expects the bailiff to be back on the job and to learn from his mistake.
Hunton said Monday that immediate measures have been taken to ensure this does not happen again, including putting a camera in the cell and a light outside the cell that will be on when someone is inside.
“The best thing that we can do is to make sure it doesn’t happen to anybody else,” Hunton said.
Torres-Flores would not comment to reporters Tuesday on the advice of her attorney.
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