Arizona Officers Allegedly Flushed Fetus

[larrymeyer]

Arizona Officers Allegedly Flushed Fetus

http://www.officer.com/web/online/Top-News-Stories/Arizona-Officers-Allegedly-Flushed-Fetus/1$46975

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com


Posted: Thursday, June 4, 2009
Updated: June 4th, 2009 11:48 AM EDT

MESA, Ariz. --

Police in Arizona say five officers have been placed on paid leave after one allegedly flushed a fetus down a toilet.

Mesa Police Chief George Gascon (gas-KOHN') says four officers responding to a call about a possible miscarriage at a motel on Monday discovered a woman who apparently lost a fetus estimated to be 12 to 14 weeks old.

Gascon says an officer who wasn't at the motel instructed the four over the phone to flush the 4-inch fetus down the toilet rather than take it to a hospital.

A supervisor who was reading incident reports came across details about the disposal of the fetus and shared them with a superior.

Gascon says all five officers were placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation.

He says police plan to forward the case to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office to see if prosecutors recommend charges.

[Himni]

That is horrible all I can say is WOW.

[Karma8541]

Does not surpise me, I lived there for a yr. The things i saw those officers do was crazy. Hope this time they get what they deserve.

Semper Fi,

[Karma8541]

Does not surpise me, I lived there for a yr. The things i saw those officers do was crazy. Hope this time they get what they deserve.

Semper Fi,

[crlovel]

Not trying to be a smartass (well, maybe a little), but what were they supposed to do with it? Give it mouth to mouth?

[armabill]

How about a proper burial.

[crlovel]

Ok, now I'm not being a smart ass. They bury miscarriages? As in, a funeral and everything? I have honestly never heard or known of anyone doing this.

[adymond]

Ok, now I'm not being a smart ass. They bury miscarriages? As in, a funeral and everything? I have honestly never heard or known of anyone doing this.

I don't know what would really be done with a 10-12 week old gestational age baby. I mean basically the thing is a few cm long and looks like a gummy bear.

[••SpraynPray••]

I don't know what would really be done with a 10-12 week old gestational age baby. I mean basically the thing is a few cm long and looks like a gummy bear.

Right, not much you can do with a 12 to 14 week old blob of gewy stuff

[ehidle]

I'm just waiting for the "cops can do no wrong" crowd to show up saying it was a "good flush."