Police forced man to have anal surgery during crazy drug search, now settling for $1.6 million

From the Daily Caller:

David Eckert–the man who was stopped by police, suspected of drug possession, driven to a hospital, driven to a second hospital, forced to undergo multiple invasive surgeries, and billed for the abuse after no drugs were found–has obtained a $1.6 million settlement with New Mexico local authorities.

The settlement between Eckert and police in Deming and Hidalgo County, New Mexico brings a measure of closure to the horrifying incident, said Eckert’s lawyer.

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The fact that a similar thing already happened to at least two other people is only one bizarre detail in a tale that The Daily Caller ranked the Number 1 most shocking case of police abuse of 2013. (RELATED: TheDC’s Dirty Dozen: 12 SHOCKING police abuse stories of 2013)

Eckert was stopped by police for a routine traffic violation. Reportedly, he “clenched his buttocks” in a manner that made police suspicious he was carrying drugs. The officers obtained a warrant to search him, and drove him to a hospital for an examination. Medical experts at Members Memorial Hospital refused police requests to search Eckert, considering such requests patently unethical.

So where the officers fired? I would make that a requirement of the settlement.