Wal-Mart Assault

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Irregular News for 11.29.05

Houston, TX -- Family members of a Texas shoplifting suspect who suffocated during a struggle with Wal-Mart store employees are suing the retail giant.

The death of Stacy Clay Driver, of Cleveland, Texas, was ruled a homicide by the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office. It was caused primarily by asphyxia from compression to the neck and chest.

Medical examiners said hyperthermia with methamphetamine toxicity were the secondary causes.

Driver's family is seeking unspecified damages against Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart. The family said the retailer should demonstrate that loss-prevention employees, who work to spot thefts, meet training standards.

The 30-year-old Driver died Aug. 7 after employees at a Wal-Mart near Houston pinned him face-down and handcuffed his hands behind his back.

He was accused of stealing a $94 gift card. The struggle lasted 30 minutes.

Wal-Mart said its workers receive adequate training.

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[Blackshirtsguru]

Very interesting article! I remember as a young rook we used to hobble people that would try and kick out the back window of your patrol car. Now that's a BIG NO NO. Especially someone methed out. When you stop their free movement, they tend to put pressure on their lungs because your restricting their breathing thus they either suffocate or have a massive heart attack. Instead of cuffing their feet and bringing them up to their hands they have come out with a new device called a rip hobble. Basically it's a belt that raps around their ankles and you can pull it up to the front seat. Works very well and puts the prisoner in less danger.