Death By Baggie! Poland

[Si Dread]

Another unnecessary fatality over a bit of fucking weed! Just a kid

The politicians were right: marijuana kills. Especially when swallowed wrapped up in a plastic bag, while fleeing the police.

The mother of 19-year-old Rafał from Legionowo (roughly 14 miles north-east of the Polish capital Warsaw) says it was a police officer that killed her son. The boy’s stepfather also has no illusions: he believes that had it not been for the police intervention, his stepson would be alive.

We do not know what happened on Monday, March 9. The events as recounted by the police on the one hand, and the parents of the 19-year old and a witness of his arrest on the other, differ on many details.

A few facts, however, have been established beyond all doubt. Rafał had one gram of marijuana on him. When he realized he was about to be stopped and searched by police in the street, he swallowed the drug wrapped up in a plastic bag. A few moments later he was dead. The police say he choked on the plastic packet. Rafał’s parents say he was helped to his death by a police officer who tried to “obtain material evidence."

cont - http://www.talkingdrugs.org/possession-of-marijuana-kills-in-poland

 

[Mysterie]

so apparently in 2013 personal possession of small quantities was decriminalised in poland, where officers could let people go if if was obvious it was for personal use at their own discretion. but this is only in theory, as if you are caught with weed on you then you will get arrested, up to 3 years or something, up to 10 for dealing i think.

its too bad he swallowed the bag as well as the weed, i guess you don't think too clearly when you are worried for your life.

 

[brighton]

Poor kid. All he needed was the Heimlich maneuver.