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“What brings you to Demopolis?”

The question seemed harmless, as did the questioner, Sgt. Tim Soronen of the Demopolis, Alabama police department. Diane Avera, the 45-year-old grandmother from Meridian, Mississippi to whom that question was posed, couldn’t see any harm in answering it candidly.

“I came over to buy some Sudafed for our scuba diving trip this weekend, since we can’t buy it in Meridian anymore,” Mrs. Avera explained.

Soronen asked Avera if she knew it was against the law to cross the state line to buy Sudafed.

“No, sir, I did not know,” the startled woman replied.

“I need you to step out of the car,” Soronen demanded.

“For what? I swear I didn’t know. What did I do?” Avera asked in alarm.

“You came to Demopolis to buy some Sudafed,” came the curt response. “Step to the back of the truck.”

Before the sun set on July 29, 2010, Diane Avera was in the Marengo County Jail, where she would remain for forty days. At one point she was shackled to a restraint chair for 17 hours. During that time she was denied water or access to a bathroom. She also developed edema in her feet. Edema-related blood clots have been identified as the cause of death for several of the inmates who have perished while chained to the “Devil’s Chair.”

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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
Innocence before proven guilty.

If they really thought it was a thing, they would have contacted the police in her local jurisdiction who would have gotten a search warrant to search her house, and she would have been charged because the prosecutor would have been able to build a case.

They let her go, so clearly that didn't happen.

If you mean the blog itself, maybe check the links for a legitimate newspaper source if necessary.

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I did look for other sites. It looks like she was tried and found guilty. Her case is currently under appeal.

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Originally posted by FREMDFIRMA:

Well considering just how hard the Gov is limited, and/or trying to limit, peoples ability to get their hands on things they need, I don't freakin blame anyone for stocking up - look at that bullshit they pulled with asthma inhalers for example, I can tellya for a fact MOST of the folks who were stockpiling those ain't makin meth, they're concerned that they're gonna get financially screwed, handed over on a plate to our financially rapacious medical care system, for something that is gonna do exactly jack diddly shit to even inconvenience the bad guys.
Hell, I had to stockpile Lugols Iodine before they banned it, for my medical cabinet.
It's insanity, is what it is, and as for why they do that kinda stuff, known as TORTURE in any country but ours, once you are in their custody, it's to "encourage" you to confess, or plead it, to break your will and get you to surrender your rights, or at least any pretense that they might be respected.

Which is why I consider that here-and-now-is-not-the-place-to-argue-it concept bullshit, cause once they got you in their custody, the whole game changes, and a lawsuit will not undo the damage they do to you.

-Frem

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Originally posted by m52nickerson:
Did you ever considered that in some cases, like this one the police might be telling truth and the women is really guilty and just trying to gain sympathy?

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