Sudden Deaths in Police Custody May Be Biological, Study Says

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Sudden Deaths in Police Custody May Be Biological, Study Says

Posted Sep 2, 2008, 12:18 pm CST
By Martha Neil

A study by Spanish researchers of sudden deaths of young men who died soon after being arrested says a biological fear factor may be at least part of the answer to the unsolved mystery.

Just like wild animals, which can die suddenly when captured, humans taken into custody are stressed. Hence, researcher Manuel Martinez Selles of Madrid's Hospital Gregorio Maranon told the European Society of Cardiology today, there may be a significant biological factor in the deaths of nearly 60 men within 24 hours or less of being arrested by Spanish authorities, reports Reuters. The average age of the suspects was 33, and they had no prior history of heart disease.

"Just why they died remains a mystery but he believes young men, in particular, may experience surges in blood levels of chemicals known as catecholamines when under severe stress," the news agency writes. "Adrenaline is one of the most abundant catecholamines."

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Posted by Stephen Gianelli - 2 months, 4 weeks, 1 day, 10 hours, 24 minutes ago

I suspect that many people have a “biological pre-disposition” to die when maced, tasered, choked and held down with a knee or two on the chest.
Posted by Tom Krohmer - 2 months, 4 weeks, 20 hours, 53 minutes ago

Could you tell me who or what corporations paid for the “study”
that Manuel Martínez-Sellés, MD did ? From what I understand,
he had studied at Yale University.

Google search term; “Manuel Martínez-Sellés Yale University”

FYI:

Some coroners are now prohibited though court orders to
mention Taser injuries in their reports !

Was this accounted for in the study and if so, “how” ?
Or was / is the author aware of that factor ?

If you want documentation on that fact,
please contact,

Mesha Monge-Irizarry
Director
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeo9ewi/idrissstelleyfoundation/
Idriss Stelley Foundation” iolmisha@cs.com

Her son was shot 48 times by 9 San Francisco policeman.
Mesha started the foundation with the money from the
wrongful death law suit, of her son.

Thank you,

Tom Krohmer
Posted by Toxic Reverend - 2 months, 4 weeks, 19 hours, 1 minute ago

Simple Resolution To Discover Probable Causes Of Mysterious Deaths

Theory:

People that are toxic victims and called mentally ill
are more prone to “sudden unexplainable death” when
in police custody, after being arrested for the “behavior” ?
This may very well be due to their “total toxic body burden”.
What I call, “The Toxic Lotto”
(as explained at my profile http://www.myspace.com/toxicreverend).

The California Biomonitoring Program that is under way to
test California residents for toxic chemical exposures.
I am advocating for testing the mentally ill violent
criminals and suicide victims.

The upcoming “Public Input Meetings” with the nine member
scientific advisory panel that will decide who gets tested for
what and how they will get tested are posted at

the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program
http://www.oehha.ca.gov/multimedia/biomon/index.html

___ In reference:

Environmental Connections:
A Deeper Look into Mental Illness
Environmental Health Perspectives
Volume 115, Number 8, August 2007
http://www.ehponline.org/members/2007/115-8/focus.html

Their “general conclusion” (in the
above article) is that mental illness
is not “so genetic” and most likely
due to toxic chemical exposures…..

FYI:
Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP)
a monthly journal of peer-reviewed
research and news on the impact of the
environment on human health. EHP is
published by the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences and its
content is free online. Print issues
are available by paid subscription.
http://www.ehponline.org/

TR
aka
Tom Krohmer
Posted by Mary Neal - 2 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 2 hours, 52 minutes ago

We don’t buy it. Juries will not buy it. Juries are still comprised of twelve adults - not twelve robots like you have turned Medical Examiners into, apparently. Activists now have the task of informing the public so that if/when they are ever called to serve on a jury for “Sudden Death After Arrest,“ their minds will automatically translate the term into “Murder by Police.“ We have already begun working on this. If we do our jobs well, the families of such deceased persons will automatically win big awards. Think of a new plan. This propaganda is going nowhere.

Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill
http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/AIMI

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