SeriouslySearching
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Thanks for posting those photos. They looked serious about the task at hand. I am sure it wasn't a pleasant experience for any of them.
I think you are correct that most of the time LE's contact with male students is to deal with the aftermath of alcohol being applied. It would tend to skew their judgement, imo.
Petechial Hemorrhaging would be present if they were suffocated first.
The pathological findings of drowning are variable and non-specific. Petechial hemorrhages involving the periorbital region and the conjunctiva have been described in many causes of death, but are thought to be exceedingly uncommon in cases of drowning.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17719193
I don't think this is something which would go undetected by MEs repeatedly in all of these cases and neither would being tased. The distinct pattern of a taser (stun gun or taser) should be quite evident on the body even if it were in the water an extended period of time, imo. The normal Taser has barbs and they would have to be removed by someone. They leave injection sites as well as reddened skin behind. A police stun gun directly applied leaves distinct burn marks.
I wish we knew details of the costume he was wearing...if it was very thick material such as velvet, vested, etc.. Was it from a costume shop or was it something he threw together? Was he wearing a heavy coat or jacket? Do we know any of those things?
I think you are correct that most of the time LE's contact with male students is to deal with the aftermath of alcohol being applied. It would tend to skew their judgement, imo.
Petechial Hemorrhaging would be present if they were suffocated first.
The pathological findings of drowning are variable and non-specific. Petechial hemorrhages involving the periorbital region and the conjunctiva have been described in many causes of death, but are thought to be exceedingly uncommon in cases of drowning.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17719193
I don't think this is something which would go undetected by MEs repeatedly in all of these cases and neither would being tased. The distinct pattern of a taser (stun gun or taser) should be quite evident on the body even if it were in the water an extended period of time, imo. The normal Taser has barbs and they would have to be removed by someone. They leave injection sites as well as reddened skin behind. A police stun gun directly applied leaves distinct burn marks.
I wish we knew details of the costume he was wearing...if it was very thick material such as velvet, vested, etc.. Was it from a costume shop or was it something he threw together? Was he wearing a heavy coat or jacket? Do we know any of those things?