Saturday, February 18, 2006

Boot-camp tape sparks outrage

The release Friday of a videotape showing Bay County [Florida] guards restraining and striking a limp and seemingly lifeless 14-year-old has ignited national attention and cries for a special prosecutor in the case and even closing the state's juvenile boot camps.
The parents of Martin Lee Anderson, who died on Jan. 6, a day after the incident, believe the tape raises questions about an autopsy by District Medical Examiner Dr. Charles Siebert that said the boy died from internal bleeding caused by a genetic blood disorder and not from injuries in an altercation with guards.