At least give the poor guy some bread and water

The California student who was forgotten about by agents and left alone in a holding cell for five days without food or water filed a $20 million claim yesterday against federal drug officials. Attorney Eugene Iredale sent the demand notice on behalf of UC San Diego senior Daniel Chong to the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) general counsel. The deprivation of food and water for four and a half days while the person is handcuffed the entire time constitutes torture under both international and domestic law. Even if he was in possession of drugs, that's no reason to just shove him in a cell like that. He was eventually forced to drink his own urine to survive after being detained and locked in a five-by-10-foot windowless cell. He was discovered April 25 and rushed to the hospital, where he spent five days being treated for a perforated lung, possible kidney failure, and other illnesses. In short, the DEA better start paying.