Cops sue over alleged meth exposure

[proud2BlibKansan]

A federal lawsuit alleges that three Missouri police officers suffered permanent injuries after inhaling poisonous vapors during a 2007 raid on a methamphetamine lab.

The current and former officers in Butler, Mo., allege in the suit filed this week in federal court in Kansas City that they were not properly trained in the risks of methamphetamine labs and in the use of available protective equipment.

The suit was filed against the current and former police chiefs of the city, which is about an hour south of Kansas City, as well as the former mayor of Butler.

After the November 2007 raid, officers Mark Frost, Harold Anderson and Kenneth Rush were hospitalized for about a week with chemically-induced pneumonia and heart murmurs, according to the suit.



Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/11/26/2473318/cops-sue-over-alleged-meth-exposure.html#ixzz16PNhZ06y

[beyurslf]

1. i work in child welfare and when kids come into custody from a meth-lab home,

we throw away everything. There is no way to clean the clothes and toys in a way to make them safe again.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. At school they come in smelling like cat urine

We wash their clothes and if the smell doesn't come out, we call you. :)

Happens once or twice every year. Very sad.