All persons interested in the criminal trial of the Bay County Florida Boot Camp guards & nurse accused of murdering 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson in January of 2006 may watch the trial live on their computers by clicking the following link. http://mediagenrl-mbb-adhoc.wm.llnwd...enrl_mbb_adhoc

I have been watching it unfold live on Court TV also as its going on now. They are still doing openings since there are 8 defendants in total. So far I’m a little confused on the use of ammonia while subduing the young man? Is that common place? Ammonia is a pretty dangerous chemical to be sticking in someone face.

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I not able to bring the link up

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The trial is actually over now and the charges were all dropped as far as I know.

Trial to open for eight boot camp employees accused in teen's death on CourtTVnews.com

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Asha the ammonia was used to bring him back to conscious because he was beat for 30 mins.

"During the 30-minute altercation that ensued, seven guards took turns restraining Anderson against a pole, pinning him to the ground and occasionally kneeing and hitting him to gain compliance."

Fumes from ammonia can be toxic if they are allowed to build up. Used as a smelling salt it is ideal because it is a small quanty, and most times used in a well ventilated or outdoor area such as outside or a facitlity like nursing homes are hospital settings.

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I do not condone its use. I have witnessed too many problems associated with it. I dont wish to argue about it though. I have explained this on another thread. Thanks.

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Not arguing Asha. It's all good.

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Cool. It can probably be used safely under hospital conditions. Its just in the case of this boy, though it probably didnt cause his death, it certainly didnt help. That was a pretty confusing set of circumstances and a lot was going on all at once.

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The Martin Lee Anderson fiasco is far from over. Doubtless is that the feds will be indicting the guards for violations of his federal civil rights. And a very real possibility as well is that the state prosecutor from Tampa, Mark Ober, will also be facing serious legal problems; as noted in the following article, the prosecutors too celebrated the acquittals. See, Tallahassee Democrat - www.tallahassee.com - Tallahassee, FL..