Police arrest one suspect in connection
to fentanyl-laced cocaine overdose that
hospitalized six West Point cadets on
spring break in Florida: Three remain
hospitalized with two on ventilators in
critical condition while one is stable
Daily Mail (UK),
by
Natasha Anderson
&
Snejana Farberov
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
3/12/2022 3:54:18 AM
A suspect believed to be connected to the group of spring breakers who overdosed on cocaine laced with fentanyl was arrested in Florida, police confirmed to WSVN Friday night. Police in Wilton Manors, a city located in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area, did not release the suspect's name or indicate their connection to the six West Point cadets who were hospitalized Thursday after overdosing on the drug. At least two of the students were football players at the military academy, located in New York. A seventh individual, only identified as a woman, was later taken to the hospital and treated, the Sun-Sentinel reported.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Trigger2 3/12/2022 4:10:46 AM (No. 1097462)
I ask you. Who in this drug addled country doesn't know illegal drugs are all laced with fentanyl these days? Do they love playing Russian Roulette?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Rich323 3/12/2022 4:12:23 AM (No. 1097464)
Someone is not vetting West Point cadets properly. College students or not, these are not who we need as military members. Too much woke and now our militantly is broke.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Rich323 3/12/2022 4:13:00 AM (No. 1097465)
Military is broke.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
MrDeplorable 3/12/2022 4:52:04 AM (No. 1097482)
It’s easy to take the fentanyl out of the cocaine but impossible to take the stupidity out of the football players.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
PChristopher 3/12/2022 5:13:13 AM (No. 1097488)
Police did not release the suspects name... Would anyone care to guess what that means?
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
PostAway 3/12/2022 6:24:30 AM (No. 1097532)
The plot thickens. Doing a bit of research myself I learned that Wilton Manors, FL is proud of its reputation as a vacation destination for the LGBTQ+ population. It prides (pardon the pun) itself in being considered the second gayest city in America and it’s business district is reflective of gay-friendly reputation with gay friendly b and b’s and “Florida’s Best Gay Bars”. Wilton Manors is also in Florida tourism literature as “Florida’s Gayborhood”,
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
5 handicap 3/12/2022 6:54:34 AM (No. 1097555)
It's a good thing to find out about druggies prior to commissioning! All we need as Americans is to have a drug-addled commander in the field, or with a finger on the button.
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When the "best of the best" is on cocaine, it seems all of our government agencies are broken.
We never trusted the CIA or IRS; we no longer trust the FBI, CDC, NIH....; and now the military has gone down the rabbit hole too. They were our last hope.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
pinger 3/12/2022 7:50:50 AM (No. 1097599)
Yes, I'll echo an earlier thought: future Army officers using the same judgement as that of street thugs is yet another harbinger, with respect to those still proud, patriotic service members, of the disastrous direction the Left has taken our military. A sad state.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 3/12/2022 7:53:49 AM (No. 1097602)
West Point? Stick a fork in us we are done.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
TLCary 3/12/2022 8:33:29 AM (No. 1097649)
#7 .You assume that this will somehow have an impact on their military careers? This absurd new world takes some getting used to. See, they are victims. Football players, likely minority, LGBT, or Daddy bought a Congressman for the slot. They will go to the top of the class.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Venturer 3/12/2022 8:47:23 AM (No. 1097664)
This group needs to be gone from West Point.
They do not deserve the education American taxpayers are paying for.
I am pretty sure they are not the only offenders there.
It needs to be dealt with harshly
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
jimkata 3/12/2022 9:06:56 AM (No. 1097684)
When I went to High School the kids graduating and going to West Point or any military academy were pretty smart . Not the 'druggy' group at school.
Do they not drug test at West Point? Isn't fentanyl illegal w/o a prescription?
Sorry they are seriously sick , but they should also be thrown out for violating their honor code. You don't go to the academies if you are into this sort of ting.
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It used to be they would get kicked out for such behavior.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
MickTurn 3/12/2022 9:14:16 AM (No. 1097704)
The Chicoms make this crap, time to take them to the Cleaners...A Nuke in their yearly Commie Conference is a solution!
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
kidsmom 3/12/2022 10:00:31 AM (No. 1097784)
I'm familiar with the USMA and this is not a usual occurrence. These cadets just lost a $300,000 education and smeared themselves and their families for life. They've lost their futures and maybe their lives. Stupid sobs.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
montwoodcliff 3/12/2022 10:09:19 AM (No. 1097796)
Like the late Tommy LaSorda, who had no sympathy for druggies said, “No one told them to put that stuff in their mouths,” or something like that.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
red1066 3/12/2022 10:16:57 AM (No. 1097802)
I thought these kids being accepted into the military colleges such as West Point and the Naval Academy were supposed to be the best and the brightest? The vetting process from what I understand is pretty strict. Just having a high GPA isn't enough. There are background checks and letters from people not only from their high school teachers, but from public officials as well. These kids need to be recommended by a congressman or a senator for acceptance into these academies. Graduating from one of these places pretty much guarantees a bright future for the graduate no matter what field he or she chooses to follow in life. Apparently, the vetting process failed allowing these kids in. Yes, they are still teenagers, and teenagers do stupid stuff, but doing cocaine on spring break when you're from a service academy doesn't add up.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Strike3 3/12/2022 10:40:13 AM (No. 1097827)
Football players? As usual, skills like the ability to run with some kind of ball are preferred over brains, morals or good judgement. Yes, regular people are vetted before being accepted into the military academies but do you really believe that government officials kids or members of the protected classes go through any sort of selection process before being awarded a free education? Gay (check) Minority (check) VIP Kid (check) We can no longer depend upon fairness or common sense in whatever this country has become.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
MDConservative 3/12/2022 10:41:14 AM (No. 1097832)
#17's quote of Lasorda's is a key point. What makes anyone liable for the stupid conduct of others that results in their own misery. I suspect the majority of Americans have not used recreational drugs, or no longer do. The dangers are well known.
#1 asks a fair question. No one downs a capful of drain cleaner. Why some unknown white powder sold by a "street pharrmacist"?
My sympathy meter is pegged at zero - yourthful indiscretion or whatever.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
DVC 3/12/2022 11:59:33 AM (No. 1097925)
If they survive, toss them out of West Point. They have proven to be people you do NOT want leading in the Army.
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Another perspective I have from seeing this headline is, what kind of cadets are we putting into our military academies? These are going to be future officers and I darn sure do not want them in charge of any of our boys and girls, especially not on the front lines. And people wonder why fragging sometimes happens.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
smokincol 3/12/2022 1:09:42 PM (No. 1098019)
the boys made a very, very bad decision in two ways: 1.) they went where they went and 2.) did what they did, their careers at West Point and in the United States Army might just be cancelled by these two decisions - imagine having a lifetime, of many chances, in all areas of life, ahead of them and they make these decisions, just goes to illustrate that life is about small decisions and not big ones - and their parents just might be a little disappointed, too, after they are saved from death, the fear of every responsible mother and father.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
LadyVet 3/12/2022 1:47:42 PM (No. 1098038)
It probably will not happen, but I hope that we learn the names if the congress critter who gave them their appointment to West Point. I have known several who graduated from the service academies, and they were mighty fine men. I can only hope that the cadets of today measure up to them.
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