Woman jailed over flour-filled condoms settles suit

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Woman jailed over flour-filled condoms settles suit

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A young woman who was arrested and jailed for three weeks on drug charges for what turned out to be flour-filled condoms has settled a lawsuit against the city for US$180,000, according to a media report.

Janet Lee was a first-year student at Bryn Mawr College in 2003 when she tried to take three condoms filled with flour - used as a toy by students at the women's college to squeeze when they were stressed about exams - in her carry-on bag on a flight to Los Angeles. Airport screeners found the condoms, and authorities said initial tests showed they contained drugs.

The trial had been scheduled to begin Thursday.

Lee, now a 21-year-old senior, told The Philadelphia Inquirer on Wednesday that she did not know that drug dealers often carry drugs in condoms, and that she had just packed them because she thought they were funny and wanted to show friends at home.

"I was naive, really stupid," Lee said.

Police at the time said field tests showed opium and cocaine, and Lee was held for 21 days on drug trafficking charges until later tests showed that she was telling the truth.

"Under the circumstances, something went terribly wrong," Lee's lawyer, Jeffrey Ibrahim, told the newspaper. "We're trying to ensure that nothing like that ever happens again."

Lynne Sitarski, a lawyer for the city, said the city is not admitting wrongdoing or liability.


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Wow!

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Colombian flour?

[JasonK]

I hate it when stupidity gets paid off.

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God Bless The USA

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I hate it when stupidity gets paid off.

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Because she should have been jailed for 21 days for carrying flour?

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Because she should have been jailed for 21 days for carrying flour?

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When going through an airport, having a small amount of unmarked white powder in a latex condom isn't too bright.

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Because she should have been jailed for 21 days for carrying flour?

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When going through an airport, having a small amount of unmarked white powder in a latex condom isn't too bright.

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Other things that aren't bright: false positive tests for narcotics.

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Because she should have been jailed for 21 days for carrying flour?

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When going through an airport, having a small amount of unmarked white powder in a latex condom isn't too bright.

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I agree. But these "field tests" need a little tweaking if flour tests positive.

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Because she should have been jailed for 21 days for carrying flour?

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When going through an airport, having a small amount of unmarked white powder in a latex condom isn't too bright.

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Other things that aren't bright: false positive tests for narcotics.

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True, but at that point (when it's "cocaine") you have to arrest her. Retest it ASAP though.

So she's an idiot for carrying the stuff, and the cops need to find out it's not cocaine right away/much faster than 3 weeks.

60K a week for jail though? How bad was this jail?

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i wonder if she is happy that this happened to her, or wishes it never happened, or if it is a close decision. Something tells me that $9,000/day in jail seems a bit heavy. She must have been African-American, huh?