Civil Liberties

NJ Cops Brutalize Man in Diabetic Shock

The victim, Daniel Fried, literally wrote the book on how police should properly treat diabetics

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One November night two years ago, State Police found Daniel Fried slumped behind the wheel of his van along Route 72 in Burlington County. He stared forward, eyelids drooping. He was incoherent, slurred his words and seemed to be falling asleep.

He may have looked drunk or like he was on drugs, but doctors say these are classic symptoms of diabetic shock. Paramedics found Fried's blood sugar was so low he could have suffered a coma, seized or died, according to State Police records.