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Rex

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42. So somebody broke his neck and killed him while he was in police custody?

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 12:40 AM

Apr 2015

Why can't they just report that? Or do they mean someone tried to cut his head off? WTF AMERICA!?

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Baltimore man dies, was healthy at arrest, spine 80% severed at neck in custody [View all] dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 OP

.. AuntPatsy Apr 2015 #1

Healthy 27 year old, 80% of spine severed..must have been a slip and fall. Jefferson23 Apr 2015 #2

Quite the extreme slip and fall, too. Unusually severe. n/t Judi Lynn Apr 2015 #7

Yep..the kind no self respecting physician will likely support.. the bastards strike again. n/t Jefferson23 Apr 2015 #11

Murder by cops malaise Apr 2015 #16

We tolerate the wrong things...so true. n/t Jefferson23 Apr 2015 #19

Well, we tolerate war criminals, so why not killer cops? As a society we are badly in need of an sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #22

You mean as a planet malaise Apr 2015 #24

An Alien intervention ... maybe. But while there are plenty of much worse places, I have not sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #25

Very true malaise Apr 2015 #30

Wonderful post! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #27

That jumped out at me as well Oilwellian Apr 2015 #55

Check out this thread.... Enthusiast Apr 2015 #59

there has been way too much - too many young black men murdered by thugs that call samsingh Apr 2015 #80

Reminds me of the "accidents" suffered by so many in the UK movie "Hot Fuzz" /nt Dragonfli Apr 2015 #17

The alleged perpetrator gave me no choice is one they hold dear...it is sick. n/t Jefferson23 Apr 2015 #20

And the "accidents" surffered by so many prisoners avebury Apr 2015 #33

This has to stop! n/t FourScore Apr 2015 #3

Amen..... daleanime Apr 2015 #8

+1 glinda Apr 2015 #21

Fight or Flight Turbineguy Apr 2015 #4

Or flight either, apparently. nolabear Apr 2015 #6

Or doing nothing awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #70

Evil out of control bastards. SamKnause Apr 2015 #5

To serve and protect. lpbk2713 Apr 2015 #9

Oh, they do serve and protect. hifiguy Apr 2015 #13

Or even just serve themselves, as Bill DiBlasio found closeupready Apr 2015 #18

It's no longer serve and protect. Lindsay Apr 2015 #58

this. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #65

K & R nt okaawhatever Apr 2015 #10

Video of the arrest justiceischeap Apr 2015 #12

It looks like his legs are limp as they drag him. Glimmer of Hope Apr 2015 #14

he is able to hold his head up... grasswire Apr 2015 #15

I've seen passive resistance where people go limp. PinkPotus Apr 2015 #23

With a neck injury you don't move someone. Downwinder Apr 2015 #26

There's another video of the incident from a different angle justiceischeap Apr 2015 #35

80% Severed Spine by not police avebury Apr 2015 #34

People run from cops for a very good reason, even when innocent--and this is it. tblue37 Apr 2015 #28

Yup. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #54

This nation has crossed the line. The cops are the bad guys. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #29

So these officers have been fired right? abelenkpe Apr 2015 #31

Promoted probably. This is America. nt valerief Apr 2015 #37

According to the video above they are on "adminstrative duty". n/t cui bono Apr 2015 #41

Where's the video of what happened... Contrary1 Apr 2015 #32

Vile. Fuckin' vile. And the worst part is these fuckin' monsters will get away with it valerief Apr 2015 #36

They cuffed, throw into the back of the van with no seat belt bigtree Apr 2015 #38

Actually, police say he WAS retrained in the van. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #69

kick Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #39

Protecting and Serving the Shit Out of You... Hissyspit Apr 2015 #40

So somebody broke his neck and killed him while he was in police custody? Rex Apr 2015 #42

As the article says... dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #43

Officers involved have been placed on administrative leave as a matter of department policy. Rex Apr 2015 #44

4 police knocked him to the ground, piled on & stomped on his neck. another 'runner' murder. Sunlei Apr 2015 #45

Black Baltimore man dies, was healthy when arrested by white cops. Fixed that. whopis01 Apr 2015 #46

Actually, you are pretty correct. Police said, today: dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #67

Sometimes it sucks to be correct. n/t whopis01 Apr 2015 #84

There is a video now and yes it is obvious, the man was hurt and dragged into a police van! Sunlei Apr 2015 #47

I suspect his neck wasn't broken before they put him in that van justiceischeap Apr 2015 #51

The thugs that did this to him Madmiddle Apr 2015 #48

SAD Mr Dixon Apr 2015 #49

Murderin Pigs gonna murder snort Apr 2015 #50

jesus christ. marym625 Apr 2015 #52

Joe Scarborough: We're talking about a severed spine here, could have happened many ways. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #53

Rest in peace, Freddie Gray. democrank Apr 2015 #56

Another choke hold gone bad? KansDem Apr 2015 #57

Sometimes, there are no words.... TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #60

Freddie.." Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #61

They should... cannabis_flower Apr 2015 #62

From the video I've seen justiceischeap Apr 2015 #64

A homeless man was killed in LA Sunday. chervilant Apr 2015 #63

Kick. GoneFishin Apr 2015 #66

Until cops are consistently held accountable, this crap will continue. riqster Apr 2015 #68

Sickening benld74 Apr 2015 #71

More cold blooded murder by the blue line gang. blackspade Apr 2015 #72

Hoodlums. closeupready Apr 2015 #73

the pigs are still hunting for a suitable reason as to why he was initially detained.. frylock Apr 2015 #74

They are now trying to say it was self inflicted. Have they done a autopsy yet? jwirr Apr 2015 #75

Autopsy says...broken neck. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #81

There is so much of this. They can't even tell us why they arrested him. This has got to stop. jwirr Apr 2015 #82

More and more many of the nation's (Ugh) finest belong behind bars! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #76

Disobeying an officer's order or resisting arrest have become capital crimes. leveymg Apr 2015 #77

the police have become brutes and murderers - this is digusting beyond words samsingh Apr 2015 #78

if the police are guilty i hope they rot in jail for the rest of their miserable disgusting lives samsingh Apr 2015 #79

That's Messed Up sub.theory Apr 2015 #83