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62. They should...

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:37 AM

Apr 2015

carefully examine the timeline. If there isn't excessive force on the video, then something happened between the time he was put in the van and the time he got to the station.

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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