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Freddie Gray dies a week after being injured during arrest

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http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-freddie-gray-20150419-story.html#page=1

Freddie Gray, a Baltimore man injured during an arrest by Baltimore police last week, died Sunday at Shock Trauma, prompting protests by city residents and out-of-town activists and promises from city officials for a thorough investigation..

Gray, 25, died a week after he suffered a broken vertabra after being arrested near Gilmor Homes in Sandtown-Winchester.
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I had no idea black men had such fragile spinal cords.

Police have not given a cause for Gray's injuries or specified why he was arrested, citing an investigation into the incident. Officials are expected to look into any criminal conduct by Gray and whether criminal charges against officers are warranted.
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i.e. CYA mode has been fully engaged
 
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I suspect that his injury was self-inflicted. The video of the scene gives no indication of aggressive tactics by the arresting officers. Apparently, he noticed the cops, set off running, and was arrested "without force or incident." http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/20/us/baltimore-freddie-gray-death/

A severed spine is an extraordinary injury. If it were easy to cause, it would be more common in stories where the victim is set upon by a mob. But it isn't. Here, Gray has no other reported injuries. It's probable that in running away from the cops, he had a bad fall. That would cause a severed spine.
 
If it was a bad fall from running away then why didn't the police department just say that was how the injury occured?
 
ksen said:
If it was a bad fall from running away then why didn't the police department just say that was how the injury occured?
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They're reviewing as must as they can before announcing a conclusion. Ya know, the whole "don't rush to judgment" thing. Oh, wait, maybe you don't about that.

But it would be remarkable if the arresting officers had such talent to severe a spine while not leaving a bruise or scratch on his body. Bike cop jujitsu.
 
Trausti said:
It's probable that in running away from the cops, he had a bad fall. That would cause a severed spine.
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So you're telling us that they cuffed a man with a catastrophic neck injury, hoisted him to his feet with his head dangling, and stuffed him in the van?

Those are the steps that we seen in the video. Certainly looks like he's being dragged to the van. Seems exactly the wrong thing to do to someone that had a bad fall and is not fighting back or capable of fighting back.

Maybe he went head first into that brick wall.
 
Trausti said:
ksen said:
If it was a bad fall from running away then why didn't the police department just say that was how the injury occured?
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They're reviewing as must as they can before announcing a conclusion. Ya know, the whole "don't rush to judgment" thing. Oh, wait, maybe you don't about that.
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Coming from someone who literally concocted an explanation, that is pretty ironic.
 
Trausti said:
ksen said:
If it was a bad fall from running away then why didn't the police department just say that was how the injury occured?
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They're reviewing as must as they can before announcing a conclusion. Ya know, the whole "don't rush to judgment" thing. Oh, wait, maybe you don't about that.

But it would be remarkable if the arresting officers had such talent to severe a spine while not leaving a bruise or scratch on his body. Bike cop jujitsu.
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Almost as remarkable as having a fall bad enough to break his spine while not leaving a bruise or scratch on his body.

Maybe Freddie turned on his black superpowers too quickly and the resultant force broke his spine.

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Trausti said:
They're reviewing as must as they can before announcing a conclusion.
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You mean deleting losing as much as they can before announcing a conclusion.
 
And that's one of many crazy things about living in a country where there's a trillion dollar gun industry. Carry a rifle down the street, you are a patriot. Carry a knife and you are a criminal.
 
ksen said:
Trausti said:
They're reviewing as must as they can before announcing a conclusion. Ya know, the whole "don't rush to judgment" thing. Oh, wait, maybe you don't about that.

But it would be remarkable if the arresting officers had such talent to severe a spine while not leaving a bruise or scratch on his body. Bike cop jujitsu.
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Almost as remarkable as having a fall bad enough to break his spine while not leaving a bruise or scratch on his body.

Maybe Freddie turned on his black superpowers too quickly and the resultant force broke his spine.

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Trausti said:
They're reviewing as must as they can before announcing a conclusion.
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You mean deleting losing as much as they can before announcing a conclusion.
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[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUkbxwzcpUk[/YOUTUBE]
 
scombrid said:
Trausti said:
It's probable that in running away from the cops, he had a bad fall. That would cause a severed spine.
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So you're telling us that they cuffed a man with a catastrophic neck injury, hoisted him to his feet with his head dangling, and stuffed him in the van?

Those are the steps that we seen in the video. Certainly looks like he's being dragged to the van. Seems exactly the wrong thing to do to someone that had a bad fall and is not fighting back or capable of fighting back.
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Good questions
 
dismal said:
ksen said:
Maybe Freddie turned on his black superpowers too quickly and the resultant force broke his spine.
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Have you decided to go back to making racial comments in these threads again?

Hard to resist the temptation?
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Maybe he just watched too many movies and can't decide whether Grey was Will Smith's John Hancock or Samuel L. Jackson's Elijah Price.
 
Trausti said:
ksen said:
didn't watch
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Don't read: https://www.nscisc.uab.edu/PublicDocuments/fact_sheets/Recent trends in causes of SCI.pdf
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You are aware that there are differing extents to spinal cord injuries and that link didn't do a good job trying to indicate how a nearly severed spinal cord injury was something to shrug off.

It is odd and bizarre and certainly should make any person on the planet stop and think, "This needs to be thoroughly explained by the officers in an expedited manner."

Instead we get a video where an Indian Football player allegedly broke his neck and scoffing at doubt that this injury just happened. Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with some people?!
 
Jimmy Higgins said:
Instead we get a video where an Indian Football player allegedly broke his neck and scoffing at doubt that this injury just happened. Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with some people?!
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It shows that fatal freak spinal injuries can happen relatively easily if you are unlucky.
 
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