Freddie Gray dies a week after being injured during arrest

[master_shake_]

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 vertebra after being arrested near Gilmor Homes in Sandtown-Winchester.
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.

ok guys what is our cover story.

bad apples...

also this.

The U.S. Department of Justice is conducting a separate review of complaints about Baltimore's Police Department at Batts' request. That request followed a Baltimore Sun investigation that found taxpayers had paid nearly $6 million since 2011 to settle more than 100 lawsuits alleging police brutality and other misconduct.

 

[cabri]

So before you begin the witch hunt; allow the actual facts to be presented instead of sensationalist media reports.

Lawyer spins a story.

There is video footage of the area; lets see what that provides.
And what the paperwork indicates

 

[touchstone]

Wow, that is a really sad way to go. Beaten 99% to death and then survive for a week of surgery only to die later. If he could only see how much hard work and effort the police are putting into finding a good story to cover his murderer, I'm sure he'd be touched by the camaraderie.

 

[Ackmed]

The media is pretty pathetic. In every case where it is "white on black" they go above and beyond to make it look as much like the one who was arrested or killed did nothing wrong. He was just running from the cops for no reason? Uh huh. He had a reason or else he wouldn't have ran. Once again all the person had to do was not commit a crime, and don't run. Without all the facts it is very hard to figure out what happened. Could he have been tackles and suffered an injury? Sure. Could he have not run and this wouldn't have happened? Absolutely. This is a tragedy, and one that could have been avoided by simply not doing anything stupid. But he ran. If evidence comes out that the police acted in the wrong, then they should be punished. It is just pathetic how the media and lawyers try to spin everything. Until all facts are out there shouldn't be a rush to judgement, but there always is thanks to the media. Claiming that he was beatn 99% to death at this point is just idiotic, but the norm now from people who just on the hype bandwagon.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/19/us/baltimore-freddie-gray-death/

Same story from cnn posted yesterday, they STILL mention the Brown killing trying to relate the two, "Brown, an unarmed black teen, was shot by Darren Wilson, a white officer, last August." Never mind that Brown tried to take Wilsons gun and beat him. No, just keep the hype going relating every single story to Brown like it was the officers fault. The media is to blame for most of what happened afterwards, the riots and such.

Same website, cnn story from two days ago. Titled; "'Bored' Oklahoma teen convicted in random 'thrill kill'"

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/18/us/thrill-kill-teen-convicted/

Black guy kills a white guy because he was bored and convicted. No where in the title does it mention black on white, or in the story. Not one single time. If it was the other way around you can be sure it would have been in the title and in the story. If you dont agree you're delusional. Not prosecuted as a hate crime. The serious media twisting is pathetic.

 

[Humpy]

The media is pretty pathetic. In every case where it is "white on black" they go above and beyond to make it look as much like the one who was arrested or killed did nothing wrong. He was just running from the cops for no reason? Uh huh. He had a reason or else he wouldn't have ran. Once again all the person had to do was not commit a crime, and don't run. Without all the facts it is very hard to figure out what happened. Could he have been tackles and suffered an injury? Sure. Could he have not run and this wouldn't have happened? Absolutely. This is a tragedy, and one that could have been avoided by simply not doing anything stupid. But he ran. If evidence comes out that the police acted in the wrong, then they should be punished. It is just pathetic how the media and lawyers try to spin everything. Until all facts are out there shouldn't be a rush to judgement, but there always is thanks to the media. Claiming that he was beatn 99% to death at this point is just idiotic, but the norm now from people who just on the hype bandwagon.

:biggrin:

 

[master_shake_]

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-c...-death-baltimore-man-deny-using-force-n345236

Update 6 cops suspended.

 

[JSt0rm]

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-c...-death-baltimore-man-deny-using-force-n345236

Update 6 cops suspended.

with pay.

 

[master_shake_]

with pay.

Saw that.

 

[Pipeline 1010]

The media is pretty pathetic.

You are pretty pathetic.

they go above and beyond to make it look as much like the one who was arrested or killed did nothing wrong.

I don't give a shit if he did something "wrong"; cops don't get to execute wrong doers. Cops aren't the righteous hand of justice to lay down death sentences for running away. They are there to get this guy and bring him to jail/trial/etc... WITHOUT SEVERING HIS FUCKING SPINE.

He was just running from the cops for no reason? Uh huh. He had a reason or else he wouldn't have ran.

I don't give a shit whether he ran from cops or not. No civilized society thinks that running from cops = severed spine + coma + death. Only assholes think that. You think that. Remember when I said you are pretty pathetic? This is why.

Once again all the person had to do was not commit a crime, and don't run.

Once again you completely miss the point of cause and effect. The cause of his death was that assholes killed him. End of story. Unless he was legitimately putting lives in danger, they don't get to be dicks and kill him because he committed a crime. He chose to run: bad choice. They chose to kill him: much much much much worse choice. Not even close.

Without all the facts it is very hard to figure out what happened.

Well you've figured out that he's a criminal already, as stated in no uncertain terms above, so you obviously don't believe that you personally need facts to make judgements. Why require this of others, then?

He literally might not have even committed a crime and you are OK that he's dead and OK blaming the victim for his own death. Lemme guess, you're one of those "all the rape victim had to do was not wear a short skirt, and don't be hot" kinda people.

Could he have been tackles and suffered an injury? Sure. Could he have not run and this wouldn't have happened? Absolutely. This is a tragedy, and one that could have been avoided by simply not doing anything stupid. But he ran.

Agreed...this tragedy could have been avoided by simply not doing anything stupid, like killing someone for running away from you.

If evidence comes out that the police acted in the wrong, then they should be punished.

I truly believe that you don't believe this. With all your heart, you think your brothers in blue should get away with this. Maybe the way you sell it to your conscience is never to believe that it is possible that such evidence could exist because cop.

It is just pathetic how the media and lawyers try to spin everything. Until all facts are out there shouldn't be a rush to judgement, but there always is thanks to the media.

We wouldn't have to rush if the department would release the video. Or if they wouldn't be stalling and being all secretive. If the video showed the suspect to be in the wrong, it likely would have been released before we'd ever heard of this case. The ONLY reason I believe it isn't being released is due to the monumental ass-covering that is going on now.

Claiming that he was beatn 99% to death at this point is just idiotic, but the norm now from people who just on the hype bandwagon.

Why is that idiotic? That's what happened. Are you saying that ninjas or aliens got to him and severed his spine maybe on the way to jail?

 

[GarfieldtheCat]

So the cops all said no force was used on him....so how exactly did he break his neck? Slipped on a bar of soap, and none of the officers either saw it or stopped him?

And the police claim he was "able-bodied" when put into the van, despite video showing that he was dragged.

Man, can't these cops even lie correctly? He just accidentally broke his own neck with 6 cops around him, and no one saw it it. Wow, just wow.

 

[SheHateMe]

I guess Ackmed thinks the guy severed his own spine.

 

[Victorian Gray]

I guess Ackmed thinks the guy severed his own spine.

Hey, if an unarmed guy can shoot himself in the chest while seated in the back seat of a police car with his hands cuffed behind his back, why question a self-severed spine?

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investi...youth-shot-himself-death-says-coroner-n185016

 

[Baasha]

I guess Ackmed thinks the guy severed his own spine.

When I heard that, it sent chills down my spine. Truly horrific for this young guy to go out like that.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Obviously slipped and fell. It only makes sense..

 

[Pipeline 1010]

I guess Ackmed thinks the guy severed his own spine.

Nope. It was ninjas or aliens.

 

[touchstone]

Did you guys see the videos? They showed them on TV this morning... the dude is SCREAMING like he's being burned alive. The guy who took one of the videos said they twisted him into a 'prentzel'. They still haven't released his body, or taken any statements from the cops that murdered this man. Nobody even knows the exact injuries that killed him, but according to his family they were treating him for 'three crushed vertebra and a crushed voice box and partially severed larynx'. That is some brutal stuff, it takes a massive amount of force to crush vertebra.


The police officer's bill of rights needs to be immediately repealed. It basically makes it impossible to question the suspect for days, and allows multiple suspects to work together and construct a story.

 

[Linux23]

pipeline 1010: you pretty much covered everything i wanted to say. :thumbsup:

 

[Linux23]

I guess Ackmed thinks the guy severed his own spine.

the cops were in fear of their life so they had to use the right amount of force to stop the perp.

 

[HomerJS]

Did you guys see the videos? They showed them on TV this morning... the dude is SCREAMING like he's being burned alive. The guy who took one of the videos said they twisted him into a 'prentzel'. They still haven't released his body, or taken any statements from the cops that murdered this man. Nobody even knows the exact injuries that killed him, but according to his family they were treating him for 'three crushed vertebra and a crushed voice box and partially severed larynx'. That is some brutal stuff, it takes a massive amount of force to crush vertebra.


The police officer's bill of rights needs to be immediately repealed. It basically makes it impossible to question the suspect for days, and allows multiple suspects to work together and construct a story.

In these instances why aren't cops isolated and stories immediately taken? Closer to the actual incident likely more accurate information obtained.

 

[Genx87]

Cop union calls black protesters a lynch mob. Stay classy Baltimore PD!

 

[LTC8K6]

Hey, if an unarmed guy can shoot himself in the chest while seated in the back seat of a police car with his hands cuffed behind his back, why question a self-severed spine?

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investi...youth-shot-himself-death-says-coroner-n185016

There is/was a federal investigation.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investi...ds-probe-suicide-handcuffed-black-man-n194826

I was not able to find any results of that investigation, though.

 

[bshole]

LOL! The lead cop in this instance is a wife-beater. Can't make this shit up.

Cops will get a paid vacation and not so much as a reprimand on their record. The city will get to dish out a million dollar settlement.

http://rt.com/usa/252077-gray-lead-officer-domestic-violence/

 

[ch33zw1z]

http://rt.com/usa/167420-baltimore-sharpei-slit-neck/

D:

Baltimore is all sorts of fucked up.

 

[GarfieldtheCat]

http://rt.com/usa/167420-baltimore-sharpei-slit-neck/

D:

Baltimore is all sorts of fucked up.

Wow, future psychopath cop or what? That's just disgusting.

One of these days a cop will go to kill someone's dog and the owner will shoot the cop, to defend the dog.

 

[HomerJS]

Wow, future psychopath cop or what? That's just disgusting.

One of these days a cop will go to kill someone's dog and the owner will shoot the cop, to defend the dog.

From same article. Cops arrest man for filming them and then shoot dog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhHm7Tujca4&feature=player_embedded