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Freddie Gray/Baltimore Riots

  • ZWICK 4 PREZ
    sleeper;1725281 wrote:Waiting for Zwick to defend her...
    I'm the one against death. You're the one for it. I'm surprised you're not defending her.
  • Classyposter58
    sleeper;1725115 wrote:Also the mayor is straight retarded.

    Honestly, Baltimore is a shit hole. The only city worse is by far Detroit. I bet there are riots going on right now in Detroit and no one cares; that's how trash Detroit is.
    Nah but Detroit is a good example of what riots can do to a city. After the '68 riots the city lost people in droves, I believe 75,000 people(mostly white) were leaving a year for the next 3-4 years after that and the city fell apart
  • sleeper
    Classyposter58;1725297 wrote:Nah but Detroit is a good example of what riots can do to a city. After the '68 riots the city lost people in droves, I believe 75,000 people(mostly white) were leaving a year for the next 3-4 years after that and the city fell apart
    Nah to what? Detroit is the only city in America where I was told by a cop "You can go that way, but I won't follow you and I won't come if you need help". Fuck that shit.
  • Classyposter58
    sleeper;1725299 wrote:Nah to what? Detroit is the only city in America where I was told by a cop "You can go that way, but I won't follow you and I won't come if you need help". Fuck that shit.
    People would care if there were riots in Detroit. But yeah there's a reason the police pretty much put a wall around Downtown. I've heard similar things about Gary, IN as well though where cops won't help you


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  • Uz2Bon36
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_Harbor_riots
  • Classyposter58
    Benton Harbor is basically Fostoria for those of you familiar with NW Ohio
  • superman
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/prisoner-in-van-said-freddie-gray-was-banging-against-the-walls-during-ride/2015/04/29/56d7da10-eec6-11e4-8666-a1d756d0218e_story.html?tid=hpModule_99d5f542-86a2-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394
    Another prison is claiming gray was self harming in the van
  • Gardens35
    CNN ' s Cuomo seems to be a bit disappointed tonight.
  • Tiernan
    Sure Sleeper a cop said that to you...and you also were spit on when you came back from Vietnam right?
  • gut
    I never thought of that, but it's plausible (hello reasonable doubt). I could see a 3-striker trying to injure himself to leverage a brutality claim. I could also see this other perp trading that "intel" for reduced charges.

    If no one goes to jail for this Monday night is going to look like a candlelight vigil in comparison.
  • Glory Days
    I have seen it, and if you watch enough cops, you'll see people going nuts in the back of the cop car bashing their head against the windows etc.
  • bigkahuna
    Tiernan;1725337 wrote:Sure Sleeper a cop said that to you...and you also were spit on when you came back from Vietnam right?
    I used to work in Detroit, and it's a known fact that they will not pull you over for speeding/running traffic lights and signs in certain parts of the city because it's unsafe. So, sleeper is pretty spot on.
  • bigkahuna
    gut;1725348 wrote:I never thought of that, but it's plausible (hello reasonable doubt). I could see a 3-striker trying to injure himself to leverage a brutality claim. I could also see this other perp trading that "intel" for reduced charges.

    If no one goes to jail for this Monday night is going to look like a candlelight vigil in comparison.
    I've been saying this all week. Tuesday evening, CNN asked one of the protest leaders what they'll do if Friday doesn't go their way, and he replied with "No Comment." If nothing happens Friday, it's going down big time; like LA back in the 90s.
  • gut
    Glory Days;1725364 wrote:I have seen it, and if you watch enough cops, you'll see people going nuts in the back of the cop car bashing their head against the windows etc.
    I'm not sure how much forensic evidence will be able to validate or refute that story, because otherwise it's pretty clear reasonable doubt (as far as murder, might have a shot at manslaughter for failing to get prompt medical attention). I could see all hell breaking loose when no one goes to jail.

    They're going to take another loser to the grand jury, possibly even trial, just to try to satiate the mob.
  • WebFire
    Glory Days;1725364 wrote:I have seen it, and if you watch enough cops, you'll see people going nuts in the back of the cop car bashing their head against the windows etc.
    As much as I'd love for this to be the case, it's hard to imagine someone in handcuffs being able to do it to the point of severing their own spine. Head injuries and lacerations I could see, but a spinal injury?
  • gut
    bigkahuna;1725386 wrote:I've been saying this all week. Tuesday evening, CNN asked one of the protest leaders what they'll do if Friday doesn't go their way, and he replied with "No Comment." If nothing happens Friday, it's going down big time; like LA back in the 90s.
    Yeah, Obama blew another opportunity....siding with the mob because he's lacks the backbone to stand on unpopular principles, backing the mob because it's easier than supporting the men and women who risk their lives every day to keep our communities safe.
  • gut
    WebFire;1725390 wrote:As much as I'd love for this to be the case, it's hard to imagine someone in handcuffs being able to do it to the point of severing their own spine. Head injuries and lacerations I could see, but a spinal injury?
    Maybe forensics will shed some light...but it may be possible if you use momentum to throw yourself into the wall - think breaking your neck diving into a shallow pool. Less to do with force than the wrong angle of impact. If he's going nuts back there, he'd doesn't necessarily have much control over how he takes the impact.

    Also possible if you're cuffed and you have a broken leg you might not be able to avoid taking the impact with your head/neck. You wouldn't have to be trying to hurt yourself nor would you need a "rough ride" to possibly suffer serious injury.
  • Belly35
    WebFire;1725390 wrote:As much as I'd love for this to be the case, it's hard to imagine someone in handcuffs being able to do it to the point of severing their own spine. Head injuries and lacerations I could see, but a spinal injury?
    I would assume you never been in the back of police wagon, surrounded by metal seat and bars nor have you ever ridden in the back of a 3/4 ton truck box truck. Let spell this out ...man want to ram his head into the side wall, he decided to stand up to get better impack, truck traveling at 20 mph take a corner at 15 mph, at the time man heading to the side wall on the inside of the van. Man motion + van motion = increase in momentum = man lost of controlled impack = wtf = knocked out = falling backwards = van correct for turn = increase in backward motion = hit his fucking neck on the edge of the metal seat that was provided for him to stay seated ... Hope this helps
  • sleeper
    Tiernan;1725337 wrote:Sure Sleeper a cop said that to you...and you also were spit on when you came back from Vietnam right?
    lol? He absolutely did and I turned around and went the other direction.
  • WebFire
    Belly35;1725401 wrote:I would assume you never been in the back of police wagon, surrounded by metal seat and bars nor have you ever ridden in the back of a 3/4 ton truck box truck. Let spell this out ...man want to ram his head into the side wall, he decided to stand up to get better impack, truck traveling at 20 mph take a corner at 15 mph, at the time man heading to the side wall on the inside of the van. Man motion + van motion = increase in momentum = man lost of controlled impack = wtf = knocked out = falling backwards = van correct for turn = increase in backward motion = hit his fucking neck on the edge of the metal seat that was provided for him to stay seated ... Hope this helps
    I can see it being a possibility. And you are correct, I never been in the back of a police wagon. I've also never been shot by the cops as a result.
  • WebFire
    The biggest thing I've learned from all this is that it's ok to be racist if your black, but not if you're white.
  • sleeper
    WebFire;1725413 wrote:The biggest thing I've learned from all this is that it's ok to be racist of your black, but not if you're white.
    You are just figuring that out?
  • WebFire
    sleeper;1725414 wrote:You are just figuring that out?
    No, but this riot and it's reactions are like a statement from the black community verifying it.
  • Uz2Bon36
    Classyposter58;1725325 wrote:Benton Harbor is basically Fostoria for those of you familiar with NW Ohio
    Ouch. That's a bit harsh.
  • ZWICK 4 PREZ
    http://www.vice.com/read/david-simon-talks-about-where-the-baltimore-police-went-wrong-429?utm_source=vicenewsfb

    amazingly good article.