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2015-05-04 -Lurid Crime Tales-

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Posted by frozen al 2015-05-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Like somebody on drugs rushing head first into a wall?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-05-04 02:55|| 2015-05-04 02:55|| Front Page Top

#2 On the other hand, disconnecting the brain is quite easy. Just look at PBS.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-05-04 07:21|| 2015-05-04 07:21|| Front Page Top

#3 What both Gray and the 57 year old mentioned in the PBS article probably have in common is a predisposition to fractures from poor childhood & adult nutrition, and in Gray's case, years of drug abuse. Just a guess, but Gray's spinal fracture probably occurred when he got tangled up in the van, perhaps head down, and his own body weight got leveraged by the van turning a corner, for instance, or by striking one of the flat, right-angle surfaces. This would be especially true if Gray was high at the time and he had the typical inability to tighten or control his muscles. I guess we'll see sooner or later.

Posted by JC 2015-05-04 09:07|| 2015-05-04 09:07|| Front Page Top

#4 To quote a well known uncharged felon " "What difference does it make at this point?"
Shall we expect logic and reason from the mob? Will they disperse saying "I guess Freddy did it to himself.." Nor, I believe, will it make a difference in the fate of the officers involved. The mob demands a sacrifice. The white officers are toast since they are racist and murderers due to their skin color. The black officers clearly were coerced by the white establishment but will receive sentences also. Even if by some miracle, they are found innocent, it will make no difference in the coming race riots this summer. This is just the latest excuse to burn baby, burn. Maintain situational awareness at all times as the coming months will not be pretty.
I know I sound extremely negative in this diatribe but in my nearly 60 years on this rock, I've never seen a situation more ripe for explosion. I also believe we can drag ourselves out of this mess but not without a great deal of pain and suffering.

Posted by Warthog 2015-05-04 09:35|| 2015-05-04 09:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Proving once again, we should have picked our own cotton.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-05-04 10:55|| 2015-05-04 10:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Should be picking our own lettuce and grapes in California too. But it's not cost effective for big agribusiness so it ain't gonna happen.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-05-04 12:48|| 2015-05-04 12:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Please correct me iff I'm wrong, but AFAIK there is no evidence to confirm or not iff Freddie Gray ever told the arresting officers that he had certain serious physical or mental disabilities, or that he recently had sensitive back surgery???

During an arrest, the PO's priority is to ensure peaceful-n-safe compliance = control of the situation + arrestee(s), even iff it means forcing the arrestee to feel sharp but non-lethal pain.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-05-04 20:14|| 2015-05-04 20:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Because my family owned slaves in Virginia in the mid 1700s, does that mean I have to pay reparations?

My forebearers decided slavery was morally bankrupt and were among the first in Virginia to free their slaves.

So who should I expect at the door? Al? Eric? or that conniving worm that runs the NAACP these days?

Posted by Bill Clinton 2015-05-04 21:36|| 2015-05-04 21:36|| Front Page Top

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