It is a part of the spine, I agree. Maybe it’s an error of thought on my part, but when I read that he died of major injuries to his spine, I thought how the heck is someone’s spine going to be injured to that extent in an arrest? (meaning his backbone, not his neck).
I was thinking did they do some atomic back breaker move on the guy? Some horrific beating that caused such injuries.
So maybe I am just stupid for thinking along those lines.
But when it became clearer to me that these injuries were in his neck, then it starts to make more sense how this could occur.
Police could break his neck for sure if they got rough enough I think. That is possible. At the same time it is also possible for him to break his own neck. The neck is fairly fragile, much less sturdy than the lower spine I would think.
Could some sort of fall in the van have caused that, especially if it was a fall related to him hurling himself around? Yes I think so, it’s possible.
Cameras in these vans and cop cars for that matter would be really helpful too.
But yes, a full autopsy, that would be really helpful in answering a lot of questions. Hopefully soon...
I wondered why there are cams in there too. Seems like a no-brainer when prisoners commonly try to injure themselves.
As for the reporting; it’s a real mess. Once again the press played a big part in creating the ground for ghetto rioting.