[Steely Tom]

The problem here (it seems to me) is that the Baltimore PD had a well-known history of using paddy wagons to rough up arrestees (i.e. the "nickel rides").

[UCANSEE2]

While we are told that, it is also true that none of the other arrestees that were in the paddy wagon that day complained of broken necks.

Also true is that Freddy tried to use the injury technique multiple times previously to try to get out of having to stay in a jail cell.