[Martyboy1]

If you watch the police crusier video (on WLWT's web site), you'll hear who really plays the race card...it's the crook who's being arrested. Perhaps maybe he died because he was extremely overweight, had an enlarged heart and was jacked up on cocaine and PCP? Hmmm...maybe that was it?

[Enterprise]

I saw some of the video. Maybe the guy had health problems but he was fighting like a MoFo.

[Martyboy1]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Midwest/12/01/died.in.custody.ap/index.html

More about good ole Nate's accusation about the cops being racist (again). It's like broken record.

[buffyt]

According to a statement from the Hamilton County coroner, Jones had a cocaine and PCP in his system at the time of his death. Also, Jones had a "markedly enlarged heart, consistent with hypertensive heart disease," the coroner said.

I have warned my kids to avoid drugs like these because we have a family history of high blood pressure, stroke, and sudden death. Cocaine and PCP are not drugs to play around with. Add to them being twice his normal weight and enlarged heart, he was a time bomb just ticking away - with or without the illegal drugs. Looks like he had a DEATH WISH anyway you look at it.

I think he deserves a STUPID CRIMINAL award!

[rovenstinez]

Has anyone posted a criminal history of this guy who died??? Please. I bet Ann Coulter already has that record in her hand. I'd be anxious to see why he wanted to resist arrest with such vehemency. If police tried to subdue me, I'd sure try to cooperate, make their job easy, and give my 'file' an opener that I was cooperating with law officers.

[wizardoz]

It makes me very uneasy to watch a bunch of white cops beat a black man. But man, that dude immediately attacked the cop who was walking up to him! I'd have understood if they'd just shot him on the spot, rather than trying to subdue him. Ironically, they're going to be crucified for having tried NOT to kill him.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

According to a statement from the Hamilton County coroner, Jones had cocaine and PCP in his system at the time of his death.

Oxygen thief, caught in the act. No tears shed here.

[Delbert]

He was at a White Castle restaurant, I'll bet that guy could put away a boat load of those things. They don't have whitecastle burger joints down here....You could sock away a dozen of those things in no time at all.

[Gringo1]

Dead idiot...no tears shed here.

[Ragirl]

I feel sorry for the officers involved. They are going to be screwed not only by their department (because they have to punish someone to appease the Jesse Jackson types), but they will be sued as well. It doesn't matter if this lowlife was fat, resisting arrest and on drugs. I know of someone who was a cop and had a person die on them (while sitting in the holding cell) due to a seizure---all while high on coke and pcp. Two police officers lost their jobs. Someone had to pay and once the lawyers get involved, it's all over for the cops. The fat guys family will cash in on this BIGTIME.

[duckman]

What isn't being shown is how he attacked one of the cops in the initial encounter. He punched the cop right in the face. I saw this on FOX news around 6. I am not saying the the guy should have been beaten to death, however if you are going to show the story, show the entire story. IMHO

[MinuteGal]

I heard a while ago on TV that the police officers were using their batons on the guy in the way they were trained to use them for that type of situation.

The medical examiner stated he discovered no signs of injuries to any of the perps vital organs.

Leni

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

This is an exact transcript of a news release sent by Hamilton County Coroner Carl Parrott's office:

(Cincinnati, OH, December 1, 2003) An autopsy was performed upon the body of Nathaniel Jones, on Sunday, November 30, 2003 at the Hamilton County Coroner's Office.

Mr. Jones, who was 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighed nearly 350 pounds, had a markedly enlarged heart, consistent with hypertensive heart disease. He had linear bruises on his right calf, right thigh, right buttock and right flank, but there was no evidence of transmission of force to internal organs.

Drug and other laboratory testing is in progress.

An opinion as to cause of death will be forthcoming when toxicology results and other investigative material, including reports of medical responders and the videotape of the arrest, have been reviewed.