I thought I read that in one of the reports on it.. but we do know he was fleeing the police.. so he was mobile ... something he was not when being taken into custody ...
Hi. You are one of my FR heroes (heroines?).
However, the idiocy of recent back surgery patient back on the street dealing drugs is just that:
STUPID on the part of Gray.
The issue of the government-media complex DELIBERATELY amplifying this out of proportion is CRIMINAL.
From what I have been able to find, he ran from police after spotting them.
It seems to me though that people are going off without knowing much or even any facts of this case.
One thing I do know for sure is that the media lies. People who want to drive outrage lie.
I think it is best to wait for investigation results in matters such as these.
Burning down people’s business and terrorizing them is horse sh!t.
Every one of these people engaging in these visible crimes should be arrested and prosecuted.
If the police engaged in criminal activity with Gray, they should be arrested and prosecuted.
The road we are traveling now in America ends in Hell, and there are people who want to make sure we get there.
Let’s not assist their goals.
Deputy Commissioner Kevin Davis, who is overseeing the task force as the head of the
Investigations and Intelligence Bureau, said Friday that the evidence shows Rice
and two other officers on bikes were the first to see Gray. Two officers remained on
their bikes and one gave chase on foot, pursuing Gray for about one-fifth of a mile.
“That’s where the apprehension of Freddie Gray occurred, and quite frankly that’s
exactly where Freddie Gray should’ve have received medical attention, and he did not,”
Davis said Friday.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/28/us/freddie-gray-death-investigation/
I’ve watched the arrest videos and heard some alleged eyewitness testimony. The scenario as I’ve heard it is that he was on foot, was chased by three officers, one of whom was on foot, the other two on bikes. One eye witness says that after he was caught, an officer had a knee on his neck, and the evidence of trauma followed that. The knee to the neck would have been physically insignificant on a healthy individual, but potentially a disaster for someone with a compromised spine.
So I think this goes down that the police will be held to account for failing to recognize a serious medical condition, even if Freddie was irresponsible in being out and endangering himself. Once in custody of the police, they have a heightened responsibility for his physical well-being. There is also (unofficial) testimony he tried to say he couldn’t breath. It is possible this was something the police have heard before from healthy individuals, and they didn’t see any health issues. They also can have individuals who resist by failing to cooperate physically, or who are under the influence of drugs and limp for that reason. It would be something that would go to the training of the officers in distinguishing these behaviors from a genuine medical crisis. I see liability here, but not necessarily malice.
Peace,
SR
So then he was fleeing and possibly the police had to use force to stop him. Right?