....”Why wasn’t he belted in as is required?”....
Well...that rule was established ‘just nine days before his arrest’....change does take time to adjust to...not that this is an excuse, but easy to think they simply didn’t remember.
“But Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said Thursday that here are no circumstances under which a prisoner should not be wearing a seatbelt during transport and “that’s part of our investigation.
“Much like any other vehicle, you seatbelt people in and it’s our responsibility to make sure people are safely transported,” Batts said, “especially if their hands are behind their back.”
“Forgot” is not acceptable.
Was the second prisoner belted?