[Kid Shelleen]

From a legal perspective isn't there a big difference between NOT properly securing a prisoner and deliberately harming a prisoner with a hard ride?

depraved-heart' murder -
In a depraved-heart murder case, prosecutors must prove instead that the suspect did something that was likely to kill, and that he showed "extreme indifference" to the possible harm.
deliberate perpetration of a knowingly dangerous act with reckless and wanton unconcern and indifference as to whether anyone is harmed or not.

What is 'depraved-heart' murder

[Sooth2222]

depraved-heart' murder - In a depraved-heart murder case, prosecutors must prove instead that the suspect did something that was likely to kill, and that he showed "extreme indifference" to the possible harm. deliberate perpetration of a knowingly dangerous act with reckless and wanton unconcern and indifference as to whether anyone is harmed or not.

-->"Freddie Gray not the first to come out of Baltimore police van with serious injuries"

Not that the Baltimore PD isn't extremely dysfunctional (along with the rest of the city) but Baltimore's PD seems to have done this as a matter of routine for a long time (maybe even generations of POs?), without previous fatalities. (That we know of.)

[Covenantor]

So there is a case against Golf-1 and HRC for their active denial of aid to the beleaguered Americans at Benghazi.

Depraved indifference.

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

Unless there have been other fatalities as a result of unrestrained rides in a police van, it should be hard to show that the driver could have thought that ride was likely to kill someone. As far as I know, this is the first time I know of someone dying by breaking their neck while riding in the back of a van.