Something not mentioned anywhere in news reports is that Gray couldn’t lift his head and showed foot drop as they dragged him to the vehicle. He very likely broke his neck at some point BEFORE any of the tapes started. HOW has also not been on the news, or anything the police are reporting. The problem with the police was that they didn’t call an ambulance, rather than a paddy wagon. The “why” of why they didn’t IS another problem.
I’ve also noted my son’s good friend, a Deputy Sheriff was attacked while making an arrest, they fell down a slope, and he had his neck broken. He still arrrested the perp, but has been off work since January. He was VERY lucky to end up without paralysis.
I don’t support covert “brutality” in any form, from anyone, but I also know that physical force is often required to subdue criminals, who just may be trying to kill the cops. Lethal means are used too often in this country, by BOTH sides, whether gang on gang, or criminal vs. cops, and it’s because the means of lethal violence is so easy to obtain.
Something not mentioned anywhere in news reports is that Gray couldn’t lift his head and showed foot drop as they dragged him to the vehicle. He very likely broke his neck at some point BEFORE any of the tapes started. HOW has also not been on the news, or anything the police are reporting. The problem with the police was that they didn’t call an ambulance, rather than a paddy wagon. The “why” of why they didn’t IS another problem.
I’ve also noted my son’s good friend, a Deputy Sheriff was attacked while making an arrest, they fell down a slope, and he had his neck broken. He still arrrested the perp, but has been off work since January. He was VERY lucky to end up without paralysis.
I don’t support covert “brutality” in any form, from anyone, but I also know that physical force is often required to subdue criminals, who just may be trying to kill the cops. Lethal means are used too often in this country, by BOTH sides, whether gang on gang, or criminal vs. cops, and it’s because the means of lethal violence is so easy to obtain.