My Former student died in police custody :(

[irishbride2]

www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-freddie-gray-20150419-story.html

[decemberwedding07]

I am so sorry, Irish. God, this is depressing. When is this shit going to end?

[pixy0stix]

So they beat him when he was in the van? Good god.

[sugarglider]

I'm so sorry.

[mrsukyankee]

JC. He was clearly already injured before heading into the van. That is horrible to watch. I swear I want to change my accent every time I watch these things as it makes me ashamed to be from the States.

[Velvetshady]

Fuck. I'd like to have more to say, but FUCK is all I can muster right now.

[One Girl In All The World]

Omg. when will this shit end

[Velar Fricative]

I'm sorry Irish. This is horrific.

[jln]

I'm so sorry. His poor family.

[Cicero]

Shit. I'm so sorry Irish.

[nursewife]

How awful! I'm not sure how police deal with this in the States. In Canada we have a civilian group (SIU) that investigate when ever someone is hurt or killed involving police. Does the states have anything like that?

[bugandbibs]

I'm so sorry. This shit is out of control.

[josieposy]

[charminglife]

That's so awful. I'm sorry.

[iammalcolmx]

I am so sorry.

[orangeblossom]

I am so sorry.

[winecat]

Fuck it. I'm so sorry. My heart hurts for him, his family and you. The terror of being beaten like he was... I don't have words.

[mouse]

Apr 19, 2015 14:43:39 GMT -5 nursewife said:

How awful! I'm not sure how police deal with this in the States. In Canada we have a civilian group (SIU) that investigate when ever someone is hurt or killed involving police. Does the states have anything like that?

I think it depends on the city. I think it's common to have a civilian review of some sort, but it can only make recommendations.

Change can't come soon enough.

[teflepi]

This surprises me not at all. Police in this country are getting out of control...training needs to be revamped and ramped up quickly.

[msmerymac]

I'm so sorry.

[FloFTW]

I'm sorry. Horrific.

[NewOrleans]

I am so very sorry. Terrible. 

WTH?

[mbcdefg]

I'm sorry

[iammalcolmx]

His spine was 80% severed at his neck? My lord.

[suzubell]

How heartbreaking. This is insane. I'm sorry for your loss. Losing a student, current or former, is so painful.

[mala]

This is awful, I'm sorry.

H says passengers aren't restrained in the transport vans (as in no seat belt) and the cops in the city drive them like sports cars. It's theoretically possible that he was thrown around in the car in such a way as to incur this kind of injury. Theoretically. That's some shady shit that the police won't release any other details.

[penguingrrl]

I'm so sorry. That's absolutely horrific

[darnkatz]

Apr 19, 2015 17:15:50 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

His spine was 80% severed at his neck? My lord.

I'm stuck here. I am beyond horrified right now. I am so sorry.

[cville]

That's horrible. I can't even imagine.

[lg28]

I am so, so sorry.