Baltimore is burning (II) and we get this response:

Ok, so Freddy Gray ran from police, tased his ass and threw him in the wagon. Had to drag him for whatever reason.

He didn't have on a seatbelt. Other prisoner in partitioned can couldn't see him but reportedly said he thought Gray was intentionally trying to hurt himself.

WT's theirys:
1. Gray was injured in the chase as evidenced by his dragging legs. It was either an injury or his being an ass.
2. He purposely tried to hurt himself in the van.

I'm going with 2. He wouldn't have likely made enough noise had he simply fallen to the floor of the van, for the driver to pull over because of the commotion.

Tiger Wench · « **Reply #8 on:** April 30, 2015, 01:54:05 PM »

Quote from: WiregrassTiger on April 30, 2015, 11:11:58 AM

Ok, so Freddy Gray ran from police, tased his ass and threw him in the wagon. Had to drag him for whatever reason.

He didn't have on a seatbelt. Other prisoner in partitioned can couldn't see him but reportedly said he thought Gray was intentionally trying to hurt himself.

WT's theirys:
1. Gray was injured in the chase as evidenced by his dragging legs. It was either an injury or his being an ass.
2. He purposely tried to hurt himself in the van.

I'm going with 2. He wouldn't have likely made enough noise had he simply fallen to the floor of the van, for the driver to pull over because of the commotion.

The new rumor is that he had had multiple back surgeries - one a week prior - because he was injured in a car crash while, you guessed it, running from the police.

dallaswareagle · « **Reply #9 on:** April 30, 2015, 02:04:29 PM »

Quote from: Tiger Wench on April 30, 2015, 01:54:05 PM

The new rumor is that he had had multiple back surgeries - one a week prior - because he was injured in a car crash while, you guessed it, running from the police.

How long before they fully stop chasing folks?

And

I wonder who paid for all those back surgeries?

Kaos · « **Reply #10 on:** April 30, 2015, 02:07:18 PM »

Maybe if we started lighting the Freddie Grays, Trayvons and the Michael Browns on fire some of this shit would stop

Forget tasers and guns, issue flamethrowers to subdue fleeing suspects and disperse rioters. Use them on Indian grandfathers, too.

Buzz Killington · « **Reply #11 on:** April 30, 2015, 02:08:20 PM »

Quote from: Tiger Wench on April 30, 2015, 01:54:05 PM

The new rumor is that he had had multiple back surgeries - one a week prior - because he was injured in a car crash while, you guessed it, running from the police.

Unpossible. He was a leader in the community.

Kaos · « **Reply #12 on:** April 30, 2015, 02:13:17 PM »

Quote from: Buzz Killington on April 30, 2015, 02:08:20 PM

Unpossible. He was a leader in the community.

But was he an organizer? If so, that qualifies him for eight years in the white house.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #13 on:** April 30, 2015, 02:15:24 PM »

I don't care if they find footage of him stealing a cops' gun and blowing his own brains out. It doesn't matter. After Ferguson, it became painfully clear that truth has no place in the equation.

dallaswareagle · « **Reply #14 on:** April 30, 2015, 02:35:32 PM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on April 30, 2015, 02:15:24 PM

I don't care if they find footage of him stealing a cops' gun and blowing his own brains out. It doesn't matter. After Ferguson, it became painfully clear that truth has no place in the equation.

There theirs truth and the real truth. One is promoted and one is never heard.

Catphish Tilly · « **Reply #15 on:** April 30, 2015, 03:10:41 PM »

The truth coming out doesn't matter a whole lot. What matters most and what fuels these instances is the pandemonium instilled by the media. Rather than focusing on researching and reporting, modern media looks to turn every event into an unjust tragedy and viewership/click count boost.

As long as every story is headlined BLACK MAN KILLED BY WHITE POLICE OFFICER with no subtext or focus on what transpired, then the truth matters very little because no one will ever see it... or at least not in the newspaper because all of those will have been used to light the Walgreens on fire.

Buzz Killington · « **Reply #16 on:** April 30, 2015, 03:12:33 PM »

Quote from: Catphish Tilly on April 30, 2015, 03:10:41 PM

The truth coming out doesn't matter a whole lot. What matters most and what fuels these instances is the pandemonium instilled by the media. Rather than focusing on researching and reporting, modern media looks to turn every event into an unjust tragedy and viewership/click count boost.

As long as every story is headlined UNARMED BLACK MAN KILLED BY WHITE POLICE OFFICER with no subtext or focus on what transpired, then the truth matters very little because no one will ever see it... or at least not in the newspaper because all of those will have been used to light the Walgreens on fire.

Fixt

WiregrassTiger · « **Reply #17 on:** April 30, 2015, 03:22:04 PM »

You people just hate blacks.

Catphish Tilly · « **Reply #18 on:** April 30, 2015, 03:24:59 PM »

Quote from: WiregrassTiger on April 30, 2015, 03:22:04 PM

You people just hate blacks.

I see the media using that word a lot. I'm prepared to remove it from my vocab if need be.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #19 on:** April 30, 2015, 03:25:26 PM »

Quote from: WiregrassTiger on April 30, 2015, 03:22:04 PM

You people just hate blacks.

That's not true. There are several on here that don't.