Freddie Gray severed his own spinal cord

[invisible]

You once again display your childishness with your first sentence, you know what I meant. No one goes to jail for one beer, and I'm sure the percentage of people who are even asked to take a breathalyzer after one beer is so rare it's astronomical. Just give it up already. Let me guess, you got wasted drunk, got busted, and now you are sore at the cops for your irresponsibility and all the trouble you got in, am I close, if not that, some other situation which was likely 100% you're fault, but hey, don't blame yourself when you can blame someone else.

I can certainly call this out, as it actually happened to me! I had stopped into a bar on my way home and had one beer. One. You would call that being irresponsible? This was in the town's downtown "bar district", in the middle of the afternoon. As I pulled out of my parking space, I noticed a cop car further down the street, three blocks behind me. I turned several corners, then pulled into the parking lot of a convenience store, thinking nothing of it. As I approached the store, the cop came screaming into the parking lot, jumped out of the car, then tackled me as I had my hand on the handle of the door to the store (I was simply going about my business, and what he was doing was no concern of mine at that point, as far as I knew) and was about to open it. Asking what this intrusion was all about, he claimed that as I pulled out of the parking space and immediately turned the corner, he couldn't see the little registration sticker on my license plate, from three blocks away. He then said that he smelled beer on my breath, demanded that I take a breathalyzer, and to check my beat up car over for "safety violations". I said nothing, of course, other than that I didn't consent to any sort of search.

He then cuffed me, said that "checking for safety violations" was not a search, and since another cop had arrived by this time, had that cop stand over me while he then tore my car apart and tried the lights, horn, and signals. He wrote me a ticket for "defective equipment" and "operating an unsafe vehicle" because my passenger side seatbelt was stuck. Since it had been less than five minutes since I had consumed the one beer, I attempted to further stall for time and reason with him, asking if I could blow the more accurate breathalyzer at the station. He wouldn't let me do that, and said that he would take any such demand as a refusal. So I had no choice but to blow an inaccurate worst case reading, and I came out exactly at the legal limit. I was then stuffed into the back of the cop car, and my car towed. The next day, it cost me several hundred dollars to ransom my car back.

In court, I told the judge that I had done the responsible thing and only had one beer, that the breathalyzer test was inaccurate because it had been taken within five minutes of drinking that one beer, and that that worst-case result showed me to be AT the legal limit, and not over it. I then stated that I had already paid several hundred dollars to get my car back, spend a night in jail, and that I could not afford to pay any sort of additional fine. Then I made a motion to dismiss the trumped-up tickets. The judge did dismiss the tickets, but convicted and sentenced me to a weekend in jail instead of paying a fine. So yes, it DOES happen. And this was in a town of 20,000 people, so cops in towns this size DO hassle people over such things.

edit: this was over 20 years ago, so that legal limit is even lower nowadays

 

[donnay]

REVEALED: Freddie Gray suffered fatal 'catastrophic injury when he fell head first in back of

The story keeps on changing...

REVEALED: Freddie Gray suffered fatal 'catastrophic injury when he fell head first in back of police van and broke neck as head hit bolt' - and police admit mystery secret stop on journey

By Mia De Graaf
30 April 2015

An investigation has concluded Freddie Gray broke his neck after falling head-first into the back of the police van as it was moving, it was reported today.

Medical and law enforcement sources briefed on the police investigation told ABC News Gray's 'catastrophic' head injuries were consistent with hitting a bolt 'in the back door of the van'.

They claimed there was 'no evidence' Gray sustained a fatal spine injury during his arrest, which was caught on camera on a street side on April 12.

According to ABC's sources, Gray was standing in the van, bent over with his hand cuffed behind his back and his head pointing towards the back door.

It is believed he fell into the door, breaking his neck.

Continued...

 

[Carlybee]

This article doesn't mention it, but the primary complaint against this officer was that she would purposely hold her finger over a hole on the breathalyzer machine to get higher readings. She was officer of the year and got a bunch of awards for getting several hundred DUIs a year before this big investigation went down.

http://peterlance.com/wordpress/?p=1526

We had a woman falsifying breathalyzer results here.

 

[Carlybee]

The story keeps on changing...

REVEALED: Freddie Gray suffered fatal 'catastrophic injury when he fell head first in back of police van and broke neck as head hit bolt' - and police admit mystery secret stop on journey

By Mia De Graaf
30 April 2015

An investigation has concluded Freddie Gray broke his neck after falling head-first into the back of the police van as it was moving, it was reported today.

Medical and law enforcement sources briefed on the police investigation told ABC News Gray's 'catastrophic' head injuries were consistent with hitting a bolt 'in the back door of the van'.

They claimed there was 'no evidence' Gray sustained a fatal spine injury during his arrest, which was caught on camera on a street side on April 12.

According to ABC's sources, Gray was standing in the van, bent over with his hand cuffed behind his back and his head pointing towards the back door.

It is believed he fell into the door, breaking his neck.

Continued...

Making it up as they go along

 

[Anti Federalist]

Nickel Ride.

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

I'm not interested in arresting anyone who had a few beers while working on a buddy's car then headed home.

I'm just getting caught up here.

Are you police?

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Nickel Ride.

I'm inclined to think it was hands-on. The other prisoner who testified the cops were lying that the guy broke his own spine, said the ride was 'smooth.' I can't think of why someone would call out the cops as liars on that, and then turn around and cover for a nickel ride. So I'm inclined to think it was hands-on.

 

[invisible]

I'm just getting caught up here.

Are you police?

Easy to get caught up to speed, he's simply the latest troll of the 2016 cycle. Operation rep burn in progress.

 

[donnay]

EXCLUSIVE: Where's the bolt that 'killed Freddie Gray'? Standard-issue police van has SMOOTH c

EXCLUSIVE: Where's the bolt that 'killed Freddie Gray'? Standard-issue police van has SMOOTH cage doors, raising questions over leaked medical report that says fall in paddy wagon caused catastrophic injury

By Daniel Bates
30 April 2015

The police van in which Freddie Gray supposedly sustained his fatal injuries does not come with a bolt sticking out from the back door, Chevrolet has confirmed.

Designs from the car maker show that the Chevrolet Express - the vehicle used by the Baltimore Police Department - is smooth on the inside of both cage doors.

Chevrolet spokesman Michael Albano confirmed to Daily Mail Online that the standard issue Chevrolet Express Police Transport Van has bolts that are built into the door and don't stick out.

Continued...

 

[Root]

Now I know you are talking out your ass. No one except the extremely connected have been able to plead out of a DUI in...oh, about ten years. Except for cops. they don't even get ticketed.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...people-still-on-payroll&p=5858664#post5858664

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

...I bet they still believe Mike Brown is a gentle giant and had his hands up.

He did have his hands up. All you need do is read the autopsy. Did you read it? If so, you'll see that it was virtually impossible for the entrance wound to have been in the ventral upper arm and exit the dorsal upper arm.

Wilson claimed in his grand jury testimony that Brown charged him. Wilson stated that Brown never had his hands up at any time. Did you read Wilson's testimony? Wilson also used the word "demon" to describe Brown (in his ABC interview and not the testimony). A charging person is not consistent with having arms up. The autopsy does not lie, but Wilson did.

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

Easy to get caught up to speed, he's simply the latest troll of the 2016 cycle. Operation rep burn in progress.

I hit him once for parroting the Hitler books he reads, but I didn't know his whole schtick. Said he got moved to desk duty for two days per week. Said that posting on this forum is permitted by his organization and not goofing off.

Sounds to me like a tax tick who is wasting even more money by playing around at work. All I've seen is a miniature Hitler police apologist. He claims his hands-on means he knows so much more than people here, but then mistakenly said police roadblocks are not common. He said that it would be astronomically rare for police to DWI check somebody drinking one beer, but he should know that is not the case.

He claims he doesn't like the drug war, but his reasons seem to be practical rather than principled. His position is based on the poor police who have to appear in court on their day off and other nonsense. I don't see any principle at all in this dipshit.

 

[invisible]

I hit him once for parroting the Hitler books he reads, but I didn't know his whole schtick. Said he got moved to desk duty for two days per week. Said that posting on this forum is permitted by his organization and not goofing off.

Sounds to me like a tax tick who is wasting even more money by playing around at work. All I've seen is a miniature Hitler police apologist. He claims his hands-on means he knows so much more than people here, but then mistakenly said police roadblocks are not common. He said that it would be astronomically rare for police to DWI check somebody drinking one beer, but he should know that is not the case.

He claims he doesn't like the drug war, but his reasons seem to be practical rather than principled. His position is based on the poor police who have to appear in court on their day off and other nonsense. I don't see any principle at all in this dipshit.

He's said at least several things that seem to be worthy of your sig line. I'd be curious to hear more of your opinion on this one in private sometime.

 

[P3ter_Griffin]

Could be, I'm not taking one either, only pointing out that one of the things people here were so dead set sure was true, was not true, I quake to think of being an innocent man in front of jury in this country.

They pursued Freddie because he ran, nough said?

 

[NorthCarolinaLiberty]

He's said at least several things that seem to be worthy of your sig line. I'd be curious to hear more of your opinion on this one in private sometime.

Doesn't even sound the worth the time. Once these jokers are red-barred, then everybody knows they're baloney. They often leave, except for 56KTarget types. That guy seems to enjoy being a human punching bag. But even MaybeMaybeNot/OReich had the smarts to get two accounts. lol

 

[r3volution 3.0]

I hit him once for parroting the Hitler books he reads...

Please cite the post where the new member you're harassing said he read and/or quoted "Hitler books."

I'd be interested to know, because if what you're saying is true, I've misjudged him.

Otherwise, you'd be a lying swine, wouldn't ya?

 

[AuH20]

Please cite the post where the new member you're harassing said he read and/or quoted "Hitler books."

I'd be interested to know, because if what you're saying is true, I've misjudged him.

Otherwise, you'd be a lying swine, wouldn't ya?

I read his Disqus posts and I didn't get any hints that he is a Nazi sympathizer. Go look at them yourself. And there are hundreds of posts.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

I read his Disqus posts and I didn't get any hints that he is a Nazi sympathizer. Go look at them yourself. And there are hundreds of posts.

:o Forgive my interwebs (series of tubes?) ignorance, but how do I find these Disqus posts?

 

[AuH20]

:o Forgive my interwebs (series of tubes?) ignorance, but how do I find these Disqus posts?

There is a thread in vent I believe with an URL to his Disqus profile. The Disqus profile entails 5 websites I believe. Anyway all the comments made by Hank Richter are categorized there.

 

[AuH20]

Okay I found them.

https://disqus.com/by/hank_richter/

Don't sound like a Nazi to me:

Lol, you bring up Bush, OK, so in other words you're just a partisan hack. Ron Paul criticizes Rep as much as he does Dems, as do most RP supporters. Get out of your left/right paradigm.

Oh, and one other thing, assuming you work and own a home, how about you start to factor in all state taxes, state sales tax, state gas tax, federal gas tax, SS, Medicare, property taxes, fees, permits, etc, etc - you better believe most middle class Americans are giving away 50% of their income to the govt.

I take a very clear side, America is my country, Israel is not, I will fight and die for America, no other, you want to die for Israel no one is stopping you, I'm sure they'd be more than happy to have you over there to use as cannon fodder.

You are nothing but the flip side of the coin of Obama and Hillary, the way they feel on the Domestic side, you feel on the Foreign: Govt can fix everything, and much like Hillary and Obama you have all these grand ideas of what MUST be done.....so long as someone else, besides you does them. The military is bankrupting our nation just as much as all these "safety net" programs, but much like your liberal buddies, you don't consider economics when it comes to your pet projects.

You are most definitely changing the subject. I never once mentioned Hamas, could you please show where I did? I asked you how Israel is our friend, you didn't reply, I asked how many years you've served, no reply. The only discussion I was having about the ME is how it's none of our business.