I've seen a lot of posts saying he shouldn't have died in police custody. I don't know how anyone can say that until they figure out how he suffered the spinal injury. When did that happen? How? Did he do it? Did the police do it? Was there time to save him? 

 

Now there's talk about how Freddie Gray had surgery on his spine only a week before all of this happened. The assumption that it was a specific person's fault, at this point, is done without all of the information. The fact that he died in police custody does not mean it's the police's fault. They may not have been capable of stopping it from happening. 

 

The police said that, upon seeing them, he took off running until they caught up with him. They said that he stopped and complied (without resisting). At this point, they said that he complained of pain. The police said that he didn't resist, and they weren't required to use force. The 1/2 hour time in between the arrest and visiting the station is a practical standard, and it's about in line with standard protocol. He suffered from 3 fractured vertebrae and a crushed voice box--all indicative of a vehicle collision. As it was mentioned earlier, there are now claims that he was in the process of receiving a settlement from a vehicle collision for similar injuries.

 

Now tell me... is it more likely that he injured himself after running from the police or by the police? We see, by video, that he is obviously injured before being taken into custody. He's complaining of symptoms from what may have been the reason that he died. 

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