Cops call it a "Cowboy Ride" what they did to Gray in the back of that van...

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

Handcuff you and throw you into a small area of steel/metals walls, then they purposely drive real fast and go around corners real fast

This is how they killed Gray...

And while they may not have intended to kill him, they sure as hell intended to injure him in this way.


If you are ever in this situation, lay on the floor.

You will still be injured, which is their intention, but not as bad.

[pkdu]

1. Documented Protocol is to Strap/Seat-belt each one into a seat....in this (every?) case they seem to

have "forgotten" that step and gone with the "nickle-ride/cowboy ride" .....hence driver dude has much explaining to do. I bet his union appointed lawyer is working round the clock on that "explanation".

[Dawson Leery]

2. How are "cowboy rides", "nickel rides", "rough rides", etc...

any different than ISIS beheading captives?

[seveneyes]

7. I'll bite

Both have no evidence to support the claims?

[davidsilver]

3. Sick! I hope they throw away the key for these guys.

[Iggo]

4. Here in SoCal they do what is called The Cage Drill.

Slippery back seat, handcuffed behind, no seatbelt.

Accelerate. Slam on the brakes. Repeat until it's not funny anymore.

Yay, Cops!

They're the best!

[Trillo]

5. I had a nighttime dream, maybe about this, just a few nights ago.

Some crazy driver lost control, I was in the back, and we ended up going backwards into a wall, the whole back of the vehicle was crunched. The driver got out and claimed he was hurt, finger cut or something, as he walked away.

Because of the timing of the dream, it could have been about Gray getting injured while taking the ride in that vehicle.

It's certainly not evidence admissible anywhere.

[seveneyes]

6. You say "This is how they killed Gray"?

If it's not too much to ask, could you link to the facts that support this claim?

[WillowTree]

8. Did the other arrestee(s) that were in the van say it was a "rough ride" situation?

[hedda_foil]

9. Thinking about the stop where they clamped him in leg irons.

The only reason I can think of for doing this is if he was kicking the wall between the cab and the area he was confined in. That could bother them enough to decide to chain his legs so he couldn't kick.

If ... and that's a big if ... he sustained that massive trauma in the van.

[NaturalHigh]

10. Uh - do you have a link or any documentation?

I've never heard of this, and I'll admit to being somewhat skeptical.

[gollygee]

11. This is an example about how it's systemic and not just about a few bad cops

This is apparently a normal policy. People are getting training of some sort, whether formal or unformal, to do this. This wasn't something out of the ordinary done by a racist cop, it was a normal part of a racist system.