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Jackpine Radical

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2. This seems to have been an instance in which the police were acting appropriately.

Reply to IDemo (Original post)

Fri Aug 29, 2014, 10:28 PM

Aug 2014

They had restrained a potentially very dangerous person & were trying to transport him to a hospital. A sad outcome, but pending more information I won't fault the cops on this one.

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Unruly Taxi Passenger's Death in Midtown Ruled Homicide From Police Restraint: Medical Examiner [View all] IDemo Aug 2014 OP

Very odd that the article referred to "St. Patrick's Church" . . . markpkessinger Aug 2014 #1

This Midwestern Protestant does. Brigid Aug 2014 #3

Sorry. Hoppy Aug 2014 #4

I'm an Episcopalian . . . markpkessinger Aug 2014 #6

That bothered the shit out of me, too...raised Catholic in NYC alcibiades_mystery Aug 2014 #8

This seems to have been an instance in which the police were acting appropriately. Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #2

Agreed, Jack. Feral Child Aug 2014 #7

Was this the wrap? geomon666 Aug 2014 #5