Ark. man handcuffed in patrol car, shot in back of head. Autopsy says suicide.

Let's say what the cops say is all true.

The fact that they could search a guy twice and decided to arrest him because they found a baggie of pot on him and completely ignored the fact that he was carrying a gun is so American.

 

They apparently missed his cellphone too.

 

This story just keeps getting more and more curious. I wonder if they ever will get the truth out about what really happened.

 

Does the story say whether his arms were cuffed behind his body or in front?

 

Behind.

 

In that case, it makes it even more surprising that he was able to get his hands free.

 

Somebody should fry for this one.

 

It seems police are more than happy to respond to FOIA requests with irrelevant information (before and after videos) or witness statements that aid the police's case. What they will not do is release video that might show the shooting.

Police previously released video recorded from dashboard cameras the night of the shooting, but the footage didn't appear to show when officers found Carter slumped over and bleeding in the backseat of a patrol car as described in a police report.

Police said there were problems with the audio and video that explain the absence of a gunshot or noise on the recordings.

Irwin, Carter's family's lawyer, didn't buy that explanation.

"These things are crystal clear from a reception standpoint and from a functioning standpoint," he said. "And then they just malfunction for three minutes when this young man lost his life? I am just not ready to accept that as the answer."


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/22/chavis-carter-case-girlfriend_n_1823408.html

 

Could the "problem" be that it shows a cop shooting the guy?

 

Perhaps so. Wouldn't be the first time cops have conveniently had malfunctioning video and audio equipment.

 

I'm not fan of police. I also don't think they go around blasting handcuffed guys in the back of squad cars.

Maybe I'll be proven wrong in this case, but that's where I start.

 

It could have been an honest mistake.