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Mentally Ill Imprisoned Man Dies Of Dehydration In Cell While Begging For Water
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ClosingADoor
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So basically torture and murder. How can these people live with themselves doing this stuff. Should be locked up for live, no excuses for this at all. The man is in your custody, you are responsible for him. If he dies of god damn dehydration, that is murder.
I feel the same. It's like I'm numb to this kind of shit.
Dot Matrix
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At some point this sentence will become moot and the rest of the world will just start to refer to america as a third world nation.
They probably do not see the inmates as human beings, just sort kind of life forms not much different from the animals they consumed day in day out.
Linkstrikesback
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I don't see how this can be considered anything other than murder, or at least some equivalent charge.
valkillmore
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Agree. Absolutely sickening
The majority of the country doesn't give a single shit about black people so nothing happens. Assholes are too worried about a highway getting blocked to give a shit enough to do anything other than to briefly say, "oh, how bad" at situations like this, and then go along with their merry day. Makes me sick.
Getting captured by ISIS would be a better fate compared to what happened to this poor man.
Let's not forget the case where prison guards literally boiled someone to death. Also a mentally ill black man.
Let's not forget the case where prison guards literally boiled someone to death. Also a mentally ill black man.
SlipperyFishes
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One day we will see a wrongful death thread about someone who isn't a person of colour in the USA.
It's fucking saddening how every single one in the last few weeks has been exclusively about black folks.
It's fucking saddening how every single one in the last few weeks has been exclusively about black folks.
Dot Matrix
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The reason they gave was that he flooded his last cell. That's a good reason to cut the water off. But they didn't provide any alternative like bottles of water or one cup at a time etc. Even after being told by other inmates that they suspect he will die, they continued to ignore it. That's the issue here, not the cutting off of the water.
Subpar Scrub
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These threads are becoming a bit too much. How many do we need of US law enforcement fucking up until it falls into the "don't post stories of local tragedies with little discussion value" exactly?
Fucked up and gross regardless. Someone better be charged at the end of this.
Fucked up and gross regardless. Someone better be charged at the end of this.
There isn't a single excuse for turning an inmate's water off. At the end of the day, guilty or not, they are still human and deserve access to basic human rights, such as water.
Oh gosh, im so sorry that scrolling past the thread inconvenienced your pleasant little day. What a bummer!
Oppo
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odd. was there not a drain? i assume no toilet either?
i agree that this is a side point but the language used seem to try and imply - well say really - that cutting off the prisoner's water supply is totally reasonable under multiple circumstances which i do not buy at all. if you can turn off the water, you can turn the supply down as well, so i don't buy flooding either.
Subpar Scrub
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My question was intended to be rhetorical and pessimistic, not genuine.
The drains can be plugged with toilet paper or clothing articles.
sechsterangriff
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Is there such a thing as accountability in the US?
I can't believe I opened this thread expecting to be angry, outraged, grievous over this injustice, but instead I feel nothing. I feel nothing because I know justice won't be carried out, this man won't be put to rest, these people won't be held accountable. So now I'm just weary and tired of it all. All I can do is pay my respects to this man who died and unjust death.
Mattlikewhoa
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Not with these people...
Only for those who either commit a crime or are perceived to commit a crime. This rarely applies to people in positions of power.
Well, he supposedly flooded his cell when he still had running water.
The inhumane part is denying him water (also what about sanitation?) through other means
excelsiorlef
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When things change. These aren't local issues, they are part of nation wide systemic oppression.
Subpar Scrub
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I'm aware, I'm just exhausted from all this shit. Hell, I'm not even American and I'm fucking over it.
ManDudeChild
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At what point does straight up killing cops like this become a question of legality, as supposed to the legality and ethics of taking a life? While I wouldn't condone the killing of men like Mr. Clarke per se, I would certainly understand it.
That is really messed up.
That is really messed up.
Feces could be composted and used to plant a garden. That's such a waste
Holy shit, that's barbaric. They should all be put in prison. The fact there will be no justice here is truly upsetting and a sign of how the power of the state/of those who we entrust with authority, has become cruelly corrupted.
And America is supposed to be a shining beacon to the rest of the world? An example to follow? Not with this systematic injustice occurring on a daily basis.
And America is supposed to be a shining beacon to the rest of the world? An example to follow? Not with this systematic injustice occurring on a daily basis.
Dot Matrix
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No idea of the setup of their cells but it is common for prisoners to intentionally flood their cells. They block the toilet and drain with their sheets or clothes and run the tap or flush constantly. If they have plexiglass instead of bars then the water can rise quite high. Certainly enough to drown face down in. If the prisoner has a history of flooding their cell then they can have their water supply cut off, but the guards have to provide alternative sanitation and drinking options. This was obviously done to teach him some kind of lesson.
My guess is that when they release a statement they will claim the water was cut off for his own protection, he refused food/water when offered, the CCTV will be inconclusive or missing altogether, the other prisoners can't be believed because 'they're no angels themselves', and the department will take this as an opportunity to reflect on their policies and learn from this tragic mistake. The civil suit will settle out of court costing the sheriffs department nothing and leaving the city/tax payers footing the bill.
What did he mean by this?
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System working as intended.
bigmit3737
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I feel like there have been an awful lot of these threads recently.
I wonder if Trump's statements are fueling some of these actions.
I wonder if Trump's statements are fueling some of these actions.
Damn. Well summed up. But damn.
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