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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBaltimore man who called 911 for help dies after being punched by police
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/24/baltimore-man-tawon-boyd-dies-after-he-called-911By the time medics loaded Boyd into the back of an ambulance, he reportedly had physical injuries imposed by officers....
The report does not describe Boyd as violent or threatening, saying Boyd seemed to scratch the authors neck and accidentally kick another officer, named Garland, while trying to stand. Boyd grabbed a third officers face, the report said, describing his hand slipping down to the officers badge and microphone. That officer, Bowman, delivered two closed fist strikes to the suspects face with his right fist.
Francis-Williams said: He is literally attacked. And by attacked, I mean the witness (Styron) is describing that he (was) struck many times and struck to the ground.
Officer Bowman is the one that when he arrived, really started wailing on Mr Boyd, meaning Mr Boyd was on the ground in a prone position and Bowman sat on him, almost straddled his back, and put his left arm under Boyds neck and pulled his head up in a choking fashion.A 21-year-old man died in a hospital near Baltimore on Wednesday, after an altercation with county police officers who repeatedly punched him as they responded to a call for an ambulance.
The report does not describe Boyd as violent or threatening, saying Boyd seemed to scratch the authors neck and accidentally kick another officer, named Garland, while trying to stand. Boyd grabbed a third officers face, the report said, describing his hand slipping down to the officers badge and microphone. That officer, Bowman, delivered two closed fist strikes to the suspects face with his right fist.
Francis-Williams said: He is literally attacked. And by attacked, I mean the witness (Styron) is describing that he (was) struck many times and struck to the ground.
Officer Bowman is the one that when he arrived, really started wailing on Mr Boyd, meaning Mr Boyd was on the ground in a prone position and Bowman sat on him, almost straddled his back, and put his left arm under Boyds neck and pulled his head up in a choking fashion.A 21-year-old man died in a hospital near Baltimore on Wednesday, after an altercation with county police officers who repeatedly punched him as they responded to a call for an ambulance.
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Baltimore man who called 911 for help dies after being punched by police (Original Post)
KamaAina
Sep 2016
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awful and sad. the first articles all said the girlfriend called 911 on him. now?
JanMichael
Sep 2016
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JanMichael
(24,890 posts)1. awful and sad. the first articles all said the girlfriend called 911 on him. now?
they all say he called for help? and this is what he gets?
he was not a huge kid but they just had to beat the living fuck out of him. kinda rem8nds me of those awful west palm beach cops that beat a guy to death with one of those bat like flashlights. they were both 6 ft plus and roided up and he was 5ft 8 and out of shape. like they needed to slam him in the nuts a dozen times...they were out murderously of control.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)2. Egads.
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)3. Of course all the body cams "fell off" the LEOs involved in this
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