Commits Suicide While Handcuffed??

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Kevin

The words "illegal alien" convey....Terms like "unauthorized immigrant" or whatever convey....

There are differing opinions on what is being conveyed and regarding whom it is being conveyed.

Be it as it may, all that matters as far as I am concerned is that people know there are contexts in which people may respond negatively to the use of "alien." Of course, people can still use the legal and Census term "alien" if need be. Just do not act shocked that there are people who believe that the legal and Census term is inappropriate and especially for everyday use.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

There are differing opinions on what is being conveyed and regarding whom it is being conveyed.

Be it as it may, all that matters as far as I am concerned is that people know there are contexts in which people may respond negatively to the use of "alien."

I am obviously very concerned about that.

Of course, people can still use the legal and Census term "alien" if need be. Just do not act shocked that there are people who believe that the legal and Census term is inappropriate and especially for everyday use.

And why is that? Are those people interested in sugarcoating the fact that illegal aliens are here in open defiance of our laws and taking advantage of a system which ensures our working poor either remain on the welfare rolls or cannot compete with a group of people who are willing to work for less than minimum wage, not report workplace injuries and share an 800 sq. ft. home with 19 of their closest friends?

[DrPhil]

This was just discussed on CNN.

I now think this was likely a suicide. I do not think a federal investigation is necessary. I do not think Al Sharpton needs to become involved other than to console the family. My conclusion thus far is based on:

1. The autopsy results
2. The police video of how a flexible person can get a hidden gun to their own own head
3. The marks on the right arm that support the police visual of how this could have happened.
4. His girlfriend claims he called her and said he's scared and will kill himself (if memory serves me correctly). There is a record that he made a phone call from the back of the police car.
5. The (Black) woman who says both officers were outside of the police car.
6. The man had drugs in his system that can have a certain impact on his mental state.
7. About 12% of deaths in policy custody are ruled a suicide

This could be a police cover-up but it looks more like a suicide. A suicide in police custody tends to be difficult to believe for a number of reasons including distrust of police. The investigators should have checked for gun residue at the scene. Failing to do so causes people to be skeptical.