Those stories that Freddie Gray had a pre-existing spinal injury are totally bogus

Washington Post ^ | April 30 at 2:44 AM | Michael E. Miller

[Jan_Sobieski]

I do not know all the details, but why run from the cops if you are innocent?

[FreeReign]

Yawn.

Numerous anti cop accusations are debunked on FR, yet you are all atwitter when a pro thug accusation gets debunked.

[don-o]

Well excuse the hell out of me for caring about the reputation of Free Republic.

[Jan_Sobieski]

I don't know a single Freeper that ever said 2 wrongs make a a right. Do you? Can you give me some examples?

Most of this blog is speculation on the motivations and truths behind claims.

[don-o]

Most of this blog is speculation on the motivations and truths behind claims.

Which blog are you talking about? Let me ping the expert in here.

[FreeReign]

Well accuse me for pointing out the numerous anti cop accusations that are debunked on FR all the time...because the media won’t point that out and apparently neither will you.

[hal ogen]

But why was he reported by another perp to be smashing his head against the metal walls of the jail-wagon? Suicide?

[reagandemocrat]

Correct. The story was posted here, discussed and debunked long before Mike Miller of the WP wrote his article, and he still couldn’t get it right. Good grief.

[don-o]

My posts have been very specific to the references to Free Republic in rumors suggesting a preexisting spinal injury that have been in at least two MS outlets.

I have pointed out that those rumors and speculation were flat out exposed and debunked within an hour and a half of being posted here.

You chose to contend with me. Not sure why. Did you read the original article from fourthestste.co (sic)?

[Biggirl]

Did he not have a big rap sheet and was carrying a knife at the time?

[don-o]

should be fourthestate.co

And the “.co” is in the url not .com

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3284149/posts

Here is the thread that set it all off

[camle]

i seem to recall saying yesterday that IF he had an injury, then it had to have happened years ago in order for him to get a settlement. it takes years. so if he got injured last week, he wouldn’t have gotten a settlement yet, and if he did get a settlement, then his injury must have been years ago.

[tumblindice]

Is it true that he received an annuity settlement worth six figures that would have paid-out some time in the future around $600 @ month, but he sold it to a company that cut him a check now for five figures?

[UCANSEE2]

The interesting part is that a poster to FR actually debunked the story.

I was on the original thread, and that is correct. FREEPERS DEBUNKED that story early.

On (almost) every consequent thread about that subject, it was noted that it had already been debunked.

Still, many remained ignorant of the debunking. Apparently many still are.

[kristinn]

Thanks for posting this. More professional journalism in action.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

I'm looking into my crystal ball and I see no personal culpability being found for the six jackboots who mysteriously transformed him from a person to a corpse, BUT the department WILL review it's procedures.

It's almost like you've seen this movie before.

[justlurking]

Is it true that he received an annuity settlement worth six figures that would have paid-out some time in the future around $600 @ month, but he sold it to a company that cut him a check now for five figures?

I don't know about the values, but that is correct. But, it was for a lead-paint settlement.

I'm not sure they actually completed the deal with Peachtree financial to convert it to a lump sum.

[humblegunner]

Most of this blog is speculation on the motivations and truths behind claims.

What blog?

Surely you are not under the impression that Free Republic is a blog.

[Paladin2]

The word is now part of my new strategery.

[generally]

Or was he in jail? Not too many arrests happen in jail.