Posted on 02/14/2023 6:40:31 PM PST by algore
The family of a mentally ill man who died in police custody claims their loved one froze to death after being restrained and placed in a walk-in freezer for hours.
'This is one of the most appalling cases of jail abuse the country has seen,' the 37-page federal lawsuit filed by the family alleges.
Shocking video of Mitchell being carried out of the jail on January 26 shows the man being dragged and placed into a patrol vehicle before he was later declared dead.
The video allegedly contradicts the sheriff's original statement that Mitchell was having a medical issue but had been 'alert and responsive' when he was taken to the hospital.
The complaint filed by the family alleges hospital staff at Walker Baptist Medical Center spent three hours attempting to resuscitate him before he was declared dead.
According to the physician's statements, the man's cause of death is believed to have been hypothermia.
The doctor also notes the puzzling nature of the death.
'I am not sure what circumstances the patient was held in incarceration but it is difficult to understand a rectal temperature of 72 degrees F, 22 degrees centigrade while someone is incarcerated in jail,' the suit states.
'The cause of his hypothermia is not clear. I do not know if he could have been exposed to a cold environment. I do believe hypothermia was the ultimate cause of death,' it continues.
Lawyers for the family had similar questions to the doctor, asking how he would have frozen inside the jail.
'How does a man literally freeze to death while incarcerated in a modern, climate-controlled jail, in the custody and care of corrections officers?' the lawyers asked.
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H”ow does a man literally freeze to death while incarcerated in a modern, climate-controlled jail, in the custody and care of corrections officers?”
The only thing I can think of is that the C”orrections officers” think of themselves as verbs rather than nouns and that’s scary
Put him on ice. Literally.
All three look mentally ill.
They obviously threw him into meat locker. Depending on the size of the station, they might have a meat locker.
Spent some time in the cooler.
Ok - so - IF this turns out to be an accurate account (he was secured to a chair and placed in a walking in freezer) - not only should a bunch of county employees be immediately terminated with cause - but the Sheriff of the county (assuming this facility is actually a county jail) should be removed from office. Then all involved should be brought up on charges, with appropriate prison time when convicted.
It seems like more looney bins would be worth the money, stop a lot of problems and provide some jobs.
Or am I on Acid?
That’s murder.
Going into the article, it appears that this man had adult onset psychiatric problems. I saw a photo of him as a teen or 20 year old. His expression was nothing like what you see on that later photo. If the family thought he was acting up, he should not have had access to a gun. He used that gun to point it at the cops who responded to his family’s call for help.
Bad move. Somebody at that police station made a bad decision on how to deal with the prisoner. That decision was a fatal mistake.
He was only 33, just one degree above freezing.
“That’s murder.”
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That’s premeditated and intentional murder with depraved intent. If there is not such a charge available, the legislature should create such a law.
How could someone calling themselves a law-abiding officer do something such as this to a fellow human being? How far our nation has fallen!
Evil comes in many forms.
Isn’t freezing to death in a locked freezer the punishment now for wearing black face?
As an old refrigeration mechanic, a very nasty way to be killed.
What a couple of porkers those deputies are. Get some self-respect.
Not just Suicide by being homeless.
Why was he in a freezer?
The police and courts treat hard criminals with indifference but will go hard core on normal people. They love the power and fear they get from normies.
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