Black Man Found Shot In The Head While In Patrol Car

Folks, I don't go around digging this stuff up; this is probably one of the most twitted/shared stories around. Anyway,

"A 21-year-old man was shot in the head and killed while handcuffed in the back of a patrol car Saturday night. Now police have launched an investigation to determine what happened.

Chavis Carter was a passenger in a pickup truck that was stopped by police in Jonesboro, Ark., Saturday night, according to KAIT, an ABC-affiliated television station. An officer reportedly found some marijuana, and ran Carter's information. He was wanted on a warrant out of Mississippi, so officers placed him in a patrol car.

"As protocol, he was handcuffed behind his back, double-locked and searched," said Jonesboro Police Department Sgt. Lyle Waterworth in an interview with WREG-TV.

Just minutes later, police said they heard a thumping noise, turned around and found Carter shot in the head.

Waterworth said he thinks Carter pulled out a hidden gun and shot himself. Any given officer has missed something on a search, you know, be it drugs, be it knives, be it razor blades," he said. "This instance, it happened to be a gun."

His mother, Teresa Carter, disagrees. "I think they killed him," she said. "My son wasn't suicidal."

Carter said she was also told her son was shot in the right temple, although he was left-handed. "I mean, I just want to know what really happened," she told WREG-TV. "That's all I want to know."

The two officers who were present when Carter was found shot were placed on administrative leave."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/chavis-carter-shot-jonesboro-police_n_1730997.html

Well, according to the police, Calvin, who was stopped and search for suspicion of possession of weed (which is illegitamate in itself), ended up shooting himself in the head................with handcuffs on.......I didn't even know that was possible seeing as how Calvin was searched by police and was in the squad car with hands cuffed behind him.

Anywhoo, there is an investigation taking place and I would imagine that there was a camera in the squad car so I reckon we'll know for sure, sooner or later.

Now for the obvious question that will no doubt be asked by the usual suspects; why is his race relevant? Because if and/or when the investigation proves the killing to be unjustified on the part of the officers in question, this would mark the 111 African-American that has fallen victim to an extrajudicial killing

Additional News Link:

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2012/08/01/dnt-ar-man-shot-in-patrol-car.wreg?iref=allsearch

inb4 bucked

Theres no way it was suicide if the guy was handcuffed.

I think maybe it's best to wait for evidence before causing emotional outbursts....LJS9502_basic

Why put in title that he was Black? More people trying to drum up the phony white hate crime?AdamPA1006

Theres no way it was suicide if the guy was handcuffed.

lostfan132

Police clearly killed him and planted the gun on him

[QUOTE="AdamPA1006"]Why put in title that he was Black? More people trying to drum up the phony white hate crime?thebest31406

[QUOTE="AdamPA1006"]Why put in title that he was Black? More people trying to drum up the phony white hate crime?thebest31406

No, you didn't.

That was completely irrelevant.

[QUOTE="thebest31406"][QUOTE="AdamPA1006"]Why put in title that he was Black? More people trying to drum up the phony white hate crime?N30F3N1X

No, you didn't.

That was completely irrelevant.

[QUOTE="thebest31406"][QUOTE="AdamPA1006"]Why put in title that he was Black? More people trying to drum up the phony white hate crime?AdamPA1006

he probably shot himself, who knows. Also do we need to make a race issue out of everything? if the guy was white then this wouldn't be on the news

[QUOTE="thebest31406"][QUOTE="AdamPA1006"]Why put in title that he was Black? More people trying to drum up the phony white hate crime?AdamPA1006

He did actually at the end of his post, I didnt see it.

AdamPA1006

He pointed out a link saying this would be the 111th time an african american falls victim to extrajudicial killing.

Which, no matter how you spin it, is irrelevant.

Theres no way it was suicide if the guy was handcuffed.

lostfan132

If his hands were cuffed behind his back yes, there's no way it was suicide. But if his hands were cuffed in front of him then it certainly could have been.

So basically people are going to argue whether the cops shot him or he shot himself. There are other options however, maybe someone with a grudge against him saw him cuffed up and the police not paying attention and decided to take advantage of the situation and shoot him.

[QUOTE="thebest31406"][QUOTE="AdamPA1006"] I got some shocking news for you, there is way more black on white crime than the other way around. AdamPA1006

So basically people are going to argue whether the cops shot him or he shot himself. There are other options however, maybe someone with a grudge against him saw him cuffed up and the police not paying attention and decided to take advantage of the situation and shoot him.

whipassmt

If that's the case then that's some seriously inept police.

[QUOTE="thebest31406"][QUOTE="AdamPA1006"] I got some shocking news for you, there is way more black on white crime than the other way around. AdamPA1006

By the same token whenever an attractive white girl goes missing the world knows about it. When a black or latino girl goes missing they're luck if they get a blurb in the local paper. Welcome to commercial media, where whatever sells the most copy gets the page space.

perhaps white people should hold big rallies every time a black guy kills a white guy.

whipassmt

It's politically incorrect, therefore it won't happen.

Those cops are going to get the chair/needle really how stupid can they be. He gets arrested for weed and ends up cuffed behind his back in the patrol car, then he is shot in the head on the right side and he is left handed. Now they claim they think it was suicide really they could not come up with a beter cover story??

[QUOTE="AdamPA1006"][QUOTE="thebest31406"] way more blacks murder whites than the other way around? you gotta link of that? Assuming that's, I was making reference to unjustified killing by cops, not the average person.worlock77

By the same token whenever an attractive white girl goes missing the world knows about it. When a black or latino girl goes missing they're luck if they get a blurb in the local paper. Welcome to commercial media, where whatever sells the most copy gets the page space.

No one is really trying to drum up the racial aspects of the missing people tho. Its the fact the media is trying to prove that every crime is a racist crime is annoying to me. Media is purposely trying to make it look like this racist gut just randomly killed a little innocent kid. They even posted pictures of Trayvon when we was like a little 10 year old kid and people actually that he was that old and little.

[QUOTE="whipassmt"]perhaps white people should hold big rallies every time a black guy kills a white guy.

N30F3N1X

It's politically incorrect, therefore it won't happen.

[QUOTE="N30F3N1X"]

[QUOTE="whipassmt"]perhaps white people should hold big rallies every time a black guy kills a white guy.

Bucked20

It's politically incorrect, therefore it won't happen.

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

[QUOTE="AdamPA1006"] All that makes the front page news is white on black crime. around the time of Trayvon, a black guy in florida killed 2 white tourists from britian. Of course no one cared. AdamPA1006

By the same token whenever an attractive white girl goes missing the world knows about it. When a black or latino girl goes missing they're luck if they get a blurb in the local paper. Welcome to commercial media, where whatever sells the most copy gets the page space.

No one is really trying to drum up the racial aspects of the missing people tho. Its the fact the media is trying to prove that every crime is a racist crime is annoying to me. Media is purposely trying to make it look like this racist gut just randomly killed a little innocent kid. They even posted pictures of Trayvon when we was like a little 10 year old kid and people actually that he was that old and little.

[QUOTE="Bucked20"][QUOTE="N30F3N1X"]

It's politically incorrect, therefore it won't happen.

AdamPA1006

inb4 bucked

TheFallenDemon

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

[QUOTE="AdamPA1006"][QUOTE="thebest31406"] way more blacks murder whites than the other way around? you gotta link of that? Assuming that's, I was making reference to unjustified killing by cops, not the average person.AdamPA1006

By the same token whenever an attractive white girl goes missing the world knows about it. When a black or latino girl goes missing they're luck if they get a blurb in the local paper. Welcome to commercial media, where whatever sells the most copy gets the page space.

No one is really trying to drum up the racial aspects of the missing people tho. Its the fact the media is trying to prove that every crime is a racist crime is annoying to me. Media is purposely trying to make it look like this racist gut just randomly killed a little innocent kid. They even posted pictures of Trayvon when we was like a little 10 year old kid and people actually that he was that old and little.

[QUOTE="AdamPA1006"][QUOTE="Bucked20"] Sounds like you're just scaredBucked20

[QUOTE="Bucked20"][QUOTE="AdamPA1006"] Im scared of all those black mobs that attacked white people after trayvonwhipassmt

[QUOTE="whipassmt"]

[QUOTE="Bucked20"] If you're scared go to church Bucked20

I don't see what the police would gain by shooting a handcuffed suspect in the head while in the back of the car. Sounds more likely that he shot himself, for whatever reason.

[QUOTE="AdamPA1006"] He did actually at the end of his post, I didnt see it.

N30F3N1X

He pointed out a link saying this would be the 111th time an african american falls victim to extrajudicial killing.

Which, no matter how you spin it, is irrelevant.

[QUOTE="lostfan132"]

Theres no way it was suicide if the guy was handcuffed.

worlock77

If his hands were cuffed behind his back yes, there's no way it was suicide. But if his hands were cuffed in front of him then it certainly could have been.

You can shoot yourself while handcuffed, you don't have to have a gun in your hand correctly to press the trigger. You could face the gun up on the seat while looking at it, and push the trigger, ::bam:: shot in the head. :D

Though from what I've heard about the story, it doesn't make any sense why he'd shoot himself.

What a world we live in, can't even trust the police.

If he was shot in the temple whole in handcuffs, i would definitly say there is something fishy going on.

[QUOTE="Bucked20"][QUOTE="N30F3N1X"]

It's politically incorrect, therefore it won't happen.

AdamPA1006

Excuse? Or cowardice?