MyGodItsFullOfClowns t1_iy8op5r wrote on November 29, 2022 at 4:12 PM

Reply to comment by silasmoeckel in 5-officers-to-be-charged-for-involvement-in-arrest-that-left-new-haven-man-paralyzed by NLCmanure

It's impossible to prove absolutely but injuries are funny that way, the difference between a bruise and death is the force of the hit.

In this case you are talking kinetic energy. The formula to figure it out is .5mv^2 and 35 mph is twice the energy as 25 mph.

At 25 the cop imight have been able to brake softer. Even if he still had to slam the brakes Cox might have kept his seat. Even if he didn't hitting the wall with half the energy might have been only a bruise. Watch the video, he flew into it.

silasmoeckel t1_iy932o8 wrote on November 29, 2022 at 5:48 PM

End of the day the root cause was a poorly designed vehicle with well known issues. I would not particularly fault the driver, not to the extent of something criminal.

Now what happened after, not seeking care for the prisoner and what happened at the lock up I can fault them for and that realy exceeds a couple misdemeanor counts they are currently charging them with.

MyGodItsFullOfClowns t1_iybcsxe wrote on November 30, 2022 at 3:14 AM

What happened after goes to state of mind. The driver just DGAF if Cox was injured. If he had rushed to aid and called and ambulance and such it would have shown it was absolutely an accident but the repeated disregard for Cox shows the driver just didn't care.

silasmoeckel t1_iycp7ih wrote on November 30, 2022 at 12:41 PM

I look at it as thus the city should be on the hook for paralysing the guy it's their vehicle without basic safety devices.

These guys are guilty of mistreating a badly injured prisoner after that and should lose their jobs over it.

I dont like how it looking that they want to pile the blame on the cops to give the city an out.