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2. wow! he must have been pretty nimble and magical.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2012, 01:49 PM

Aug 2012

his hands were handcuffed behind his back and yet he shot himself in the head.

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Autopsy: Death of handcuffed man in Jonesboro ruled a suicide [View all] KamaAina Aug 2012 OP

Wow Roy Rolling Aug 2012 #1

wow! he must have been pretty nimble and magical. ejpoeta Aug 2012 #2

Not only that, but he held the gun TO his head. Amazing. nt DCKit Aug 2012 #22

This will put me in the minority no doubt Scairp Aug 2012 #63

if suicide was on his mind why didnt he shoot 5 bullets into COPS? kooljerk666 Aug 2012 #3

I would demand they show me how he did it Angry Dragon Aug 2012 #4

Then what? jberryhill Aug 2012 #20

Impressive. I did not think that was possible. ManiacJoe Aug 2012 #69

The cops had better hope the autopsy showed Warpy Aug 2012 #5

This was the official autopsy KamaAina Aug 2012 #18

I know Scairp Aug 2012 #67

They didn't search him before they cuffed him? louis-t Aug 2012 #6

If somebody threw the gun in the backseat with him, how did he manage to hold the gun to his renie408 Aug 2012 #8

it isn't that hard to get out of that position WooWooWoo Aug 2012 #10

"Slide yr arms down and ... put yr legs thru"--and reverse the process ProgressiveEconomist Aug 2012 #35

The article says that he managed to shoot himself in the head 'while his hands were handcuffed renie408 Aug 2012 #43

Right Scairp Aug 2012 #68

Depends how nimble you are Confusious Aug 2012 #26

Can you manage with your hands TOGETHER and BEHIND YOUR BACK... renie408 Aug 2012 #44

Yea, I can do that. Confusious Aug 2012 #47

It still seems renie408 Aug 2012 #50

I agree that not finding it Confusious Aug 2012 #56

Tony Scott? He had inoperable brain cancer... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #61

Doesn't mean he wasn't suicidal Confusious Aug 2012 #72

...assuming it was not already there in the first place jberryhill Aug 2012 #70

no, you're going the wrong way WooWooWoo Aug 2012 #55

..and then put them back behind your back after you shoot yourself? truebrit71 Aug 2012 #60

yeah WooWooWoo Aug 2012 #62

they said they searched him twice librechik Aug 2012 #9

They first put him in the back of the police car uncuffed jberryhill Aug 2012 #12

He was searched twice pscot Aug 2012 #36

Are they just going to get away with this? renie408 Aug 2012 #7

i'm sure there were photos of the crime scene WooWooWoo Aug 2012 #11

They have done hypothetical reconstructions jberryhill Aug 2012 #15

I think this is about where I'm at. It appears from the reconstructions that... Poll_Blind Aug 2012 #27

Do all guns leave powder residues on hands? jberryhill Aug 2012 #31

I don't know what the offical word is but I've fired at least one automatic and... Poll_Blind Aug 2012 #38

.380-caliber Cobra semi-automatic jberryhill Aug 2012 #39

If this is supposed to be the gun that the guy used, isn't is smallerq renie408 Aug 2012 #45

I don't know if they used the same model jberryhill Aug 2012 #51

Are you rich enough to change the ruling? Cuz $$$$ is what it takes. valerief Aug 2012 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author struggle4progress Dec 2013 #79

We are the USSA. nt valerief Aug 2012 #13

What do you think about the recreation with a hand-cuffed officer being able to sinkingfeeling Aug 2012 #14

I have seen no such thing KamaAina Aug 2012 #23

If you're nimble enough Confusious Aug 2012 #28

Here it is on YouTube.... sinkingfeeling Aug 2012 #30

Whether you have seen it or not is hardly relevant jberryhill Aug 2012 #32

Not how to shoot themselves KamaAina Aug 2012 #34

Ah... jberryhill Aug 2012 #37

I once heard tell ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #16

Link to autopsy report no mention of powder burns there either azurnoir Aug 2012 #19

Amazingly ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #21

Aloha e Kama mahina Aug 2012 #24

If it's suicide, he shot himself before being handcuffed, the police did not realize he had a McCamy Taylor Aug 2012 #25

sounds like an episode on CSI PatrynXX Aug 2012 #29

Police in that town only arrest contortionists who DavidL Aug 2012 #33

The police made mistakes on many levels. WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2012 #40

Okay, assuming for a second that it's true that they really missed the gun TWICE... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #41

They only had to miss it once jberryhill Aug 2012 #42

Where would i get that from? From the fact that he allegedly shot himself in the head... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #49

And the cops just happened to have a stolen gun handy for that purpose jberryhill Aug 2012 #53

Ummm...was that a serious question? truebrit71 Aug 2012 #54

They only had to miss the gun once jberryhill Aug 2012 #58

Yup, I'm sure that every gun that is stolen is reported... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #59

"I think the cops are dirty. You don't. Fine." jberryhill Aug 2012 #65

I was making a generalized statement about stolen guns... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #75

Do not tell me what I think jberryhill Aug 2012 #76

But you get to tell me what I think? truebrit71 Aug 2012 #77

Projection jberryhill Aug 2012 #78

This shit ALWAYS happens when Cirque du Soleil is in town n/t Bossy Monkey Aug 2012 #46

At-least this jurisdiction JonLP24 Aug 2012 #48

Yea right lsewpershad Aug 2012 #52

Horse puckey! Citizen Worker Aug 2012 #57

And he was left-handed, was he not? CrawlingChaos Aug 2012 #64

Okay, which officer shot him? jberryhill Aug 2012 #66

typical gambit, not gonna work. CrawlingChaos Aug 2012 #71

This happens a lot, I guess frogmarch Aug 2012 #73

You don't even need to understand physics to be skeptical of the med examiner's story! alp227 Aug 2012 #74