The story has subtly shifted: First, Carol Anne Gotbaum was reported to have strangled herself with her own handcuffs, which were behind her back (see earlier post). Now, she is purported to have strangled herself with a chain leading from the handcuffs behind her back to a bench below her: "Police say she strangled herself with her chain."
There is also a witness, who claims the following: "She got her cell phone, broke it on a couple of customers, hit [t]hem, threw it on her." I am not sure exactly what this witness is saying, since his diction is almost incomprehensible. However, I take it that Gotbaum is alleged to have attacked someone or some people with her cell phone. Interestingly, none of the surveillance videos I have seen show any of this.
Whether there has indeed been foul play in this case – as there does seem to be – let us not forget the epidemic of law enforcement brutality sweeping the country. If you need to be convinced of this epidemic, then I recommend the following compendium of videos.
If you do not need to be convinced of this epidemic, I do not think that it is healthy to watch these videos. Highlights include a school security guard breaking a girl’s wrist for dropping a piece of cake, police methodically breaking the arms of nonviolent and passive protestors, and police stalking a young victim of previous brutality. If we go beyond the U.S., we may observe the case of two handicapped men detained at gunpoint for merely looking at British police officers.
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