Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
West Baton Rouge, LA — Ervin Leon Edwards, 38, died face down in a jail cell after a half-dozen officers held him down and tasered him, then left him for dead.
His crime? Police were questioning him about an argument with his girlfriend and then began harassing him over his “sagging pants,” according to the lawsuit. He was arrested moments later and brought to the West Baton Rouge jail.
As Edwards was being arrested, for seemingly no reason, he began to voice his discontent. Nonetheless, officers still managed to restrain him and bring him to jail.
During the arrest, police threatened to taser Edwards at which point his girlfriend begged them not to because of Edward’s high blood pressure, according to the lawsuit.
What happens next can only be described as gross criminal negligence on behalf of Port Allen Police.
This incident happened in November of 2013, but video of the incident has only recently been released to the public. What it shows is disturbing.
The video starts as Edwards is dragged into an isolation cell by a half-dozen officers. He appears to have his hands restrained behind his back at this time.
As police were apparently attempting to restrain him further, Edwards can be seen struggling. However, at no point, does he appear to pose a threat to the myriad of cop boots on and around his body.
At this point, we can see that one officer applies his taser to the buttocks of Edwards, and the man goes completely limp.
Instead of checking on the man, who is now obviously unconscious, the officers slowly backed away from the body and left the cell. One officer is seen pulling the pants from Edwards limp body before closing the door.
Several minutes pass before anyone even looks into the isolation cell, Edwards never moved.
More time passes; a second person looks into the cell, says nothing. Edwards body remains in the same position.
A third glance into the cell finally results in officers checking on Edwards. Unfortunately, any emergency life-saving techniques at this point were futile.
“The fact that the subject appeared unresponsive, perhaps unconscious on the floor as the officers withdrew from the cell, should have resulted in an immediate request for medical intervention and a quick determination of whether there was a pulse or breathing,” said Greg Meyer, who retired several years ago as a captain with the Los Angeles Police Department and is recognized nationally as a use of force expert. “If not, CPR should have been started immediately.”
The cause of death was classified as “undetermined” by death investigators. “Acute cocaine and phencyclidine (PCP) intoxication in association with restraint by law enforcement,” was listed on his autopsy report.
After the incident in 2013, an internal review was conducted surrounding the events of Edwards’ death. Predictably, the officers found themselves to have committed no wrongdoing.
According to The Advocate, the Sheriff’s Office has since turned over the findings of its investigation to the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.
Edwards’ only son has since filed a wrongful death suit in federal court.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/cops-arrest-man-sagging-pants-tase-him-leave-face-cell-died/#b3AreP63y1U6SgDB.99
The community needs to disarm those criminals. It’s up to the communities now.
really seems like they want to stick it in our face doesn’t it?
hate to say that it could perpetuate something they hadn’t bargained for
After having multiple attempts by the American police made to murder me for just being on my own property. Minding my own business. Why would such as they are not feel free to murder you in there jail? Such are the American cops today. You are not even safe going out in your own yard to put a belt on your own lawn mower that they on sight of you will not go off the deep end and try to murder you for that. Never be in sight of a American Cop today. Fear them for what they are top to bottom!
everyone who sees a police stop in progress should stop what you are doing, pull over if you are driving, come out of your place of business or where ever you are and hit the record button on your phone. I would like to see 10 or 30 people standing around with their cameras rolling. Since law enforcement is having a hard time policing themselves it is long past time that the public gets involved and hold them accountable for their actions. WE have obey the law, so THEY need to obey the law as well.
or , open the gates of hell and lets see how this plays out when we are allowed the same “respect” when it comes to the “law”
How much more is it going to take?
“The fact that the subject appeared unresponsive, perhaps unconscious on the floor as the officers withdrew from the cell, should have resulted in an immediate request for medical intervention and a quick determination of whether there was a pulse or breathing,”
Unresponsive is exactly how they like their victims.
“…should have resulted in an immediate request for medical intervention…”
Not in their ‘job’ description.
Cold-blooded MURDER!
Not all cops are bad.? ahhuh ..humm Not all priests molest kids either, don’t mean I’ll leave them with one.
all it takes is one to spoil the whole bunch, and the fact that they cover for their own rather than out the bad guys makes them a gang , and illegal enforcers
this cop shit lately is planned.. its going to keep getting pushed until the public starts killing back.. and thats exactly what the PAB want ,, so easy for them to declare Martial Law , and have tons of dead heads supporting it ,,unaware they just got all their freedoms taken in one step, and little chance of getting any of them back , and the cops are too stupid to realize they are being set up by their own , so they play along like good little slaves, not even realizing it was their freedoms, and liberty too
tools.. thats all they are to the ruling class
dont fall for this shit .. we need people recording every cop all day every day , run a scanner and show up everywhere they do ..
fail their program ,before it grows
“We must do something to reduce the deadly “serial buttcracking” going on in today’s society. Use of deadly force is authorized! We can program our drones to be on the lookout for “buttcrackers” everywhere. That way, no “buttcracking” will go unpunished!”