From the moment that a person surrenders their right’s to a police authority by being arrested those police authorities must secure their well being from others and even themselves if necessary. That is why there are suicide watches at prisons and individuals are placed in isolation when they feel they maybe a threat to themselves or others. This is especially true when someone is accused of a crime and presumed innocent. The police must make an extra effort with these individuals to insure that the truth is presented in a court and that includes a live suspect. That is why there can be no justification for “Freddy Gray’s” death by a spinal injury while he was in police custody. In the end there might not be a criminal liability by the police department but there will be at least civil and procedural changes that will need to be made.
