I’m not seeing any mainstream media coverage. They’re trying to pass this off as a suicide.

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    I mean, obviously if this were a legitimate lynching… the guy would have had broken limbs from defending himself… /s 🤦‍♂️

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      “As of this time, there’s no evidence of foul play,” Peeler said, adding that the Bolivar County Coroner’s Office retrieved Reed’s body for further examination. Deputy Coroner Murray Roark, who assisted in the medical review, stated there were no signs of broken limbs and suggested the case pointed toward self-harm, though the investigation remains active.

      Kind of comes over like “We can tell this isn’t a lynching because we always break the victim’s legs.”

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        There have been rumors that both of the guy’s legs were broken. IDK whether this is just the coroner’s office clearing up wild social media speculation, or if they’re so brazen about a coverup that they’re willing to lie about the state of his body, but that’s why they specifically talked about broken limbs.

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          Supposedly the autopsy report will be released in full, but as you say - if they are willing to cover it up then the report won’t matter.

          An independent review would be needed, which, with this admin especially, isn’t going to happen.

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            Presumably they’re going to release the body to the family at some point, and at that stage it’ll become obvious whether the legs are broken or not broken. It would have to be a pretty shockingly brazen coverup for that part of the story to be true and covered up.

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              It would have to be a pretty shockingly brazen coverup for that part of the story to be true and covered up.

              I agree, and at the same time… I can still see it as a possibility given everything else going on. There are plenty of ways “unfortunate mishandling” can happen.

              I have even lower trust these days. There is so much willingness to blatantly lie all the way up to the federal level that I doubt I would trust any report produced. Not to say I’d assume it was something else, just that I have virtually zero trust in the police there or the coroner.

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                What I’m saying is that you do not have to trust the police or the coroner in order to know whether the guy’s legs were actually broken.

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                  I understood entirely.

                  What I said was there is entirely the possibility of “Oops! His body went to the furnace instead”, or “oh no! The body was mishandled and fell”, or a whole variety of other things.

                  Off the top of my head, I can recall cases where:

                  • The body is sent to the wrong place
                  • The wrong body is sent to the right place
                  • Bodies not kept at temperature and then sent for cremation
                  • Bodies suffered damage due to falling down stairs
                  • Mishandling of bodies and reporting with the specific intent to cover up crimes (CA Sheriffs office, I remember this one distinctly, because they were protecting cops)

                  I’m saying its not a guarantee until the body of this kid ends up with the family, and given the history in this particular area… I have little to no trust of those involved.

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                    What I said was there is entirely the possibility of “Oops! His body went to the furnace instead”, or “oh no! The body was mishandled and fell”, or a whole variety of other things.

                    I mean, there’s a possibility that Mossad killed Charlie Kirk. And sure, if something happens that leads towards that conclusion then it’ll be extremely revealing about whether or not that’s a reasonable conclusion.

                    IDK what type of argument you’re looking to have here which leads you to keep repeatedly emphasizing your side of this thing, but I am planning to stop now on my side. Have a blessed day.

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        Not specifically him, but…yeah, pretty much. Lynchings typically involve torture and bodily mutilation. They don’t want to “just” kill someone, they want to send a message. Hiding it as something else kind of defeats the purpose.

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      I had to read that part of the article twice to be sure my brain wasn’t broken.