The latest I heard the man whose spine was broken was handcuffed and I believe shackled in the van but a seatbelt was not put on him. That is absolutly horrible if true. When I lived in Philadelphia, and that was a very long time ago, that was done deliberately to a friend of mine except he was only handcuffed and his injuries were less serious. At that time in that city it was not an unusual occurance and was accompanfied by the driver of the van slamming on the brakes often. It happens. I guess the question would be whether there was intent to do harm or the benefit of the doubt that things were not done right for some other reason. That is not an excuse, but I guess a grand jury will decide the charges.
