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Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney (www.newsweek.com)
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A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged.

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[–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

This is a very solid point, but how did he manage to do the act while tied up in a pickle suit and on suicide watch?

Forgive me if I'm not mistaken, but he was under the supervision of two guards specifically because they understood the high risk he was at, so they took precautions to prevent it.

Was he just that competent that he Houdini'd himself out of a super straitjacket and managed to expediently end himself under 24/7 supervision?

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    You're pretty mistaken. He wasn't in any kind of restraints or suit, he was in a regular cell in confinement in regular inmate uniform..

    If you look at the cell photos he had his personal items and bed sheets, that isn't give to a person who is on suicide watch. They're given a padded room and a smock made out of a material like really thick toilet paper which can't be shredded and made into a rope.

    He was alone in a regular cell, he had access to all of his personal and canteen items and regular bedding. He killed himself with the sheets that every inmate is given.

    It's not exciting, but people kill themselves in prison all of the time. It doesn't take a grand conspiracy to understand why a billionaire facing effectively life in prison would feel suicidal.

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