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Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

Ronnie L White was accused of ramming and killing a Prince Georges County, MD cop who tried to stop his car on foot. He was arrested – and within 24 hours was found dead in his cell. Evidence shows he was lynched.

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Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

Ronnie White could have killed him self. You can choke your self to death. I would get another opinion from a different medical examiner. What evidence do you have that he was lynched? Do you have the rope? Was a rope found in his cell? I don't think so. Let's see what the investigation reveals.
 

Re: Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

A rope is not needed for the mob style vigilante killings of Blacks. Read your history books and check the dictionary for 'Lynching'.
 

Re: Re: Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

Lynching is an extrajudicial punishment meted out by a mob. As there was no evidence of a mob, there was no lynching. Read your history books and check the dictionary for 'Lynching'.
 
Reply: Re: Re: Re: Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail / 23 Sep 2008

Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

although lynchings commonly involved mobs of people one of the most famous cases of lynching - the case of emmit till - involved only a small group of people. so please think about what you're typing befor eyou type it you racist slob.
 

Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

Why does this have to be a black/white thing altogether? Why isn't anyone outraged about this imbecile's murder of a police officer? I say, I'm glad he's dead and he brought it on himself, whoever did it.

The head line's just an attention catcher for dum dums.
 

Re: Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

Why aren't people outraged at cops in general? Fuck a bunch of that murder of a police officer/poor police officer bullshit. One cop dying is nothing compared to what cops do on a daily basis. Police are the most brutal force on earth and I have seen and heard enough stories about police brutality too bother shedding a tear for a dead cop. As for Ronnie White can you prove he shot that copper or do you just want to cheer on some guy dying because a cop died and that person was an easy target? I have never once in my life needed a cop and today hanging out on the fourth of July with a kinds of really awesome people even further confirmed that...everyone was having a good time shooting of fireworks and having drinks and the cops were patrolling and forcing people to pour out drinks and not shoot fireworks and even stole some stuff from kids, this wasn't police brutality but it was another story of how useless cops are. Someone I know took a nasty fall on their bike and cops came over first but didn't care about the seriously injured person one fucking bit but a few people in the street in one lane of traffic (on a 3 lane street or at least 3 lanes on our side) where their big priority and once they harassed everyone in the street they pushed people away who were trying to help that person and did nothing to help them thankfully a fire truck arrived about 6 minutes later and they actually helped (and then the ambulance came and everything was fine except of course for the cops who acted like idiots and assholes as is their job apparently) Personally if every cop in the world magically disappeared whether they got shot or just vanished or whatever, I would be pretty damn happy because I could be free to be myself and too live my life and be who I want to be.
 

Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

first and foremost the officer was not shot...he was ran down by a criminal with a stolen truck. 2nd who do you want to be a criminal because if every cop vanished as you put it that would leave this world in chaos. Think for a minute before you speak. I am sure you have a mother and maybe even sisters. How would you feel if someone raped and killed her and nothing was done because there was not any law enforcement. Every minute of every day you would live in fear of being robbed, assaulted, violated, or even killed with no consequence to the criminal. So just because your interaction with cops is negative dont just generalize and entire career field. I mean when a doctor kills someone by performing the wrong procedure everyone doesn't stop seeing doctors do they???
 

Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

I don think that Ronnie should have been killed by any one. People are not prefect every one makes a mistake. As a friend of Ronnie White i know that he will never kill him self i know that we would have done his time. The cops should have done what they did if Ronnie would have killed a black cop he would have never passed away no one would have killed him. A cop killed him becuase he killed a white cop. Ok what he did was ony but only God can Judge. Only god had the power to take his life away. Not some cop. The cop had a family so did Ronnie White. Ronnie also left Family behind. In fact no one is guilty it they are proven gilty. So when Ronnie white died he was still NOT GILTY. R.I.P. Ronnie White you will always be in my thoughts. One of your firends. Ronnie did bad things some time bt he was a very nice young man. RIP RIP RONNIE WHITE.
 

Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

My question is, does it make the cop who killed Ronnie any bett than Ronnie? Ronnie hit that cop, which was not intentional by the way. He was driving a stolen vehicle, who would really just pull over? He was trying to get a way and ACCIDENTALLY hit the officer. He didnt even get a chance to tell his side of the story or to even apologize. We the public didnt even get a chance to see for ourself if he was even remorseful. People are painting this picture of this evil 19 year old boy, but we never got a chance to see it for ourselves. He was very wrong for what he did and he should have served his life in prison for it. But the person who walked into his cell and cold-heartedly strangled a 19 year old boy, does that not make them evil as well? This makes me very afraid that someone that is here to protect me can be such a violent killer. In my eyes, the cop who murdered Ronnie is no better than Ronnie! The only difference is that the Cop is suppose to be a morally decent person. Everybody knew from Ronnie's record that he didnt do such good things with his life or make good decisions but the cop...what was his excuse? If you can kill once, you can kill again.
 

Re: Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

Someone who strikes a vehicle driven by another and then strikes the other person after they exit the car is not involved in an accident. That's intentional. At 19 years old, he is not a boy. He is a man. What cop do you speak of? Guards are not cops. Guards take payoffs all the time to allow convicts to skirt the rules. I know, I have been in prison. Anyone could have killed him, but only guards have or could have granted access to the responsible person(s).
 

Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

There is a second autopsy being performed. Don't jump to conclusions until then. This man was in a motor vehicle accident - after running over the officer's HEAD, he crashed his vehicle. He could have had internal injuries or a hairline fracture in his neck which could have killed him hours later. To the "Friend of Ronnie White" who says, and I quote, "Ronnie did bad thing some time bt he was a very nice young man" - you're kidding, right? I wonder what other "bad thing" he's done...I'd say running over a cop's head is pretty bad, but yes - I'm sure he's a VERY NICE YOUNG MAN! Puh-lease. I don't care what color he is or what color the cop is - he's a murderer and the world is a better place without him. Good riddance.
 

Re: Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

Wake up people! We all know that this is clearly a racial issue. I'm sure the boy was troubled and didn't have the proper guidance. Nobody deserves to die. RIP to both victims. xoxo
 

Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

Everybody is pointing the finger at someone, JUDGE NOT AND BE JUDGE, when we all are finish crying, laughing, dancing, blaming, hating, celebrating, questioning, wondering, hoping, and guessing does it really matter what we feel and/or think? One of the things I did notice was parents are burying their children way too fast now days. The only thing that matters is "DO YOU PRAY"? For those of you who don't believe in GOD, it really don't even matter because the bible say, "ALL KNEES WILL BOW AND ALL TONGUES WILL CONFESS".

Why is everybody so mad?

I don't know if Ronnie White did anything I wasn't there, and WE ALL HAVE A PAST, that's how we get to the future. I'm not holy moly, but I'm not STUPID either. I just know when you point one finger three point back at you. I don't even want to comment on the messages I've read on this site already. EVERYTHING happens for a reason, and if you are lost and need direction with this message go to www.bible.com. Peace, Prayer, and Blessings.
 

Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

Putting racial issues aside for a moment, I'd like to draw attention to the fact that two people have lost their lives and two families are greiving. Pushing aside for the moment the labels: "hero" and "criminal", two human beings relatively young are dead and I find that senseless.

My heart and sympathies are with the Findley family. Being the daughter of a police officer (detective) I'm fully aware of the sacrifices families of police officers make. My father missed most holiday gatherings and the majority of my important milestones growing up i.e., high school graduation, prom, my first date etc, etc because of work.

Law enforcement is a thankless, low-paying, and dangerous profession. I'm not making light of Findley's death but he knew the risk going in. It takes a certain type of person to put him or her self in the line of danger every day. But I can never label Findley a "hero" per se he was just doing his job. And while there are issues and problems facing the department...racism, sexism and every other ism... I can understand why one commenter would say he did not see the need for police officers however consider the alterntaive...without law enforcement we are doomed to exist in a society of chaos.

As for Ronnie White. Well, my heart goes out to his family espeically his mother. He was still a "baby" for god's sake...only 19 years old and his death while extremely horrific sheds light on a deeper issue facing all of us. No one is denying that he should not have been arrested and if found guilty done time for the crime. But what happened to him brings to light the bigger problem facing our society. We simply can not allow as a society those in authoritative positions to mis-use and abuse their power period.

If the person(s) responsible for Ronnie White's death (and he was murdered) do not face punishment (proper punishment) then the impact of that mis-justice just might set us back 50 years. And I hope none of us here want that. Especially now during a time when an African-American man just might become our nation's next president.

People in authority simply can not abuse their positions of power. No one has the right to take another person's life under no circumstance... NO ONE.
 

Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

-FUCK ALL YALL THAT HAD SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT MY BOY RONNIE WHEN THE TRUTH COME OUT ALL YALL WILL FILL FUCKED UP ABOUT WHAT YALL DON'T KNOW SO KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO YA SELF. FROM (TJ) FIND ME OUT WHAT TO THE FAM IM SORRY FOR YA LOST
 

Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

Lynched? Give us all a break and grow up.
lynch (lĭnch) Pronunciation Key lynched, lynch·ing, lynch·es
To execute without due process of law, especially to hang, as by a mob.
 

Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

First All Y'all Talking Like Y'all no HiM SO SHUT UP WE WAS NOT THERE AND STOP HATEN ON HIM WE DONT NO IF HE WAS DRIVING OR NOT SO STOP TRYING DOWN MY MAN R.I.P RONNIE FUCK ALL YOU HATER's.............
 

Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

i knew ronnie in real life he whouldent kill himself because he knew hes family loved him 2 much and hes not that type of person
 

Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

Why is it taking so long to "investigate" an in-house murder? Smells like Watergate all over again. Do the jail guards and supervisors really want us to believe that Mr. White choked, hanged or otherwise contributed to his own death? A death is a death, accidental or premeditated and the evildoers must be brought to justice.
 

Re: Ronnie White, Accused of Killing Cop, Lynched in PG County Jail

man i dont give a fuck with noboby say ronnie aint kill hisself. Them fuckin cock sucka killed him because they knew that he wasnt going be found gulity. it dont matter he in a place now. may your soul rest at peace now i love you. we missin da shit out u......but guess wat we aint going no where we still here
 

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