Freddie Gray died in Baltimore, Maryland, about a week ago. His death came as he was being arrested by Baltimore police. I don't know what the charge was, but that is actually irrelevant at this point. What is to the point is the police department is trying to determine why Freddie Gray died. The autopsy says that he died from a severed spine suffered while in police custody. They're trying to determine why.

I can tell you why right now: it's because police are trained to maintain control of an individual after he's been taken down by placing their knee in the man's back. Too much pressure on the spine at this point, while emotions are running high and adrenaline is flowing, can easily result in spinal cord damage. I suspect that this is what happened to Freddie Gray.

Mr. Gray's death is an unfortunate and tragic accident that should force police to reevaluate the methods they use to take people into custady.