Current Events > Black Man found Hanging from Tree outside of City Hall

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Cops ruled it as suicide but that looks like a clear statement to me.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/investigation-ongoing-young-black-man-220540351.html

The discovery of a 24-year-old Black man hanging from a tree near Palmdale City Hall this week has sparked alarm in the Antelope Valley as investigators try to determine whether his death was caused by suicide or if foul play was involved.
A passerby spotted the man's body at 3:39 a.m. Wednesday in the 38300 block of 9th Street East, according to authorities. Emergency personnel responded and determined that the man identified as Robert Fuller was dead, authorities said.

Lt. Kelly Yagerlener of the Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner's office said the death was initially reported as an apparent suicide, but a decision on the cause of death is deferred pending an investigation. A full autopsy is planned.
"Investigators have been in contact with Mr. Fullers family and are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mr. Fullers death," Palmdale officials wrote in a statement.
Fuller's death has generated intense attention, especially after weeks of protests over the police killing of George Floyd. Kim Kardashian West tweeted about the case, urging people to sign a petition demanding a full investigation.
Community members confronted city officials at a news briefing Friday, questioning why they were quick to label Fuller's death a suicide and asking whether he might have been the victim of homicide.
The residents asked whether there were cameras around the park. The city said there were no outdoor cameras, and video recorders on a nearby traffic signal could not have captured what happened.
Some of the community members detailed examples of racism in the high desert city, including confederate flags, and said officials should not be quick to dismiss it as playing a role in Fuller's death.
"We have a history with nooses. We dont like ropes around our necks," said one man. "It was a message for the protest we had in Palmdale and Lancaster."
City Manager J.J. Murphy acknowledged, "Maybe we should have said it was 'an alleged suicide.'" Then he added: Can I also ask that we stop talking about lynchings?
The audience erupted with cries of Hell no!
Capt. Ron Shaffer of the L.A. County Sheriff's Palmdale station said homicide detectives are investigating and urged members of the public to contact the homicide bureau with any information.
"I have doubts about what happened," said Marisela Barajas, who lives in Palmdale. After the press conference, Barajas walked over and joined a crowd gathering at the tree where Fuller died. An American flag flew nearby.
"All alone, in front of the City Hall it's more like a statement," she said. "Even if it was a suicide, that in itself is kind of a statement."
Fuller's family has launched a GoFundMe page seeking help covering funeral expenses.
"Words cant describe how my family is feeling. We grew up there in the Antelope Valley, we have so many friends, families that loved Robert," one wrote.
Anyone with additional information is asked to call the Sheriff's Department at (323) 890-5500.

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Its time to ban the KKK

I thought they stopped lynching but it sounds like its back in fashion

Bullet_Wing posted...

Why the fuck would they call this a suicide?

The people who did the lynching I bet are either on the police force or friends with them

https://youtu.be/-DvmArZn57I

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Police in Winston Salem NC made the same judgement about a young black woman who was found hanging from a tree as well. Last year in 2019

Black people don't just hang themselves from trees especially with our history on this country. All of this is dispicable and it's sad that they're are forces trying to bring things back to the 1930s and it's sad that the police are covering for them/ working with them

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Seen this story earlier that's grossly incompetent police work to come to that conclusion.

And of all places that's clearly a message.

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Jesus Christ.

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Bullet_Wing posted...

Why the fuck would they call this a suicide?

Because it's neat and tidy and means they don't have to do any work.
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fucking cops always lying

City Hall yet not a single camera caught anything... HMMMM...

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Good lord.

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Bullet_Wing posted...

Why the fuck would they call this a suicide?

Why not? People committing suicide by hanging isnt unheard of.

wait why are there two users blaming cops lol

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Bullet_Wing posted...

Why the fuck would they call this a suicide?

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Mark_DeRosa posted...

wait why are there two users blaming cops lol

Don't mind Zikten, he's kind of on a long-term melty these days.

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ohiostate124 posted...

Why not? People committing suicide by hanging isnt unheard of.

for white people yes. not for black people

Palmdale is right next to Antelope Valley where white supremacists and racists who don't have money go to live.

This is clearly a lynching.

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Zikten posted...

for white people yes. not for black people

You are basing that belief on absolutely nothing. It is the second most common method for black males, and is more commonly committed by black males than by white males.

But who knows. Maybe the cops are in on it. Or maybe the perpetrators set it up to look like a suicide.

Pitbuller_26 posted...

Palmdale is right next to Antelope Valley where white supremacists and racists who don't have money go to live.

This is clearly a lynching.

im black and i live here and can confirm it fucking sucks, this is such a republican area its insane

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yikes

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Pitbuller_26 posted...

Palmdale is right next to Antelope Valley where white supremacists and racists who don't have money go to live.

This is clearly a lynching.

I did not know that. That makes it even more suspicious


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Shame he decided to take his life in that fashion.

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Muflaggin posted...

Shame he decided to take his life in that fashion.

Fuck off

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I'd say the chances of it being murder are higher given the wonky circumstances, but it'd be silly to entirely rule out a provocative suicide.

Bullet_Wing posted...

Publicly? From a tree? Coincidentally in a spot on government property where cameras had a blind spot? Yeah, no.

guy in my neighborhood hung himself from his 3rd story balcony, specifically so the neighbors would see him in the morning.

its not impossible that the guy was depressed and decided to "give his death meaning" by doing this.

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Wasn't there a famous actor called Robert Fuller?
And a famous wrestler called Robert Fuller?

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https://youtu.be/CsJMsM3s6hI

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Bullet_Wing posted...

Why the fuck would they call this a suicide?

It happened before during BLM protests.

I re,member it being on the Golden Gate Bridge I believe, was initially blamed on lynching as well.

Guns_of_Verdun posted...

Wasn't there a famous actor called Robert Fuller?
And a famous wrestler called Robert Fuller?

Yes.

The actor played in a TV show called Laramie.

I'm well aware of the Wrestler because he was a leading part of the Stud Stable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIno55dIMWE


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Bullet_Wing posted...

Why the fuck would they call this a suicide?

It's like they can't stop fucking up. The last three weeks have been a giant gong show. I don't buy that it was a suicide for one second.

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DepreceV2 posted...

https://youtu.be/-DvmArZn57I

Damn check out the girl at 1:11 she has big boobs @NeonOctopus



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da fuckkkkkkk

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PrettyBoyFloyd posted...

Yes.

The actor played in a TV show called Laramie.

I'm well aware of the Wrestler because he was a leading part of the Stud Stable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIno55dIMWE

Holy shit Arn Anderson is so much better at promos than everyone else, it's not even funny

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"We're calling it a suicide because we convinced him to be okay with dying before we killed him."
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why do sage accounts always have shit tier opinions

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SSJGrimReaper posted...

why do sage accounts always have shit tier opinions

Because this site never, ever properly punishes old accounts, ever.
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CADE FOSTER posted...

fucking cops always lying

EffectAndCause posted...

"We're calling it a suicide because we convinced him to be okay with dying before we killed him."

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Interesting that mainstream media isnt covering this. Gonna be swept under the rug.

Club 37 is honestly the worst group of users on this site. It's long enough to get karma protection but also just enough karma where constantly getting modded will never make them get to level 38.

99% of my block list is a level 37 user. It's fucking crazy.
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How do you even determine if a hanging is suicide or murder? Lack of a struggle?

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We've had multiple people hang themselves in the train station here, I wouldn't say there is no chance this is suicide. But I feel like a proper investigation would make it clear.

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EnragedSlith posted...

How do you even determine if a hanging is suicide or murder? Lack of a struggle?

Usually if someone forces you to get hung you're going to fight back when you're hanging, assuming it wasn't a clean neck break. There will be evidence of rope fiber in the lungs and bruise marks on the neck that aren't consistent.

That's of course assuming they hung him and nothing else. That's pretty much absurd given the location. There will definitely be other evidence of a struggle prior to death, where there won't even be evidence that he was killed by the hanging.
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Bullet_Wing posted...

Why the fuck would they call this a suicide?

Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses.

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ScazarMeltex posted...

Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses.

Damn, I havent heard anyone bring up RATM in a long time. Good song.

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shockthemonkey posted...

And a famous wrestler called Robert Fuller?

PrettyBoyFloyd posted...

I'm well aware of the Wrestler because he was a leading part of the Stud Stable.

I was looking at twitter and was half asleep and only half way paying attention and I saw the name Robert Fuller and thought it was about the wrestler.

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ScazarMeltex posted...

Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses.

https://youtu.be/oGTQ0Wj6yIg?t=4080

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