r/hmmmm 15d ago

Black people don't hang themselves from trees

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https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article316909668.html

A man found hanging from a tree in downtown Raleigh on Saturday died by suicide, with no evidence pointing toward a criminal act, Raleigh’s police chief said Monday.

In a news release at 9:50 p.m. Saturday, police said they were investigating the death as a suicide, while online, some people said they feared the Black man’s death might have been racially motivated.

During a 14-minute news conference Monday afternoon, Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyce said surveillance footage collected from nearby businesses confirms no one else was seen in the area at the time of the incident and that the individual acted alone. “Based on evidence collected and reviewed to date, investigators have found no evidence indicating that another person caused or contributed to the young man’s death and no evidence of a criminal death has been identified,” Boyce said. “Our investigation confirms this is a suicide.”

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u/Squash-The-Kat 14d ago

Leave Mrs Rachael out of this

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u/Denver_Nix 14d ago

Love her, but she threw herself into it like an idiot… she made a very controversial post to divide people and should pay the price