On the ground, unconscious and bleeding from the head. Youtube user “mary jane” uploaded a video called “Cleveland drunk” on Saturday showing an unknown man unconscious on the ground of what looks to be a parking lot or gas station. The people in the video don’t seem to know who he is or what happened to him, and are (rightfully) grossed out when the man rolls over to reveal a massive head wound around the 1:04 mark in the video after regaining consciousness.
“Cleveland drunk” is the only video uploaded by the user (who subscribes to Cleveland’s Tops & Bottoms youtube page) and the only description is “Dude get up from knockout.” As of this post, it only has nine views since it was uploaded on Saturday. The bloodied man is wearing a shirt with the following writing: “The 3rd Episcopal District,” “AME Church” (African Methodist Episcopal), and “Prison Ministry.”
Any clues?
This article appears in Jul 10-16, 2013.
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Doug Brown is a staff writer at Scene with a passion for public records laws and investigative reporting. A native of Ann Arbor, Mich., he has an M.A. in journalism from the Kent State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication and a B.A. in political science from Hiram College. Prior to joining Scene, Doug was a contributing writer for Deadspin.com, reporting behind-the-scenes stories about college sports through public records and developing sources. Doug's work as an enterprise reporter for the Daily Kent Stater was recognized by the Cleveland Press Club (2013 Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards), Society of Professional Journalists (regional and national Mark of Excellence Awards), and the Associated Collegiate Press. He spent the summer of 2012 working for the Metro desk of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and spent previous summers working for Outside Bozeman Magazine and Crain's Detroit Business. His website is dougbrown8.com.
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there is no way to know if this injured man is drunk, or not, because head wounds can make you appear drunk…i hope he is ok, and god bless him.
Man, I hate when Cleveland stories show up in the news like this. Not the drunk guy… the person video taping. Embarrassing.
This video shows a sickening, gross lack of humanity. It would serve mankind, if all the people at this scene took a good look at their lives. As soon as they observed the wound, the first action is 911. Second action is to talk with the man telling him to lie still, assure him he will be alright, & that help was on the way. When a person is in no condition to take care of themselves …..that’s when we as fellow human beings need to step up. If I was the other “people” in this video, I wouldn’t answer the knock at the door…..It’s Karma calling…. SUPERPIMP
How did she know he was drunk, and why touch someone who is injured? he could have a broken neck and be paralyzed. Never ever try to move someone.