City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby says Freddie Gray received his critical injuries in Baltimore police custody and has charged all six officers involved in his death.
The state medical examiner’s office turned over Gray’s autopsy on Friday morning, a day after the police turned over their investigation into Gray’s death
City State’s Attorney Says Freddie Gray’s Arrest Illegal, Charges Officers « CBS Baltimore
The medical examiner ruled it was homicide.
Also, there are charges of negligent homicide, abuse of authority, etc.
It was an unlawful arrest, they claim, and their negligence concerning his safety when riding in the police van resulted in his death. They didn't put him in a seat belt, and he apparently fell in the van and broke his neck.
The charges seem appropriate.
It's about time that we start holding the police responsible for their actions and to exert some control against government force.
It all needs to be proven in a court of law. But it turns out that the inmate who had claimed Gray was trying to hurt himself didn't say that either, he claims his statement has been taken out of context. Plus apparently it is obligatory protocol to seatbelt in a suspect in the van, which wasn't done at all. Had he been seatbelted in, none of this would have happened (at least if what we know is true in full).
It's about time that we start holding the police responsible for their actions and to exert some control against government force.
Is there anyone that disputes that officers are responsible for the health and well-being of their prisoners? My Nephew was an MP and he said that when prisoners were tuned over to him in Iraq and Afghanistan that he was charged with their safety. There were often soldiers that wanted to kill his prisoners but that it was his responsibility to ensure the safety of his prisoners and failure to do so would have severe consequences.
Do we really treat enemy combatants with more respect than our own citizens?
Numbers are small, those convited are even lower.Actually, we've been doing that all along. Many police have been charged and convicted for crimes they comitted in their duties, including murder and homicide.
No, the problem is not laid at one sides feet. The Police in various jurisdictions have been found to be violating the lwas on a regular basis. Why else were they investigated by DOJ?The problem that we've seen multiple times now is when activists lie and make up claims about police misconduct. It's hard to prosecute a case that's based on lies, and then the people all get upset and tear up their neighborhoods because they think it's an injustice not to prosecute cops who have been falsely charged.
So stop accountability for Police misconduct?Lean on the police too hard and they will stop policing these neighborhoods. Crime started falling in New York City when David Dinkins started supporting the police and hiring more of them. This process accelerated under Giuiliani and continued with Bloomberg. It will be interesting to see what will happen now that a cop hating mayor has taken over.
Wha???Lean on the police too hard and they will stop policing these neighborhoods [...]
Based on the charges and the attorney' description of events, I suspect the majority of the charges will be dropped..
The worse charges seem to be against the driver. I wonder if that means they think it was a "rough ride" or "nickle ride" or if the driver is the one ultimately responsible for ensuring the passengers are properly secured.
Based on the charges and the attorney's description of events, I suspect the majority of the charges will be dropped..
Also interesting to note that the attorney references "no justice, no peace". Sounds almost like she stated I made these charges because of the riots.
"...The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the Justice Department revealed in a study released in Nov. that at least 4,813 people had died either during their arrest or while in custody of police between 2003 and 2009.
Of these, 61 percent were classified as homicides by law enforcement personnel, in other words, directly attributed to the actions of police officers. Moreover, despite comprising just over 30 percent of the total population, 52 percent of the victims of arrest-related deaths were identified as either black or “Hispanic.”... "
DOJ Report: At Least 4,813 Died After Arrest by US Police Between 2003-2009
If our current civil servants will not do their job, do what Reagan did when PATCO pulled the same stunt - fire them & hire someone willing to do the job!
They're going to have to prove intent and the other prisoner reported that it was a " smooth ride " all the way to the Police station
This is just the Prosecution trying to calm the community via overcharging these Police Officers.
The last statistic(52%) is worthless unless you have the ethnic breakdown of total arrests and the ethnic breakdown of the homicide during arrest or custody.
Furthermore, anytime you die outside of natural causes is a homicide, but not all homicides are manslaughter or murder.
City State’s Attorney Says Freddie Gray’s Arrest Illegal, Charges Officers « CBS Baltimore
The medical examiner ruled it was homicide.
Also, there are charges of negligent homicide, abuse of authority, etc.
It was an unlawful arrest, they claim, and their negligence concerning his safety when riding in the police van resulted in his death. They didn't put him in a seat belt, and he apparently fell in the van and broke his neck.
The charges seem appropriate.
Involuntary manslaughter doesn't require intent. The exact definition varies from state to state but it basically boils down to unintentionally killing someone because you were reckless.
No. These cops broke the law and the rules set up to protect prisoners, so they are being charged with crimes.
Wow!
This is big.
I was initially shock upon this announcement, since it so rare for the police to be held criminally accountable.
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