Not unexpected at all, given the climate...All six have been indicted: http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/21/us/baltimore-freddie-gray-death-officers-indicted/index.html
Not unexpected at all, given the climate...All six have been indicted: http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/21/us/baltimore-freddie-gray-death-officers-indicted/index.html
Here's a chart to show the original charge and the indictment of each officer.All six have been indicted: http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/21/us/baltimore-freddie-gray-death-officers-indicted/index.html
And to think all of this could have been avoided by them simply following established procedures. What a shame.Not unexpected at all, given the climate...
It obviously doesn't matter at this point, but the regulation requiring prisoners being belted in had been effect for nine days. The testimony of the other prisoner will be important, although he's apparently changed his story once and, if he has a rap sheet (likely), that'll reduce his credibility further...And to think all of this could have been avoided by them simply following established procedures. What a shame.
No, it doesn't. But should the jury consider that the policy had been in effect for only 9 days or for a full 9 days? Semantics, yes, but it's all in the way you look at it that makes all the difference.It obviously doesn't matter at this point, but the regulation requiring prisoners being belted in had been effect for nine days. The testimony of the other prisoner will be important, although he's apparently changed his story once and, if he has a rap sheet (likely), that'll reduce his credibility further...
No, it doesn't. But should the jury consider that the policy had been in effect for only 9 days or for a full 9 days? Semantics, yes, but it's all in the way you look at it that makes all the difference.
I am certain that it will be placed before the jury...No, it doesn't. But should the jury consider that the policy had been in effect for only 9 days or for a full 9 days? Semantics, yes, but it's all in the way you look at it that makes all the difference.
Today's NYT has a similar article. Maybe even the same one.Murders soar as policing dwindles. Really? You don't say?
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/murders-soar-as-policing-dwindles-in-west-baltimore/ar-BBl1NAV
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-arrests-decline-20150613-story.html#page=1Baltimore police arrested fewer people in May than in any month for at least three years, despite a surge in homicides and shootings across the city — triggering safety concerns among residents.
Several neighborhoods saw declines of more than 90 percent from April to May, while arrests in the West Baltimore area where Freddie Gray was arrested dropped by more than half during the same period, according to a Baltimore Sun analysis of police data. Citywide, arrests declined 43 percent from April to May.
The message being sent is "you need us more than we need you."
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/ma...eddie-gray-autopsy-20150623-story.html#page=1Freddie Gray suffered a single "high-energy injury" to his neck and spine — most likely caused when the police van in which he was riding suddenly decelerated, according to a copy of the autopsy report obtained by The Baltimore Sun.
The state medical examiner's office concluded that Gray's death could not be ruled an accident, and was instead a homicide, because officers failed to follow safety procedures "through acts of omission."
Though Gray was loaded into the van on his belly, the medical examiner surmised that he may have gotten to his feet and was thrown into the wall during an abrupt change in direction. He was not belted in, but his wrists and ankles were shackled, putting him "at risk for an unsupported fall during acceleration or deceleration of the van."
Very sad. All of this could have been prevented, just by strapping the dude in to his seat and not giving him a "rough" ride or whatever they call it. Maybe the church shooting doesn't happen...who knows.
No amount of money is worth a life, but IMO that is just a ridiculous large sum, especially before any guilt has been determined, and sets a seriously bad precedent.Freddie Grays family has been awarded 6.4 million.
If I was the defense attorney for the police officers, I'd be looking for a change of venue, like to Neptune or something along those lines.No amount of money is worth a life, but IMO that is just a ridiculous large sum, especially before any guilt has been determined, and sets a seriously bad precedent.
Was that based on Gray's estimated lifetime earnings or refunded savings of the city from no longer having to incarcerate Freddy repeatedly over the course of his lifetime?Freddie Grays family has been awarded 6.4 million.
I'm not sure that's the correct word for his "income".Was that based on Gray's estimated lifetime earnings or refunded savings of the city from no longer having to incarcerate Freddy repeatedly over the course of his lifetime?