Arrest warrants issued for 6 Baltimore cops on manslaughter charges

[otherone]

Some ugly ass shoes in this thread.

 

[EBounding]

 

[acesfull]

My point is everyone around here seems to be focusing on the mindset of the looter, like it's some big mystery and they have some "incorrect moral and political view of the world". They are pawns. The cops are pawns. This "situation" is being used by people who have a "real" agenda.

So while we're playing the left-right/cops vs. blacks game, the real enemy is laughing their ass off.

This is basic stuff people on this forum used to grasp immediately. We've been playing election politics for so many years we've forgotten. Maybe that's why you can't tell if I'm serious.

+1
Thinkers plan the revolution, thugs carry it out.

Acesfull

 

[acesfull]

I suspect that these six thugs will be rolling over on each other, they are potentially looking at 60 years behind bars.
Also there could/should be federal charges under title 18 USC 241-242.

My .02

 

[Schifference]

Does this mean that the accusations that Freddie did this to himself were not correct?

 

[phill4paul]

I suspect that these six thugs will be rolling over on each other, they are potentially looking at 60 years behind bars.
Also there could/should be federal charges under title 18 USC 241-242.

My .02

Absolutely!

 

[mad cow]

Some ugly ass shoes in this thread.

Don't knock muh Crocs.

 

[phill4paul]

Don't knock muh Crocs.

Comfortable ain't they?

 

[Valli6]

Baltimore has already completed much of the work to federalize the police!

I see they've been through this before! (PDFs at link)

The In-Custody Fatality Independent Committee's Review
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
The Baltimore Police Department has released the report entitled "The In-Custody Fatality Independent Committee's Review" on Anthony Anderson.

It's okay. They have a strategic plan for improvement.
Check out these groups. It appears they have their infrastructure all in place!

A Strategic Plan for Improvement
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Today, the Baltimore Police Department issues its “Public Safety in the City of Baltimore: A Strategic Plan for Improvement,” which will become the cornerstone of Baltimore policing for the next five years. The preparation for the document, based on a review by the Strategic Policy Partnership, LLC [http://www.policy-partners.com ] in conjunction with the Bratton Group, LLC [Yeah, guess who? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bratton ] compared the department to national best practices, received important input from Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, City Hall officials, the Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police (Lodge 3), Vanguard Justice Society [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguard_Justice_Society ], community members and organizations, members of other city and state agencies, and personnel throughout the Baltimore Police Department. I would also like to extend my gratitude to Governor Martin O’Malley for his financial support of the project.... Anthony W. Batts, Police Commissioner

http://www.baltimorepolice.org/newsroom/recent-news

 

[Natural Citizen]

My point is everyone around here seems to be focusing on the mindset of the looter, like it's some big mystery and they have some "incorrect moral and political view of the world".

Actually, I can't recall a single person focusing on the mindset of the looter correctly here. Not once. Well..maybe AF did, I think he did. I don't think anyone else did anything beyond jumping on the news entertainment narrative.

Please reserve a few minutes to listen to this young lady explain the "mindset"...




Ben Swann actually demonstrates a professional journalist approach, though. 2:20 mark...




Aside - Ben Swann reports on mainstream media malfeasance with regard to the issue...



By way of observation of the logic I've seen in discussing this issue, I've learned a lot about the depth of perception of some people here that I had otherwise understood differently, perhaps mistakenly, in the past. Many of which, I'd view now as a liability moving forward to other critical issues in the future. I'd add that if those same people run interference for mainstream media and echo their terms of controversy during the election cycle as I've seen demonstrated with regard to this particular issue, then, they'll likely ensure that their candidate goes down with them. Is unfortunate but I believe it to be destined. Base is more destructive to cause than they often understand.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

So whats the deal then. They handcuffed and shackled him, threw him in the back of a van and drove around without him restrained? I though there was another person in the back in their own "cell"?

Did the cops swerve back and forth smacking him up against the walls or something?

They might have done that. But that was probably not the cause of the original injury.

That guy's neck was broken before they ever threw him on the van. Find out which cop had the knee to the throat. There's your perp.

He probably was injured on the take down and restraint. Facts that are undisputed: he was not walking to the van, and he was having trouble breathing. Both are consistent with already having the spinal injury.

I think they indicted the cops to keep the city from going up in flames. They kick the can a few years down the road and give the cops a slap on the wrist. That's how these things have gone lately.

Probably. And they certainly are just kicking the can down the road a bit. Overcharging and not getting convictions will inevitably lead to disappointment...with very predictable results.

If it gets past a grand jury.

Back to reality. Yep, it might not get past a grand jury. And it certainly won't result in convictions on all counts. Probably none.

The guy was injured on a take down. That will be called "following procedure". Certainly accidental. And for the most part, it is common procedure. Wrestling is better than stun guns or just shooting them dead. Punish Police for physical take-downs, and they may decide to use the easier method of just shooting them. Unintended consequences? What is the appropriate punishment for someone causing an accident and death while on the job?

Next issue. Probable cause for arrest. There was none. Some cops might admit that is also "standard procedure". Arrest them and let someone else see if it sticks. Pretty common. Once again, what is the appropriate charge and penalty? Constitutional case?

Next issue. Failure to call for medical treatment. That's tricky. People fake. Then again, he was showing signs of real issues. What is the appropriate charge and penalty for all of the officers who decided not to call for medical help?

Next issue. Failure to belt him up in the van. Violation of procedure. What is the appropriate charge and penalty?

 

[presence]

"ITS ABOUT TO GET UGLY"
- Sgt. Bailey

http://www.buzzfeed.com/albertsamah...ns-superiors-its-about-to-get-ugly#.pv6oadOwL

 

[paleocon1]

a railroading by a corrupt thuggish DA.

 

[presence]

[h=1]Prosecutor Details Freddie Gray’s Fatal Police Ride Around Baltimore[/h] Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced criminal charges against six officers and gave the most definitive account to date of how Gray’s time in the back of a police wagon turned fatal.
posted on May 1, 2015, at 2:09 p.m. Mary Ann Georgantopoulos BuzzFeed News Reporter





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Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Friday that the six police officers involved in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray will face criminal charges. During her news conference, Marilyn Mosby laid out an excruciating timeline of Gray’s fatal ride in a police van after his arrest.
The arrest was improper and without probable cause, she said, and the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.
The following is Mosby’s accounting of events after an investigation by her office:
On April 12, around 8:45 p.m., Baltimore police Lieutenant Brian Rice made eye contact with Gray, who was walking near North Avenue and Mount Street.
Gray fled on foot, and Rice called for backup. Officers Edward Nero and Garrett Miller chased after Gray and arrested him.
That’s when Gray first indicated he couldn’t breathe and asked for an inhaler.
Nero and Miller searched him, finding a knife inside Gray’s pants pocket. While the knife was able to fold, it was not a switchblade, Mosby said, and was not illegal. But police – who eventually charged Gray with possessing an illegal switchblade – placed stomach-down on the ground. He flailed his legs and began to scream, and Miller used a restraining technique called a leg lace – where the restrained person’s limbs are crossed and held in place by an officer’s arms.
Video taken by bystanders of the arrest show Gray yelling and dragging his feet as officers carry him to the van.
When the police wagon arrived, Gray was placed in the back and wasn’t secured by a seat belt – a violation of police policy. Video taken by citizens of Gray’s arrest shows him yelling and dragging his feet as officers carry him to the wagon. The van then began its five-stop journey.

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The first stop was at Baker Street, where Gray was removed to have flex cuffs placed on his wrists and shackles on his ankles. The officers also took time to complete paperwork while there.
Gray was placed back in the wagon, on his stomach, without a seatbelt. Rice told the driver, Officer Caesar Goodson, to go to Central Booking and Intake Facility.
“Following transport from Baker Street, Gray suffered a severe neck injury as a result of being handcuffed and unrestrained inside wagon,” Mosby said.
At some point, the Baltimore Sun reported on Friday, Gray hit a protruding bolt in the van, causing a serious injury to his head.
The van made another stop at Fremont Avenue and Mosher Street, where the officers went to check on Gray. They opened the door, observed him, and again didn’t secure him with a seatbelt. This stop was not initially known to authorities. In a press conference, Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said that through the use of CCTV and private cameras, officials determined the van made this stop.
Several blocks later, at Dolphin Street and Druid Hill Avenue, the officers stopped to check on Gray again. When they did, Gray asked for medical help and indicated he couldn’t breathe.
Officer William Porter and Goodson assessed Gray’s condition and “at no point did either restrain Gray or render or request medical assistance,” Mosby said.
Goodson then got a call to transport a prisoner from an unrelated arrest, near where Gray was detained earlier.
In what Mosby called a “grossly negligent manner,” Goodson chose to respond to that request with Gray still unsecured in the back of the van.
Sgt. Alicia White, who was apparently present at the other arrest, opened the back door of the van and found Gray lying face-down on the ground and unresponsive.
When she spoke to him and he did not respond, she didn’t do anything further, despite Gray’s “seriously deteriorating medical condition,” Mosby said.
The wagon later arrived at the Western District police station. When Gray was removed he was not breathing and in cardiac arrest.
Until now, details for exactly happened in the back of the wagon were unknown, leading to massive riots on the streets of Baltimore, as people demanded the truth and transparency from city officials.
Goodson, who was driving the van, was charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter, second-degree assault, two vehicular manslaughter charges and misconduct in office.
Porter was charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, and misconduct in office.
White was charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, and misconduct in office.
Nero was charged with second-degree assault and misconduct in office.
Miller was charged with second-degree assault, misconduct in office, and false imprisonment.
Rice was charged with involuntary manslaughter, assault, misconduct in office, and false imprisonment.
The crowd of Baltimore residents that attended the press conference erupted in cheers when Mosby announced the criminal charges.
Mosby said warrants were issued for all six officers, and by Friday afternoon five were arrested.
The state’s attorney’s office was investigating the incident independently of the police’s investigation. Mosby’s investigation began on April 13, a day after Gray’s arrest.
“We knew that this was a serious case,” she said. “From day one, we investigated. We’re not just relying solely on what we were given by the police department.”
Mosby called for peace and cooperation in the wake of the charges.
“I heard your call for ‘no justice, ‘no peace,’” she said. “Your peace is sincerely needed as I work to deliver justice on behalf of this young man.”
“I assured his family that no one is above the law,” she said, “and that I would pursue justice on their behalf.”

http://www.buzzfeed.com/maryanngeor...-of-freddie-grays-fatal-police-rid#.eePnRw9Dq

 

[paleocon1]

Horrendous pandering. He has lost my support- Permanently.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

a railroading by a corrupt thuggish DA.

Now that sounds like standard procedure.

 

[AuH20]

Horrendous pandering. He has lost my support- Permanently.

Huh? He didn't say anything controversial.

 

[wizardwatson]

Horrendous pandering. He has lost my support- Permanently.

I've said this many times on this forum regarding Rand's strategy. Right or wrong people are going to FORGET that Rand is being strategic. Not only that, we're going to attract supporters who are not clued in to the strategy.

So this "sheep in wolf's clothing" strategy is going to have the effect of swapping out sheep supporters for wolf supporters just because people aren't aware enough to know that it's an illusion.

We're already seeing supporters throw in the towel in their post sentiment. And we already have neocon/racists jumping on the band wagon.

Food for thought.

Matthew 9:16-17 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

Rand's strategy is to put new wine into old bottles.

 

[Carlybee]

Horrendous pandering. He has lost my support- Permanently.

So you don't think there should be any accountability on the part of the cops?

 

[Carlybee]

I've said this many times on this forum regarding Rand's strategy. Right or wrong people are going to FORGET that Rand is being strategic. Not only that, we're going to attract supporters who are not clued in to the strategy.

So this "sheep in wolf's clothing" strategy is going to have the effect of swapping out sheep supporters for wolf supporters just because people aren't aware enough to know that it's an illusion.

We're already seeing supporters throw in the towel in their post sentiment. And we already have neocon/racists jumping on the band wagon.

Food for thought.



Rand's strategy is to put new wine into old bottles.

He quoted Amash, not Rand.