Death of Freddie Gray 7-29-2016

July 29, 2016                               Death of Freddie Gray

The dismissal of all charges by Baltimore prosecutors against police officers in connection with the death of Freddie Gray is an absolute a travesty, an abomination. Gray was falsely arrested, accused of making eye contact with the police and possessing a knife which is perfectly legal under Maryland law.  He was thrust in the back of a police van when one of the arresting officers was overheard  promising him “a rough ride’.  A medical examiner determined Gray's neck was broken when his head struck the back of the van. Gray, 25, died after spending seven days in a coma. Prior to being accosted by the police, Gray, was a healthy 25-year-old, black male.

Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby said she stood by "the medical examiner's conclusion that Freddie Gray's death was a homicide", adding that there was "a reluctance" and "an obvious bias" among some officers investigating the case. "We've all been witness to an inherent bias that is a direct result when police police themselves," she said. Perhaps, New York Times columnist Charles Blow said it best, responding to the sentiments of blacks writing,   "I am now incandescent with rage ... I am at the screaming place.”

Imagine an ambulance picking up a patient and leaving him in the back, unstrapped which subsequently caused injuries that led to his death. Can anybody deny there would be major consequences for the ambulance staff? 

This was not an act of support by the police union, but one of betrayal. Honest police officers will be tarred with the same brush of mistrust for the actions of a few rogue cops.

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