I have no problem condemning bad cops. The cop in South Carolina that shot a fleeing suspect in the back has been charged with capital murder and properly so. I have a problem with he default assumption that if someone is harmed by police, the police did something wrong. As we saw in the Michael Brown case, the initial reports often turn out to be completely wrong. I also take issue with the idea that there is some sort of nation wide systematic brutality against minorities by white police as in the south during the sixties. There is no evidence of this and moreover many if not most big city police forces have large numbers of minority officers. I believe in Baltimore they may even be a majority of the force.
One difficulty in assessing the extent of police brutality is that the people who normally provide evidence of a crime are the police themselves. So the question becomes do you believe the police will be publicly forthcoming with evidence against one of their own? We know that there are times that they do not, but we have no idea what the norm is...how could we? Would the SC cop be facing charges had there been no civilian witness with a videotape?
What is going on today is different from the purely racist police practices in the '60's, which were not limited to the south by the way. Just take a look at Detroit, Newark, or a host of other northern cities during that period.
But I do believe there is a big problem today especially in urban areas between residents in poor, often crime ridden, communities and the police who patrol those communities. The residents of these communities are often black so it's easy to identify this as a purely racial issue, but I think the problem exists regardless of whether the police and local government are primarily white or black.
On the police side there is a tendency to view residents, especially young black males, as probable criminals. And who can blame them? Many are criminals. But somewhere along the line the concept of "due process" seems to have been left behind, especially in areas that have implement tough anti-drug or anti-crime initiatives. And the fact that a "suspect" flees is taken as evidence that a crime has been committed and all of a sudden a level of force to apprehend the "suspect" seems justified which would not be considered reasonable in another circumstance.
Meanwhile, the residents of poor communities have come to distrust the police. And who can blame them? A young black male is convinced that if he encounters the police there will be an assumption of guilt and he'll likely end up incarcerated. Maybe he has open warrants or a criminal history. Even if he doesn't it's certain he has friends or relatives who are in the system. He has grown up learning it is best to avoid the cops and flee if confronted, thus providing all the evidence the police need to apprehend by force if necessary. Guilt or innocence is not part of the equation.
It's a complicated issue that has racial, economic, educational, and historical components. It is not as simple as white vs black. How do you fix it? I haven't a clue. But the anger in Baltimore is understandable. As Charles Blow says in his NY Times column: "You could easily argue that that rage was misdirected, that most of the harm done was to the social fabric and the civil and economic interests in the very neighborhoods that most lack them. You would be right. But misdirected rage is not necessarily illegitimate rage."
Breaking News:
The Baltimore PD has just released information indicating that Jesus Christ nailed himself to the cross. He might have had some help by the "Thugs" he called disciples. The report should be released later today. It will also indicate that Martin Luther King shot himself as did JFK.
pops:
Washington post a "liberal" publication? how ignorant are you?
__________________________________________________________________________You make my point perfectly clear. You can't read or comprehend the words.
The Washington Post is well known as a liberal rag and has been for at least a half century.
That has changed since Jeff Bezos bought it in late 2013.
______________________________________________________________________
Exactly how has it changed?
I read it everyday and have seen nothing change except that more liberal opinoin is injected into arcticles cloaked as "news".
That and more advertizing.Please enlighten, how has The Washington Post changed?
I don't read it every day (I have a very hard time believing that you do, either) but enough to know that "more liberal opinion is injected into articles cloaked as "news"" is not accurate, at least based on what I have seen. In terms of changes at the paper itself, they are numerous. Several of the more liberal columnists/reporters have left or been let go. Publisher Katharine Weymouth has been replaced with Politico’s first chief executive, Frederick J. Ryan Jr. Ryan is a former Reagan administration official and was Regan's chief of staff for 6 years after he left office and was Nancy Reagan's personal representative at the funeral of Maggie Thatcher. The paper now hosts The Volokh Conspiracy blog which has a conservative/libertarian point of view. Bezos himself has contributed to the non-profit that publishes the libertarian magazine Reason and while it isn't clear how much he has influenced the paper's editorial direction, the changes that have been made indicate a move to the center/right from where the paper has traditionally been.
___________________________________________________________________
The Washington Post’s bias is evidenced by its language and by omission.
During the events such as this thread, most often described as “white police officer(s) killing un-armed African-American teenagers”. They use skin color for the police officer but the liberals’ politically correct label for the black person. The fact that the African-Americans are criminals is rarely mentioned.
The Post hypes these incidents but never mentions the fact that over 90% of black people are killed by other black people. In fact the Post never prints the out of control actual crime statistics for the black community.
Abortion articles always include the “conservative’s attack on women’s health” false description of Republican’s efforts to prevent taxpayer money being used to kill babies.
GOP Presidential candidates are always portrayed in a negative light on the front page above the fold while Democrats corruption and criminal activity is downplayed and back paged.
Instead of reporting that the Republicans in Congress are working hard to represent their constituents and getting bipartisan bills passed The Post generally print’s headlines such as “The GOP continues to block The Presidents efforts”.
While The Post has made some staff changes the far-left bias is still alive.
The Baltimore City officials are refusing to make public the investigation of Freddie Gray’s arrest saying that the report has now been turned over to the State’s Attorney.
If you wanted to know the autopsy results, forget it; not available to the public.
They will also not comment on the report that Freddie Gray intentionally tried to injure himself.
Where is the outrage now?
pops:
Washington post a "liberal" publication? how ignorant are you?
__________________________________________________________________________You make my point perfectly clear. You can't read or comprehend the words.
The Washington Post is well known as a liberal rag and has been for at least a half century.
That has changed since Jeff Bezos bought it in late 2013.
______________________________________________________________________
Exactly how has it changed?
I read it everyday and have seen nothing change except that more liberal opinoin is injected into arcticles cloaked as "news".
That and more advertizing.Please enlighten, how has The Washington Post changed?
I don't read it every day (I have a very hard time believing that you do, either) but enough to know that "more liberal opinion is injected into articles cloaked as "news"" is not accurate, at least based on what I have seen. In terms of changes at the paper itself, they are numerous. Several of the more liberal columnists/reporters have left or been let go. Publisher Katharine Weymouth has been replaced with Politico’s first chief executive, Frederick J. Ryan Jr. Ryan is a former Reagan administration official and was Regan's chief of staff for 6 years after he left office and was Nancy Reagan's personal representative at the funeral of Maggie Thatcher. The paper now hosts The Volokh Conspiracy blog which has a conservative/libertarian point of view. Bezos himself has contributed to the non-profit that publishes the libertarian magazine Reason and while it isn't clear how much he has influenced the paper's editorial direction, the changes that have been made indicate a move to the center/right from where the paper has traditionally been.
___________________________________________________________________
The Washington Post’s bias is evidenced by its language and by omission.
During the events such as this thread, most often described as “white police officer(s) killing un-armed African-American teenagers”. They use skin color for the police officer but the liberals’ politically correct label for the black person. The fact that the African-Americans are criminals is rarely mentioned.The Post hypes these incidents but never mentions the fact that over 90% of black people are killed by other black people. In fact the Post never prints the out of control actual crime statistics for the black community.
Abortion articles always include the “conservative’s attack on women’s health” false description of Republican’s efforts to prevent taxpayer money being used to kill babies.
GOP Presidential candidates are always portrayed in a negative light on the front page above the fold while Democrats corruption and criminal activity is downplayed and back paged.
Instead of reporting that the Republicans in Congress are working hard to represent their constituents and getting bipartisan bills passed The Post generally print’s headlines such as “The GOP continues to block The Presidents efforts”.
While The Post has made some staff changes the far-left bias is still alive.
I don't know what to say other than you are wrong. My guess is this is due to one of two things: 1) you don't actually read much; or 2) your own strong bias, which you've made very clear in no uncertain terms, clouds your judgement. Probably a combination of both.
BTW, I don't need to go past your first point to know that you are FOS...currently on the Post's home page there are no few than three articles about the situation in Baltimore where the word "black" is used to describe race in the HEADLINE and throughout the articles.
pops:
Washington post a "liberal" publication? how ignorant are you?
__________________________________________________________________________You make my point perfectly clear. You can't read or comprehend the words.
The Washington Post is well known as a liberal rag and has been for at least a half century.
That has changed since Jeff Bezos bought it in late 2013.
______________________________________________________________________
Exactly how has it changed?
I read it everyday and have seen nothing change except that more liberal opinoin is injected into arcticles cloaked as "news".
That and more advertizing.Please enlighten, how has The Washington Post changed?
I don't read it every day (I have a very hard time believing that you do, either) but enough to know that "more liberal opinion is injected into articles cloaked as "news"" is not accurate, at least based on what I have seen. In terms of changes at the paper itself, they are numerous. Several of the more liberal columnists/reporters have left or been let go. Publisher Katharine Weymouth has been replaced with Politico’s first chief executive, Frederick J. Ryan Jr. Ryan is a former Reagan administration official and was Regan's chief of staff for 6 years after he left office and was Nancy Reagan's personal representative at the funeral of Maggie Thatcher. The paper now hosts The Volokh Conspiracy blog which has a conservative/libertarian point of view. Bezos himself has contributed to the non-profit that publishes the libertarian magazine Reason and while it isn't clear how much he has influenced the paper's editorial direction, the changes that have been made indicate a move to the center/right from where the paper has traditionally been.
___________________________________________________________________
The Washington Post’s bias is evidenced by its language and by omission.
During the events such as this thread, most often described as “white police officer(s) killing un-armed African-American teenagers”. They use skin color for the police officer but the liberals’ politically correct label for the black person. The fact that the African-Americans are criminals is rarely mentioned.The Post hypes these incidents but never mentions the fact that over 90% of black people are killed by other black people. In fact the Post never prints the out of control actual crime statistics for the black community.
Abortion articles always include the “conservative’s attack on women’s health” false description of Republican’s efforts to prevent taxpayer money being used to kill babies.
GOP Presidential candidates are always portrayed in a negative light on the front page above the fold while Democrats corruption and criminal activity is downplayed and back paged.
Instead of reporting that the Republicans in Congress are working hard to represent their constituents and getting bipartisan bills passed The Post generally print’s headlines such as “The GOP continues to block The Presidents efforts”.
While The Post has made some staff changes the far-left bias is still alive.
I don't know what to say other than you are wrong. My guess is this is due to one of two things: 1) you don't actually read much; or 2) your own strong bias, which you've made very clear in no uncertain terms, clouds your judgement. Probably a combination of both.
BTW, I don't need to go past your first point to know that you are FOS...currently on the Post's home page there are no few than three articles about the situation in Baltimore where the word "black" is used to describe race in the HEADLINE and throughout the articles.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/04/29/why-is-america-celebrating-the-beating-of-a-black-child//blockquote >
____________________________________________________________________Take your liberal bias glasses off and you'll see The Posts left-wing bias.
All of your links are to soft stories but don't address the actual matter.No worries, Al Sharpton has arrived in Baltimore and will be running cover for the Mayor at a press conference.
come on Gondicar, why can't you use acceptable facts when discussing things with Muleman? 😛
pops:
Washington post a "liberal" publication? how ignorant are you?
__________________________________________________________________________You make my point perfectly clear. You can't read or comprehend the words.
The Washington Post is well known as a liberal rag and has been for at least a half century.
That has changed since Jeff Bezos bought it in late 2013.
______________________________________________________________________
Exactly how has it changed?
I read it everyday and have seen nothing change except that more liberal opinoin is injected into arcticles cloaked as "news".
That and more advertizing.Please enlighten, how has The Washington Post changed?
I don't read it every day (I have a very hard time believing that you do, either) but enough to know that "more liberal opinion is injected into articles cloaked as "news"" is not accurate, at least based on what I have seen. In terms of changes at the paper itself, they are numerous. Several of the more liberal columnists/reporters have left or been let go. Publisher Katharine Weymouth has been replaced with Politico’s first chief executive, Frederick J. Ryan Jr. Ryan is a former Reagan administration official and was Regan's chief of staff for 6 years after he left office and was Nancy Reagan's personal representative at the funeral of Maggie Thatcher. The paper now hosts The Volokh Conspiracy blog which has a conservative/libertarian point of view. Bezos himself has contributed to the non-profit that publishes the libertarian magazine Reason and while it isn't clear how much he has influenced the paper's editorial direction, the changes that have been made indicate a move to the center/right from where the paper has traditionally been.
___________________________________________________________________
The Washington Post’s bias is evidenced by its language and by omission.
During the events such as this thread, most often described as “white police officer(s) killing un-armed African-American teenagers”. They use skin color for the police officer but the liberals’ politically correct label for the black person. The fact that the African-Americans are criminals is rarely mentioned.The Post hypes these incidents but never mentions the fact that over 90% of black people are killed by other black people. In fact the Post never prints the out of control actual crime statistics for the black community.
Abortion articles always include the “conservative’s attack on women’s health” false description of Republican’s efforts to prevent taxpayer money being used to kill babies.
GOP Presidential candidates are always portrayed in a negative light on the front page above the fold while Democrats corruption and criminal activity is downplayed and back paged.
Instead of reporting that the Republicans in Congress are working hard to represent their constituents and getting bipartisan bills passed The Post generally print’s headlines such as “The GOP continues to block The Presidents efforts”.
While The Post has made some staff changes the far-left bias is still alive.
I don't know what to say other than you are wrong. My guess is this is due to one of two things: 1) you don't actually read much; or 2) your own strong bias, which you've made very clear in no uncertain terms, clouds your judgement. Probably a combination of both.
BTW, I don't need to go past your first point to know that you are FOS...currently on the Post's home page there are no few than three articles about the situation in Baltimore where the word "black" is used to describe race in the HEADLINE and throughout the articles.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/04/29/why-is-america-celebrating-the-beating-of-a-black-child//blockquote >
____________________________________________________________________Take your liberal bias glasses off and you'll see The Posts left-wing bias.
All of your links are to soft stories but don't address the actual matter.No worries, Al Sharpton has arrived in Baltimore and will be running cover for the Mayor at a press conference.
What "liberal bias glasses"? You assume too much. As for the links, you can backpedal all you want (not sure what "soft stories" means or why it even matters since you said "During the events such as this thread" and those stories certainly fit under than umbrella) but they directly contradict your assertion.
come on Gondicar, why can't you use acceptable facts when discussing things with Muleman? 😛
Trying to treat him as an adult rather than engage in his style of childish name-calling and hyperbolic rants, but clearly it doesn't seem to rub off.
I wish you guys would stop feeding that moronic troll. I try not to read Mule's posts but I keep getting pulled back. Is is like watching the beheading of everything intellectual and logical. This must be how the spectators that watched the burning of the library at Alexandria felt.
I'd pity him but his mean spirit only leaves room for contempt.
It is like he got one too many IQ points... just smart enough to form and post words.
Oh well. I suppose the Whipping Post is a bad habit I should break. I reckon the moron is doing me a favor.
Now that multiple reports have been published that Freddie Grey’s injuries were likely self-inflicted, the liberals here drop the subject and surround the wagons for liberal bias.
Why are y’all too scared to discuss the matter?
The liberal run City of Baltimore is hiding the investigation report. Where is your outrage now?
As soon as facts that don’t fit your agenda, the liberals go running.
Cowardice doesn’t solve problems.
I wish you guys would stop feeding that moronic troll. I try not to read Mule's posts but I keep getting pulled back. Is is like watching the beheading of everything intellectual and logical. This must be how the spectators that watched the burning of the library at Alexandria felt.
I'd pity him but his mean spirit only leaves room for contempt.
It is like he got one too many IQ points... just smart enough to form and post words.
Oh well. I suppose the Whipping Post is a bad habit I should break. I reckon the moron is doing me a favor.
But there's another way to look at his posts.
When one has a tough day at work or the stock market takes a hit on your portfolio or the wife complains about something trivial...well there's always a muletroll post on the WP to provide comedic relief.
physics can easily show he could not have done it on his own. max lbs per square inch vs what the spine can absorb. maybe it was a one in a million shot. a punch from a boxer is probably harder than a handcuffed man with leg restraints and run/hop in 4 feet of space into a wall.
maybe physics is liberal.....damn science.
[Edited on 4/30/2015 by LeglizHemp]
physics can easily show he could not have done it on his own. max lbs per square inch vs what the spine can absorb. maybe it was a one in a million shot. a punch from a boxer is probably harder than a handcuffed man with leg restraints and run/hop in 4 feet of space into a wall.
maybe physics is liberal.....damn science.
[Edited on 4/30/2015 by LeglizHemp]
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Physics?
Being in restraints doesn’t stop someone from banging their head.
The rioters in Baltimore claim that the police “broke Freddie’s spine and crushed his vocal chords”.
Please explain how Freddie Grey walked to and up into the van while verbally abusing the police officer?
Most major news outlets are reporting that Freddie Grey was smashing his head against the inside of the van. GPS analysis shows the van was driven at regular speed throughout the ride. Leaks from the autopsy report say he had head injuries consistent with him trying to injure himself.
“People who riot, loot and burn are just misdirected”
Sharpton demands jobs, economic development and a stop to white oppression of African-Americans.
How can anyone provide a job to someone who can’t speak the language, can barely read or write, has tattoos up and down, a criminal record, can’t pass a drug test and comes to a job interview with their pants hanging half way down their ass?
Why would someone take a retail job when they can make many times more money selling dope tax free?
Why would a company open a store in the ghettos only to be robbed out of business?
The claims of white oppression are nothing more than a race-hustler’s microphone rant to incite violence and push their hate agenda. Those pushing that are of course happy to take money from whitey.
But of course all the problems are because of those Republicans.
The rioters claim that they have been “marginalized” by politicians for decades.
The word missing from that is Democrat.
Democrats have run Baltimore since 1967. Democrats have run Detroit and Chicago for decades.
How are the policies and programs of The Democrats working out for those cities?
Why won’t Democrats take responsibility for their failures?
I'm not hearing any solutions offered in your rants Mule. Just blame and hatred. Based on your diatribe I'm guessing your solution is the similar to Hitler's final solution... no?
Homicide charges all around, just announced, that should satisfy the masses.
Charges have been filed...see conservative-approved news source below...
Prosecutors charged six Baltimore police officers Friday with crimes ranging from murder to assault in the death of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man whose death last month of injuries apparently suffered in police custody touched off peaceful protests that degenerated into a night of rioting, looting and chaos Monday.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/05/01/many-questions-still-remain-in-death-freddie-gray/
I blame Rowland and Lana for allowing Muleboy to post.
And about that so called report. Here is that prisoner.
He tells WJZ he’s angry about an internal police report published in The Washington Post.
“And they trying to make it seem like I told them that, I made it like Freddie Gray did that to hisself (sic),” Allen said. “Why the [expletive] would he do that to hisself (sic)?”
Allen was in the van because he allegedly stole a cigarette from a store on North Avenue.
He was never charged. Instead he was brought straight to the station.
“I talked to homicide. I told homicide the same story.” Allen said.
A story he says is being distorted and now he fears being killed.
“I had two options today right, either come and talk to y’all and get my credibility straight with ya’ll and not get killed by these [expletive] or not tell a true story,” Allen added. “The only reason I’m doing this is because they put my name in a bad state.”
Here is a full list of charges, as released by the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City.
Officer Garrett E. Miller
1) Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
2) Assault/second degree (10 yrs,)
3) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
4) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment* )
5) False imprisonment (8th Amendment* )
Sgt. Alicia D. White
1) Manslaughter (involuntary) (10 yrs.)
2) Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
3) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
Officer Caesar R. Goodson Jr.
1) Second degree depraved heart murder (30 yrs.)
2) Manslaughter (involuntary) (10 yrs.)
3) Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
4) Manslaughter by vehicle (gross negligence) (10 yrs.)
5) Manslaughter by vehicle (criminal negligence) (3 yrs.)
6) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment* )
Officer William G. Porter
1) Manslaughter (involuntary) (10 yrs.)
2) Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
3) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
Lt. Brian W. Rice
1) Manslaughter (involuntary) (10 yrs.)
2) Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
3) Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
4) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
5) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
6) False imprisonment (8th Amendment*)
Officer Edward M. Nero
1) Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
2) Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
3) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
4) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment* )
5) False imprisonment (8th Amendment*)
*Any sentence that does not constitute cruel & unusual punishment
he had head injuries consistent with him trying to injure himself.
Yeah yeah that's the ticket, couldn't be someone smashing him into the wall for being disruptive/running from cops?
It's a conspiracy I tell ya, part of the Supreme Plan to destroy America. Gotta go, I hear Black Helicopters in the neighborhood. 😮
Here is a full list of charges, as released by the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City.
Officer Garrett E. Miller
1) Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
2) Assault/second degree (10 yrs,)
3) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
4) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment* )
5) False imprisonment (8th Amendment* )
Sgt. Alicia D. White
1) Manslaughter (involuntary) (10 yrs.)
2) Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
3) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
Officer Caesar R. Goodson Jr.
1) Second degree depraved heart murder (30 yrs.)
2) Manslaughter (involuntary) (10 yrs.)
3) Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
4) Manslaughter by vehicle (gross negligence) (10 yrs.)
5) Manslaughter by vehicle (criminal negligence) (3 yrs.)
6) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment* )
Officer William G. Porter
1) Manslaughter (involuntary) (10 yrs.)
2) Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
3) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
Lt. Brian W. Rice
1) Manslaughter (involuntary) (10 yrs.)
2) Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
3) Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
4) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
5) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
6) False imprisonment (8th Amendment*)
Officer Edward M. Nero
1) Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
2) Assault/second degree (10 yrs.)
3) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment*)
4) Misconduct in office (8th Amendment* )
5) False imprisonment (8th Amendment*)
*Any sentence that does not constitute cruel & unusual punishment
Anxioulsy awaiting mule's comments. Let me guess - blame it on the liberal prosecutor with guidance from Obama?
Freddie Gray’s injuries self-inflicted?
Prisoner in van said Freddie Gray was ‘banging against the walls’ during ride
By Peter Hermann April 29 at 9:10 PM
BALTIMORE — A prisoner sharing a police transport van with Freddie Gray told investigators that he could hear Gray “banging against the walls” of the vehicle and believed that he “was intentionally trying to injure himself,” according to a police document obtained by The Washington Post.
The prisoner, who is currently in jail, was separated from Gray by a metal partition and could not see him. His statement is contained in an application for a search warrant, which is sealed by the court. The Post was given the document under the condition that the prisoner not be named because the person who provided it feared for the inmate’s safety.
The document, written by a Baltimore police investigator, offers the first glimpse of what might have happened inside the van. It is not clear whether any additional evidence backs up the prisoner’s version, which is just one piece of a much larger probe.
Gray was found unconscious in the wagon when it arrived at a police station on April 12. The 25-year-old had suffered a spinal injury and died a week later, touching off waves of protests across Baltimore, capped by a riot Monday in which hundreds of angry residents torched buildings, looted stores and pelted police officers with rocks.
Police have said they do not know whether Gray was injured during the arrest or during his 30-minute ride in the van. Local police and the U.S. Justice Department both have launched investigations of Gray’s death.
Social media users capture massive protests in New York on Wednesday against the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. (Ashleigh Joplin/The Washington Post)
Jason Downs, one of the attorneys for the Gray family, said the family had not been told of the prisoner’s comments to investigators.
“We disagree with any implication that Freddie Gray severed his own spinal cord,” Downs said. “We question the accuracy of the police reports we’ve seen thus far, including the police report that says Mr. Gray was arrested without force or incident.”
Baltimore police said they will wrap up their investigation Friday and turn the results over to the Baltimore state’s attorney’s office, which will decide whether to seek an indictment. Six police officers, including a lieutenant and a sergeant, have been suspended.
Capt. Eric Kowalczyk, chief spokesman for the Baltimore Police Department, declined to comment on the affidavit, citing the ongoing investigation.
The affidavit is part of a search warrant seeking the seizure of the uniform worn by one of the officers involved in Gray’s arrest or transport. It does not say how many officers were in the van, whether any reported that they heard banging or whether they would have been able to help Gray if he was seeking to injure himself. Police have mentioned only two prisoners in the van.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts has admitted flaws in the way officers handled Gray after they chased him through a West Baltimore housing project and arrested him. They said they later found a switchblade clipped to the inside of his pants. Batts has said officers repeatedly ignored Gray’s pleas for medical help and failed to secure him with a safety belt or harness in the back of the transport van.
Video shot by several bystanders has fueled the rage in West Baltimore. It shows two officers on top of Gray, their knees in his back, and then dragging his seemingly limp body to the van as he cried out.
In New York City, Washington and Boston, crowds are demonstrating to protest Freddie Gray’s death.
Batts has said Gray stood on one leg and climbed into the van on his own.
The van driver stopped three times while transporting Gray to a booking center, the first to put him in leg irons. Batts said the officer driving the van described Gray as “irate.” The search warrant application says Gray “continued to be combative in the police wagon.”The driver made a second stop, five minutes later, and asked an officer to help check on Gray. At that stop, police have said the van driver found Gray on the floor of the van and put him back on the seat, still without restraints. Police said Gray asked for medical help at that point.
The third stop was to put the other prisoner — a 38-year-old man accused of violating a protective order — into the van. The van was then driven six blocks to the Western District station. Gray was taken from there to a hospital, where he died April 19.
The prisoner, who is in jail, could not be reached for comment. No one answered the phone at his house, and an attorney was not listed in court records.
Batts has said officers violated policy by failing to properly restrain Gray. But the president of the Baltimore police union noted that the policy mandating seat belts took effect April 3 and was e-mailed to officers as part of a package of five policy changes on April 9, three days before Gray was arrested.
Gene Ryan, the police union president, said many officers aren’t reading the new policies – updated to meet new national standards – because they think they’re the same rules they already know, with only cosmetic changes. The updates are supposed to be read out during pre-shift meetings.
The previous policy was written in 1997, when the department used smaller, boxier wagons that officers called “ice cream trucks.” They originally had a metal bar that prisoners had to hold during the ride. Seat belts were added later, but the policy left their use discretionary.
Ryan said that until all facts become clear, he “urged everyone not to rush to judgment. The facts as presented will speak for themselves. I just wish everyone would take a step back and a deep breath, and let the investigation unfold.”The search warrant application says that detectives at the time did not know where the officer’s uniform was located and that they wanted his department-issued long-sleeve shirts, pants and black boots or shoes. The document says investigators think that Gray’s DNA might be found on the officer’s clothes.
Keith L. Alexander contributed to this report.
so he severed his own spinal cord?. That's beyond stupid, even for you.
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Try reading pops.
Those are not my words it is a report from The Washington Post.
why did you post it? You must believe it to be true.
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I posted it because this Baltimore issue may turn out to be exactly like the Martin/Zimmerman and Brown/Officer Wilson matters. A rush to judgment that caused unwarranted violence and the article changes the narrative on the street.
Should we now assume that the liberals here now don’t believe one of their stalwart left-wing publications; The Washington Post?
Are you saying The Washington Post is lying?
Good call, nostradumbass.
ALL SIX officers involved face criminal charges, including murder.
Nostradumbass.
That's hilarious.
heheheheheh. 
Here's a fun fact. Since 1948, there has been exactly ONE Republican Mayor in Baltimore.
Who is to blame now?
I think the original article makes a great point, in that the bigger problem is the lack of support from everyone, of all races and classes, when an unarmed citizen is gunned down by police. What makes the US so great is that we don't have a Gestapo that can make people disappear. But for some reason, when the police do wrong, some people blame the citizen for running or for committing the crime, which completely negates the purpose of the laws that protect us from a Gestapo-like society. If the laws were changed, and police had the right to gun you down if you decide to make a run for it, think about the new type of power all of our police would have. "He tried to run from me your honor." "Oh ok, then case dismissed."
[Edited on 5/1/2015 by BoytonBrother]
Here's a fun fact. Since 1948, there has been exactly ONE Republican Mayor in Baltimore.
Who is to blame now?
The incompetence and corruption of the city and state leaders.
