States Attorney Marilyn Mosby filed charges against six Baltimore, Maryland police officers who were involved in the arrest and subsequent suspicious death of Freddie Gray. I suppose we will never know exactly 'what' caused Mr. Gray to die but I believe it is reasonable to conclude that the police officers involved are guilty of many actions and / or lack of action, which should put them behind bars.
As I watched States Attorney Mosby verbalized the timeline of events that fateful day, I began to fear that Attorney Mosby was moving closely towards embracing that dangerous bravado when an individual becomes a tad bit filled with self-importance.. Sure enough, Mosby dropped a turd and then stepped in it! She editorialized herself into 'Wonder Woman!' Attorney Mosby digressed from simple facts-of- law, which she and her investigative team believed were violated and crossed the line as she addressed protesters and demonstrators saying, (and I paraphrase) 'I heard your voices, No Justice, No Peace' ...I'm sorry but such a comment does not sound like law-facts but instead political pandering.
If all States Attorneys' start making indictment decisions on things other the concrete law and act on crowd voices, we are all in harms way. I recall reading about a crowd (long ago) that had their shouts acted upon and....Barabbas went free and Christ was crucified.
I'm sure States Attorney Mosby is a bright young lady and I'm equally sure she talks too much! As Sergeant Joe Friday often said, "Just the facts, ma'ma."
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