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This isn't news, we've basically known this since a day or so after the incident.
He was "humbled" to death. Whether or not the cops will be convicted remains to be seen.
If they are it's a travesty and Mosby will NEVER get second degree murder
She's probably got a pretty good case for second-degree murder, actually.
She just has to show that the cops were intentionally giving him a rough ride (which is almost certainly the case).
Nope. For one...5 cops werent in the van or driving. They will walk. Completely.
The driver is the only one left. Unless he does a Colonel Jessup and outright admits he slammed breaks on purpose...no chance. Hell...he can say a dog ran in front of him. No proof otherwise.
The ONLY thing they can try is going after them for the seatbelt...which wasnt policy until days before. And considering Baltimore PD in the past...oh...10 years has transported a million prisoners unseat belted...and none died....theres absolutely no reason they should've expected this.
Freddy Grey had weak bones from lead poisoning and prior injuries. He stood up in a moving vehicle. And fell. Tragic. But not criminal.
Hell...I could be the defense and win this case. The Baltimore police union lawyer will sleepwalk his way to a victory.
The Baltimore PD has paid out hundreds of millions of dollars in civil suits due to injuries suffered during "rough rides". It's not exactly a secret, and I don't imagine it will be that hard to convince a jury that the same thing happened again.