So now we decide who to charge with crimes based on a poll?

[RetiredGySgt]

Poll 65 percent of Americans support decision to charge officers in Freddie Gray s death - Yahoo News

Unbelievable.

 

[Care4all]

Who decided based on a poll? NO ONE. the poll was done after the charges were already made, asking if the prosecution did the right thing by charging these men?

 

[Pogo]

Who decided based on a poll? NO ONE. the poll was done after the charges were already made, asking if the prosecution did the right thing by charging these men?

I guess the concept of linear time hasn't yet made it out to da boonies.
Oh wait -- he's in Carolina. Same as me.
No excuse then -- we have linear time. After all it ain't SOUTH Carolina...

 

[Two Thumbs]

the decision to charge was a strictly political move.

if not, they would have been charged long ago.

more lives ruined by leftist hate and ignorance

 

[The Rabbi]

It's called "mob rule."
The city of Baltimore knuckled under to protestors and the administration (no doubt) and threw their officers under the bus. We'll see how effective policing will be in the coming months. another city doomed to Democrat death through incompetence and mismanagement.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Poll 65 percent of Americans support decision to charge officers in Freddie Gray s death - Yahoo News

Unbelievable.

The people were asked if it WAS the right decision to charge them. The poll was taken after the charges.

And it's irrelevant.

 

[Missourian]

The prosecutor, Mosby, has already stepped on a turd by describing the knife as legal when clearly it is not. It makes her look totally incompetent.

Mosby Statement Reflects Jurisdictional Sloppiness

As we noted in our Friday post on Mosby’s statement, it also reflects remarkable jurisdictional sloppiness, especially coming from a state prosecutor who works primarily in the relevant subsidiary jurisdiction of that state. As reported by the New York Times, Mosby is quoted as explicitly stating that:

• The knife was not a switchblade and is lawful under Maryland law. (emphasis added)

Maryland law, however, is utterly irrelevant to Gray’s arrest, because he was not arrested for a violation of Maryland law. Rather he was arrested for a violation of the City Code of Baltimore.

The City of Baltimore has adopted as an ordinance, its City Code §59-22, which states in relevant part:

• Switch-blade knives. (a) Possession or sale, etc., prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, carry, or possess any knife with an automatic spring. (emphasis added)

The description of the charge brought against Gray explicitly provides that he

• did unlawfully carry, possess and sell a knife commonly known as a switch blade knife, with an automatic spring or other device for opening and/or closing the blade within the limits of Baltimore City. (emphasis added)

Freddie Gray Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby
​

Spring assist knife vs true switchblade.

 

[midcan5]

The right wing in American would be the first to complain about a government police state and yet in the greatest show of hypocrisy in modern times if the same government police brutalize citizens of a certain background all is fine. Put that in your mental blender and come up with moral sense. They can defend a scofflaw in Nevada and cowardly pretend cop in Florida, but defend the rights of other American citizens sure turns their heads upside down.

"The main hypothesis concerning group-think is this: the more amiability and espirt de corps among the members of an in-group of policymakers the greater the danger that independent critical thinking will be replaced by groupthink, which is likely to result in irrational and the dehumanizing actions directed at out-groups." Irving L. Janis in 'Sanctions for Evil'

 

[JoeB131]

It's called "mob rule."
The city of Baltimore knuckled under to protestors and the administration (no doubt) and threw their officers under the bus. We'll see how effective policing will be in the coming months. another city doomed to Democrat death through incompetence and mismanagement.

If hte next cop decides they aren't going to take suspects for "Nickel Rides", because they might be charged with a crime if the prisoner is injured, I can't see that as a bad thing.

So let's talk about how effective policing was before these charges. 109 suspects were killed by police since 2010. Half of those people were unarmed, and 70% of them were African American. Only 2 police officers faced any kind of criminal charges.

 

[NYcarbineer]

The prosecutor, Mosby, has already stepped on a turd by describing the knife as legal when clearly it is not. It makes her look totally incompetent.

Mosby Statement Reflects Jurisdictional Sloppiness

As we noted in our Friday post on Mosby’s statement, it also reflects remarkable jurisdictional sloppiness, especially coming from a state prosecutor who works primarily in the relevant subsidiary jurisdiction of that state. As reported by the New York Times, Mosby is quoted as explicitly stating that:

• The knife was not a switchblade and is lawful under Maryland law. (emphasis added)

Maryland law, however, is utterly irrelevant to Gray’s arrest, because he was not arrested for a violation of Maryland law. Rather he was arrested for a violation of the City Code of Baltimore.

The City of Baltimore has adopted as an ordinance, its City Code §59-22, which states in relevant part:

• Switch-blade knives. (a) Possession or sale, etc., prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, carry, or possess any knife with an automatic spring. (emphasis added)

The description of the charge brought against Gray explicitly provides that he

• did unlawfully carry, possess and sell a knife commonly known as a switch blade knife, with an automatic spring or other device for opening and/or closing the blade within the limits of Baltimore City. (emphasis added)

Freddie Gray Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby
​

Spring assist knife vs true switchblade.

The guy opens that first knife with his finger after releasing the blade lock.

 

[NYcarbineer]

The right wing in American would be the first to complain about a government police state and yet in the greatest show of hypocrisy in modern times if the same government police brutalize citizens of a certain background all is fine. Put that in your mental blender and come up with moral sense. They can defend a scofflaw in Nevada and cowardly pretend cop in Florida, but defend the rights of other American citizens sure turns their heads upside down.

"The main hypothesis concerning group-think is this: the more amiability and espirt de corps among the members of an in-group of policymakers the greater the danger that independent critical thinking will be replaced by groupthink, which is likely to result in irrational and the dehumanizing actions directed at out-groups." Irving L. Janis in 'Sanctions for Evil'

That's it in black and white, left and right.

 

[Missourian]

The right wing in American would be the first to complain about a government police state and yet in the greatest show of hypocrisy in modern times if the same government police brutalize citizens of a certain background all is fine. Put that in your mental blender and come up with moral sense. They can defend a scofflaw in Nevada and cowardly pretend cop in Florida, but defend the rights of other American citizens sure turns their heads upside down.

"The main hypothesis concerning group-think is this: the more amiability and espirt de corps among the members of an in-group of policymakers the greater the danger that independent critical thinking will be replaced by groupthink, which is likely to result in irrational and the dehumanizing actions directed at out-groups." Irving L. Janis in 'Sanctions for Evil'

The left and these criminals have something very much in common.

They have both cried wolf so many times, no one takes their complaints seriously anymore.

Every criminal decries excessive force and police brutality. But for some strange reason, they never seem to deny the police the opportunity to exercise their "excessive brutality" by surrendering peacefully.

And when have the wolf criers been correct on the left? Zimmerman, acquitted. Darren Wilson, exonerated. Hands up, don't shoot, debunked.

 

[JoeB131]

And when have the wolf criers been correct on the left? Zimmerman, acquitted. Darren Wilson, exonerated. Hands up, don't shoot, debunked.

ZImmerman and Wilson shot unarmed men without cause. That the white power structure protected them doesn't make it right.

Frankly, I thought there would be riots after Zimmerman was acquitted. Clearly, the message is there. You want justice, you hold a riot. Not an ideal situation, but that's where we are at.

 

[NYcarbineer]

I heard RW fave Andrew Napolitano talking about this on a show yesterday and he said the worst prosecutor for using his office and his prosecutions for political purposes was Rudy Giuliani.

 

[Missourian]

The prosecutor, Mosby, has already stepped on a turd by describing the knife as legal when clearly it is not. It makes her look totally incompetent.

Mosby Statement Reflects Jurisdictional Sloppiness

As we noted in our Friday post on Mosby’s statement, it also reflects remarkable jurisdictional sloppiness, especially coming from a state prosecutor who works primarily in the relevant subsidiary jurisdiction of that state. As reported by the New York Times, Mosby is quoted as explicitly stating that:

• The knife was not a switchblade and is lawful under Maryland law. (emphasis added)

Maryland law, however, is utterly irrelevant to Gray’s arrest, because he was not arrested for a violation of Maryland law. Rather he was arrested for a violation of the City Code of Baltimore.

The City of Baltimore has adopted as an ordinance, its City Code §59-22, which states in relevant part:

• Switch-blade knives. (a) Possession or sale, etc., prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, carry, or possess any knife with an automatic spring. (emphasis added)

The description of the charge brought against Gray explicitly provides that he

• did unlawfully carry, possess and sell a knife commonly known as a switch blade knife, with an automatic spring or other device for opening and/or closing the blade within the limits of Baltimore City. (emphasis added)

Freddie Gray Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby
​

Spring assist knife vs true switchblade.

The guy opens that first knife with his finger after releasing the blade lock.

I can only take their word for it. I've never owned or handled a spring assisted knife. They are deemed illegal in some St. Louis Municipalities.

 

[Missourian]

ZImmerman and Wilson shot unarmed men without cause. That the white power structure protected them doesn't make it right.

Frankly, I thought there would be riots after Zimmerman was acquitted. Clearly, the message is there. You want justice, you hold a riot. Not an ideal situation, but that's where we are at.

"Without cause" is an opinion not based in fact. Both the Wilson Grand Jury and the Zimmerman Jury, who were privy to all the facts, disagreed with your opinion.

 

[Kondor3]

Poll 65 percent of Americans support decision to charge officers in Freddie Gray s death - Yahoo News

Unbelievable.

It's good news for the Baltimore City Prosecutor.

It's a frigging tragedy and a terrible round of damage for the American Justice System.

 

[strollingbones]

a pandora's box is open....i wonder what the riots will be like when the charges are dropped....you may as well burn balitmore to ground and be done with it

 

[martybegan]

And when have the wolf criers been correct on the left? Zimmerman, acquitted. Darren Wilson, exonerated. Hands up, don't shoot, debunked.

ZImmerman and Wilson shot unarmed men without cause. That the white power structure protected them doesn't make it right.

Frankly, I thought there would be riots after Zimmerman was acquitted. Clearly, the message is there. You want justice, you hold a riot. Not an ideal situation, but that's where we are at.

Actually they did shoot them with cause, you just can't admit it.

The problem here is if the DA rushed to charges, and the charges end up being compromised by it, Baltimore will burn again.

Of course you don't believe in the rule of law, so you would suggest the government just do what it wants.

 

[Pogo]

Poll 65 percent of Americans support decision to charge officers in Freddie Gray s death - Yahoo News

Unbelievable.

It's good news for the Baltimore City Prosecutor.

It's a frigging tragedy and a terrible round of damage for the American Justice System.

Isn't that up to the Court to decide?

"It appears to me that you want to skip the arraignment process, go directly to trial, skip that, and get a dismissal.
(giggling)
WeII, I'm not about to revamp the entire judiciaI process just because you find yourself in the unique position of defending cIients who say they didn't do it."​