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(6,437 posts) Sat Jun 25, 2016, 07:58 PM Jun 2016

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In case you missed it, Stephen King summed up the Freddie Gray BS in one Tweet [View all]

Gee, looks like NOBODY killed Freddie Gray. Guess he just died of being black. Funny how that happens in this country.

https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/746096840324558848

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In case you missed it, Stephen King summed up the Freddie Gray BS in one Tweet [View all] Godhumor Jun 2016 OP

If there was evidence someone killed him, the prosecution should present it Press Virginia Jun 2016 #1

At minimum, someone was quite negligent. Hoyt Jun 2016 #3

Then the prosecutor should produce that evidence Press Virginia Jun 2016 #4

Callous people don't care about Gray. Hoyt Jun 2016 #7

The heroine dealer with a history of injuring himself to sue the PD? Press Virginia Jun 2016 #11

links to claims on self-injury ? pkdu Jun 2016 #101

Link and quote? tia uponit7771 Jun 2016 #103

... SidDithers Jun 2016 #155

Basketball diaries? Press Virginia Jun 2016 #156

Heroine dealer? Act_of_Reparation Jun 2016 #175

yeah it shows rockfordfile Jun 2016 #179

How about rule of law and due process? TipTok Jul 2016 #189

Or the prosecutor should have charged them with negligence. Akicita Jun 2016 #91

The guy,who was just acquitted, was charged with negligence and official misconduct Press Virginia Jun 2016 #92

Then I guess the prosecution didn't have much for evidence at all. Akicita Jun 2016 #123

That does not follow, unfortunately. Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2016 #126

Then I will rephrase. Apparently the prosecutors didn't have enough evidence to convict, even for Akicita Jun 2016 #127

That's true in one sense and may or may not be true in another. Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2016 #129

That'sthe judge they had to convince. He is AA and a former civil rights attorney with a good record Akicita Jun 2016 #131

I think that doesn't really matter rockfordfile Jun 2016 #180

In our justice system, every defendant is supposed to be given the benefit of the doubt. Akicita Jul 2016 #187

A bit on the judge... TipTok Jul 2016 #190

That's probably why the City of Baltimore lapucelle Jun 2016 #9

Purely political. Press Virginia Jun 2016 #12

Yeah that tragic broken neck thing sure is a silent killer... NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #16

He had a history of self injury while in custody. The evidence doesn't support Press Virginia Jun 2016 #18

The only thing the last acquittal was proof of is we have an Injustice System. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #21

It proves they could not prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #30

The cop who knelt on his neck while arresting him probably did the tblue37 Jun 2016 #36

And the other 4? Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #38

Didn't strap him in, didn't render aid. nt tblue37 Jun 2016 #42

And was acquitted because the evidence didn't support the charges Press Virginia Jun 2016 #54

The ME testified the injury happened between Press Virginia Jun 2016 #60

The fatal damage occurred in the van, but the severe neck injury occurred while he was on the ground tblue37 Jun 2016 #102

That wasn't her testimony Press Virginia Jun 2016 #110

Whose? (I just grabbed the URLs and located the relevant sections). Since I'm severely tblue37 Jun 2016 #111

The Medical Examiner Press Virginia Jun 2016 #113

C'mon. We don't want to hear about actual testimony. Our conjecture fits our agenda better and is Akicita Jun 2016 #125

I totally agree. eom ReRe Jun 2016 #100

Would throwning the (I believe) black driver of the police van into jack_krass Jun 2016 #77

That's what all this is about. Feeling better. Guilt or innocence is irrelevant. We need a Akicita Jun 2016 #124

I'd pretend that to be the case as well. LanternWaste Jun 2016 #159

Only if you set aside everything that has happened to this point... TipTok Jul 2016 #191

Other than right wing websites, do you have a source for your allegations? Hoyt Jun 2016 #22

. Press Virginia Jun 2016 #26

Yet that link says nothing about the self injury, nice try. Rex Jun 2016 #31

Not much proof there. But Fox News was quick to pick up Rector's story. Hoyt Jun 2016 #37

Its good enough for the poster Spacedog1973 Jun 2016 #106

Dear Virginia, saidsimplesimon Jun 2016 #28

There was no criminal act Press Virginia Jun 2016 #61

Apparently the PD also has a history of rough rides passiveporcupine Jun 2016 #45

The coroner ruled his death a homicide Beaverhausen Jun 2016 #98

That doesn't mean it was a crime, much less a provable crime mythology Jul 2016 #197

Link and quote? tia uponit7771 Jun 2016 #104

That's not what happened. lapucelle Jun 2016 #27

It's bitter sarcasm. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #46

Gray's legs were dragging as he was taken to the van. Probably the damage was done tblue37 Jun 2016 #32

There was no evidence of a rough ride. And the van driver faced the most serious charges Press Virginia Jun 2016 #39

Going Way Out Of Your Way billhicks76 Jun 2016 #50

The guy who drove the van was just acquiited. Press Virginia Jun 2016 #53

Press Virginia didn't find them innocent. The judge did. I suppose the AA judge must be an uncle Tom Akicita Jun 2016 #70

Excellent summation of the facts. In_The_Wind Jun 2016 #63

Except the strapping in policy was brand new and the evidence showed that these cops had not yet Akicita Jun 2016 #72

He should have been transported in am ambulance. In_The_Wind Jun 2016 #74

Maybe so. Akicita Jun 2016 #79

You Were Here First billhicks76 Jun 2016 #51

The guy who drove the van, when the injuries occurred, was just acquiited Press Virginia Jun 2016 #52

So What billhicks76 Jun 2016 #97

So what exactly are you advocating for? TipTok Jul 2016 #192

You Can Excuse Anything billhicks76 Jul 2016 #200

It's easy to whine about a problem... TipTok Jul 2016 #201

Whine? billhicks76 Jul 2016 #202

Either way... TipTok Jul 2016 #203

The Straw That Broke The Camels Back billhicks76 Jul 2016 #204

So... TipTok Jul 2016 #205

2 More Black Men Murdered By Cops billhicks76 Jul 2016 #206

Not my branch (career field) TipTok Jul 2016 #207

I'm Friends With Many Cops billhicks76 Jul 2016 #208

I'm a glutton for punishment so I'll ask again.... TipTok Jul 2016 #209

I think the poster simply believes Stephen King's statement to be true etherealtruth Jun 2016 #128

Why are you even at this site? Scruffy Rumbler Jun 2016 #55

Why do you hate facts? Press Virginia Jun 2016 #56

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #57

People who don't care about drug dealers or people who point out Press Virginia Jun 2016 #58

Is Freddie Gray dead? rockfordfile Jun 2016 #182

not evidence of a crime Press Virginia Jun 2016 #183

That poster often takes the contrarian right-wing view in threads here YoungDemCA Jun 2016 #93

Id love to see one of them Press Virginia Jun 2016 #94

Here ya go YoungDemCA Jun 2016 #95

It's RW view to point out stripping people of their rights is wrong? Press Virginia Jun 2016 #96

you can tell rockfordfile Jun 2016 #181

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141500785 Scruffy Rumbler Jun 2016 #59

Wow, are you gullible IMO! nt Logical Jun 2016 #65

Denial of reality won't make things the way you wish they were Press Virginia Jun 2016 #69

Your lack of knowledge how the judges protect cops is amusing. Nt Logical Jun 2016 #71

not even the prosecutors are making that claim. The judge is a former civil rights attorney Press Virginia Jun 2016 #82

Lol, so now you think prosecutors want cops convicted??? LOLOLOLOL Logical Jun 2016 #83

now Mosby is in on it? Press Virginia Jun 2016 #84

Convicted cops piss off cops and prosecutors need cops to convict.... Logical Jun 2016 #87

Hahahaha! So Mosby, who basically staked her career to this case, wants the cops to get off Press Virginia Jun 2016 #88

Totally agree. I always suspected Mosby was a double agent. No justice, no peace indeed. Akicita Jun 2016 #130

I agree that some prosecutors are like that. rockfordfile Jun 2016 #184

Really? This guy? TipTok Jul 2016 #194

sad SoLeftIAmRight Jun 2016 #75

So, explain his death to us! I can't wait! Nt Logical Jun 2016 #89

The ME couldn't explain it. He likely did it himself Press Virginia Jun 2016 #90

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #99

This message was self-deleted by its author auntpurl Jun 2016 #108

The ME claimed he stood up without proof uponit7771 Jun 2016 #105

The ME based her "homicide" ruling on gray being given a "rough ride" Press Virginia Jun 2016 #109

Like The Cop Who Crushed Freddie's Neck With His Knee? billhicks76 Jun 2016 #140

The Medical Examiner testified that his injury occurred in the van not during the arrest Press Virginia Jun 2016 #141

You Sure Know A Lot About This Case billhicks76 Jun 2016 #151

Everything I've cited was reported in the Baltimore Sun, including Press Virginia Jun 2016 #152

Prosecutors are afraid of endagering their relationship with the police. That Guy 888 Jun 2016 #114

Mosby is having her people throw the cases? Press Virginia Jun 2016 #115

The results speak for themselves. That Guy 888 Jun 2016 #116

The results aren't evidence of prosecutors throwing the case Press Virginia Jun 2016 #117

There was evidence of sabotage. Maybe one of her prosecutors wants her job. That Guy 888 Jun 2016 #120

A clerical error isn't sabotage Press Virginia Jun 2016 #121

Lol That Guy 888 Jun 2016 #122

Considering how important the case was locally and nationally... That Guy 888 Jun 2016 #170

Right. The authorities could never make a mistake in a case unless it was on purpose to throw the Akicita Jun 2016 #167

Considering how important the case was locally and nationally... That Guy 888 Jul 2016 #188

Agree with your first two points. I'm not devoted to any thugs. I just think only the guilty should Akicita Jul 2016 #198

Right on. It's now obvious that Mosby was in on it from the beginning. She probably planned Akicita Jun 2016 #132

It's always disapointing to see slavish devotion to murderers that wear uniforms. That Guy 888 Jun 2016 #164

No slavish devotion to murderous cops here. They can burn in Hell. Akicita Jun 2016 #165

The cops are victims of lynch mob justice???? That Guy 888 Jun 2016 #169

Sometimes. Many people get so invested in a guilty verdict based on bad initial information that Akicita Jun 2016 #176

(warning graphic) The correct answer is: "No the police are not victims of lynch mob justice" That Guy 888 Jul 2016 #185

I am in total agreement that police often face no consequences for their actions. Where did I say Akicita Jul 2016 #186

Name some cases where we are in agreement. That Guy 888 Jul 2016 #195

You're right. Every conviction ever made in the history of our country should be overturned unless Akicita Jun 2016 #166

"What a nut." That Guy 888 Jun 2016 #172

She took a calculated risk... TipTok Jul 2016 #193

If nothing else, the prosecutor definitely overcharged in this case. NaturalHigh Jun 2016 #174

A lot of people, here, don't care about actual evidence Press Virginia Jun 2016 #178

A sickeningly sad commentary on our society etherealtruth Jun 2016 #2

What's sad is celebrities whose opinions Press Virginia Jun 2016 #6

What is sad is people defending the cultural pheneomenon where .... etherealtruth Jun 2016 #14

He had a history of self injury in custody, but it's possible his injuries are Press Virginia Jun 2016 #17

Surely you jest .... etherealtruth Jun 2016 #24

Unless you sat through the trial and heard the evidence Press Virginia Jun 2016 #25

Hahahaha .... and we have no problem with the abuse of AA members of our society .... etherealtruth Jun 2016 #29

When the evidence supports the charges, officers are convicted Press Virginia Jun 2016 #35

i will ask one more time etherealtruth Jun 2016 #43

Systematic? Press Virginia Jun 2016 #112

I think many people may be going back to the Jim Crow days where the conjecture of the lynch mob is Akicita Jun 2016 #168

BS. Socal31 Jun 2016 #73

Maybe in you world of make believe Press Virginia Jun 2016 #78

Which part is fantasy? Socal31 Jun 2016 #80

All of it Press Virginia Jun 2016 #85

If that makes you feel better. Socal31 Jun 2016 #86

He was also lead-poisoned. Quayblue Jun 2016 #107

Yes, that is sad. What is also sad is the cultural phenomenon where when an unarmed black person is Akicita Jun 2016 #134

Plesase cite where the police have been convicted by activists ...? etherealtruth Jun 2016 #135

The burned and looted business of Ferguson and Baltimore provide ample evidence of a quick verdict Akicita Jun 2016 #137

... and their actions caused convictions? etherealtruth Jun 2016 #138

No poor innocent police officer was convicted. But their lives were ruined. How do you think the Akicita Jun 2016 #139

I really am astounded that i am reading this here etherealtruth Jun 2016 #142

So burning and looting your neighbors' homes and businesses because you are upset about something is Akicita Jun 2016 #144

I have a question for you. KMOD Jun 2016 #145

If I remember right, and my memory is a bit fuzzy, but the cop told Brown to get out of the middle Akicita Jun 2016 #146

Let's start with this KMOD Jun 2016 #147

Perfectly understandable for Brown to distrust or fear the Ferguson cop. Akicita Jun 2016 #148

That's my whole point. KMOD Jun 2016 #149

Completely agree. My point is that in any of the examples you cite, if any of those guys attacked a Akicita Jun 2016 #150

The jaywalking may have been the initil reason for the interaction... TipTok Jul 2016 #196

My point is, KMOD Jul 2016 #199

Not at all reluctant to answer your question .... etherealtruth Jun 2016 #154

We have a great need to clean up the police departments in this country. Requiring they wear body Akicita Jun 2016 #157

I don't encourage or support it .... but ..... etherealtruth Jun 2016 #158

You might be right. I just don't understand and oppose victimizing your own neighbors to get Akicita Jun 2016 #160

it is disconcerting .. however, I think there is much more risk .... etherealtruth Jun 2016 #161

I don't understand that either. I guess it's because they can. Akicita Jun 2016 #162

That's BullSh*t. If Lindsey Lohan says this cop is guilty than I believe her. Akicita Jun 2016 #133

I think the main problem is with the prosecution. lapucelle Jun 2016 #5

A lot of the charges didn't make sense Press Virginia Jun 2016 #10

That's a pretty common prosecutorial strategy. lapucelle Jun 2016 #15

Not according to a lot of lawyers. Mosby overcharged, charges contradicted each other Press Virginia Jun 2016 #20

Yep. Rex Jun 2016 #8

Authoritarians will never convict a police officer. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #13

I think this judge is different lapucelle Jun 2016 #19

The problem is a judge still tends to defer to law enforcement. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #23

I think that in a high profile case like this lapucelle Jun 2016 #33

I agree Nutmeg, thank you. saidsimplesimon Jun 2016 #34

The first case was a jury trial. former9thward Jun 2016 #41

That goes back to my first point. NutmegYankee Jun 2016 #44

Reports say it wasn't one juror SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2016 #48

Nailed it. Duppers Jun 2016 #118

K&R Godhumor saidsimplesimon Jun 2016 #40

Bernie is right that the whole system needs to be reexamined. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2016 #47

K&R... spanone Jun 2016 #49

The jury got it wrong again. In_The_Wind Jun 2016 #62

Ummmm...... you haven't been following this case very closely, have you? Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #64

Guess not because it upsets me. In_The_Wind Jun 2016 #66

Yeah screw facts and information, let's just get some cops jack_krass Jun 2016 #81

The biggest fact is that a young man is dead, KMOD Jun 2016 #143

What jury? philosslayer Jun 2016 #67

When I saw on the news the accused were acquitted I thought there had been a jury trial. In_The_Wind Jun 2016 #136

Damn, when I get to my production company's office in LA, this is a man I want to spend time Feeling the Bern Jun 2016 #68

Well an author had his say NobodyHere Jun 2016 #76

? Duppers Jun 2016 #119

Based on what? His extensive time in the court room listening to the evidence? Press Virginia Jun 2016 #153

I respect Stephen King, but I am waiting for Lindsey Lohan's opinion to make up my mind. Akicita Jun 2016 #163

Cute pinboy3niner Jun 2016 #171

This isn't a political case. It is a criminal case. Lindsey has much more real life experience Akicita Jun 2016 #177

I like Stephen King, but I don't look to him for social commentary. NaturalHigh Jun 2016 #173