Freddie Gray case: Charges dropped against remaining officers
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Source: Cnn
Baltimore prosecutors on Wednesday dropped all charges against the three remaining officers facing trial in connection with Freddie Gray's death.
Gray, 25, died after sustaining a neck injury while in police custody in April 2015. Three of the six officers charged in the case had already been acquitted.
Gray's death became a symbol of the black community's mistrust of police and triggered days of protests and riots in Baltimore. The city became a focal point of the Black Lives Matter movement and the nationwide debate on excessive police force.
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But the city's top prosecutor didn't quite see it that way. Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said the decision was "agonizing," and she slammed the way police handled their investigation into the case.
Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/27/us/freddie-gray-verdict-baltimore-officers/
Self inflicted failure by Mosby...
Coolest Ranger
(2,034 posts)I knew none of these officers were going to be found guilty. I do not hold Ms. Mosby at fault like this but I'm tired of seeing cops like these guys get off scott free