baltimore police brutality
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Baltimore’s Reaction to the DOJ Report: ‘Well, Duh’
The only people who weren’t surprised by the 164-page Department of Justice report on the Baltimore Police Department’s rampant brutality were black residents of Baltimore City whose protests and complaints have fallen on deaf ears for years. “The phrase ‘a few bad apples’ should now be banished from conversations about law enforcement in Baltimore,” said the…
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How Did They Walk Free? A Closer Look at the Prosecution’s Case in the Death of Freddie Gray
On Monday, Police Lt. Brian Rice became the third officer acquitted in the death of Freddie Gray. Rice, 42, was the highest-ranking officer of six officers charged in Gray’s death. He was charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office, and of those charges, he was acquitted on all of them. Citizens and…
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Prosecutor: Freddie Gray Was Victim of ‘Rough Ride’
During opening statements Thursday in the trial of Baltimore Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. over the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray while in police custody, Chief Deputy State’s Attorney Michael Shatzow alleged that Gray was the victim of a “rough ride.” It was the first time that the practice of a rough ride has been…