UPDATE: Verdict for highest ranking officer in Freddie Gray case: Not guilty of all counts.
Well,the news probably shouldn`t have reported this.....If you know what i mean.
Most Senior Police Officer In Freddie Gray Case Is Found Not Guilty Of Manslaughter.
A Baltimore judge has found Lt. Brian Rice, one of six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray last year, not guilty of involuntary manslaughter. That's the most serious charge Rice had faced; he was also cleared of lesser charges.
Two of the officers charged after Freddie Gray died in police custody in April of 2015 have already been acquitted; another officer who was the first to go on trial saw a mistrial declared in December, after the jury couldn't reach a verdict.
Rice's case was heard by Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams, who also heard the other three cases. In addition to the manslaughter charge, William acquitted Rice of misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.
As the Two-Way reported earlier this month, Rice was identified as the police officer who began the pursuit of Gray. He's also the highest-ranking officer in the case against officers who are accused of recklessly endangering Gray by failing to secure him with a seatbelt when he rode in the back of a police van. Gray died of injuries that he sustained while in police custody on April 19 — seven days after he was apprehended.
Rice could have faced up to 10 years in prison if convicted of the top count of manslaughter, reports member station WYPR in Baltimore.
Defense attorney and legal analyst Warren Brown had predicted Rice would not be convicted of any of the charges, telling WYPR, "The crux of it is going to be that the judge is going to say that he is not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that Lt. Rice acted unreasonably at stop two in not belting Freddie Gray in."
A Baltimore judge has found Lt. Brian Rice, one of six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray last year, not guilty of involuntary manslaughter. That's the most serious charge Rice had faced; he was also cleared of lesser charges.
Two of the officers charged after Freddie Gray died in police custody in April of 2015 have already been acquitted; another officer who was the first to go on trial saw a mistrial declared in December, after the jury couldn't reach a verdict.
Rice's case was heard by Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams, who also heard the other three cases. In addition to the manslaughter charge, William acquitted Rice of misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.
As the Two-Way reported earlier this month, Rice was identified as the police officer who began the pursuit of Gray. He's also the highest-ranking officer in the case against officers who are accused of recklessly endangering Gray by failing to secure him with a seatbelt when he rode in the back of a police van. Gray died of injuries that he sustained while in police custody on April 19 — seven days after he was apprehended.
Rice could have faced up to 10 years in prison if convicted of the top count of manslaughter, reports member station WYPR in Baltimore.
Defense attorney and legal analyst Warren Brown had predicted Rice would not be convicted of any of the charges, telling WYPR, "The crux of it is going to be that the judge is going to say that he is not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that Lt. Rice acted unreasonably at stop two in not belting Freddie Gray in."
What`s next?................3 officers still await their fate.
Accused of "Rough Ride"
A rough ride is a form of police brutality in which a handcuffed prisoner is placed in a police van without a seatbelt, and is thrown violently about by driving the vehicle erratically.[SUP][1][/SUP][SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][3][/SUP] Other terms for the practice include "nickel ride" (a reference to carnival rides),[SUP][4][/SUP][SUP][5][/SUP] "cowboy ride",[SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][6][/SUP] "joyride",[SUP][7][/SUP] "bringing them up front",[SUP][1][/SUP] and "screen test" (as the prisoner may hit the protective screen behind the driver).[SUP][3][/SUP][SUP][8][/SUP] Rough rides have been implicated in a number of injuries sustained in policecustody, and some commentators have speculated that the practice contributed to the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, in April 2015.[SUP][1][/SUP][SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][6][/SUP] Throughout the U.S., police have been accused of using aggressive driving tactics to "rough suspects up", resulting in numerous injuries, and millions of dollars of damagesawarded to victims and their families.[SUP][4][/SUP][SUP][6][/SUP]
A rough ride is a form of police brutality in which a handcuffed prisoner is placed in a police van without a seatbelt, and is thrown violently about by driving the vehicle erratically.[SUP][1][/SUP][SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][3][/SUP] Other terms for the practice include "nickel ride" (a reference to carnival rides),[SUP][4][/SUP][SUP][5][/SUP] "cowboy ride",[SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][6][/SUP] "joyride",[SUP][7][/SUP] "bringing them up front",[SUP][1][/SUP] and "screen test" (as the prisoner may hit the protective screen behind the driver).[SUP][3][/SUP][SUP][8][/SUP] Rough rides have been implicated in a number of injuries sustained in policecustody, and some commentators have speculated that the practice contributed to the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, in April 2015.[SUP][1][/SUP][SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][6][/SUP] Throughout the U.S., police have been accused of using aggressive driving tactics to "rough suspects up", resulting in numerous injuries, and millions of dollars of damagesawarded to victims and their families.[SUP][4][/SUP][SUP][6][/SUP]
In virtually every instance the media (Don Lemon, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, LA Times, etc.) and the President are quick to blame the police and when the facts come out it turns out that the police did nothing wrong. The President is always wrong. Or course everything in Baltimore was free for a few nights. I would like to see martial law declared when these things happen and those that want to loot should have their skulls crushed. Once martial law is declared, if you are caught looting you are shot. Enough of this lawlessness.
bringing these charges and pretending they're racially motivated is what's leading to the deaths of police officers across the country
our race baiting President, racist idiots like Al Sharpton and shallow persecutors looking to make a name for themselves while stirring up racist hatred all have blood on their hands
Police being targeted, that's Obama's America, one of his many epic failures
our race baiting President, racist idiots like Al Sharpton and shallow persecutors looking to make a name for themselves while stirring up racist hatred all have blood on their hands
Police being targeted, that's Obama's America, one of his many epic failures
Look at those Black people destroying there community....LMAO....I remember that night very well.
Say hello to the judge...LMAO
Just watched it.
Help me out here...
If the police dept. ADMITTED that "mistakes were made", doesn't that lead to them being at fault for his death?
