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FOP President Gene Ryan Warns Marilyn Mosby (Original Post) napkinz May 2015 OP
Each accused will have their own lawyer(s), and be tried by a jury. House of Roberts May 2015 #1
Not to mention Ms. Mosby comes from a long line of cops (her parents, grandfather, aunts & uncles) okaawhatever May 2015 #23
no surprise..... chillfactor May 2015 #2
He is flinging shit, hoping it sticks. kwassa May 2015 #3
here's a few more replies notadmblnd May 2015 #4
Larry Paulhus ... napkinz May 2015 #8
He should step down, may have to the way things are going. sabrina 1 May 2015 #26
They acted the same way SamKnause May 2015 #5
Hey Gene, that sounds like a threat to me. sheshe2 May 2015 #6
tells you who the REAL thugs are! nt napkinz May 2015 #9
He had the audacity to send that letter. sheshe2 May 2015 #10
She should request Federal Protection, they really are dangerous, and now the public is getting see sabrina 1 May 2015 #27
Hey Sabrina sheshe2 May 2015 #29
Yes, we do. I think it's beyond past time for a multi million person march on DC to end this sabrina 1 May 2015 #31
We know Ferguson and Baltimore are not isolated cases napkinz May 2015 #44
Fuck you, Gene Ryan. Your folks are killers. morningfog May 2015 #7
He even looks like a jerkish bully gollygee May 2015 #11
... napkinz May 2015 #38
I hope this only steels her resolve BrotherIvan May 2015 #12
Mosby won in part because the prior States Attorney was a tool who refused to charge police officers Gothmog May 2015 #13
It is a threat, but probably empty awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #14
Extremely "mob"-like. "YEAH, IT WOULD BE A REAL SHAME IF SOMETHING bullwinkle428 May 2015 #15
Well then we'd know where to start looking for perpetrators. calimary May 2015 #21
perhaps it's time to start calling Ryan and his crowd THUGS nt napkinz May 2015 #35
Sounds like the mob to me, too. dmr May 2015 #42
Oh wow! Hutzpa May 2015 #16
Staying barely on the side of not being interference with hifiguy May 2015 #40
I spoze his next move will be to offer her Jackpine Radical May 2015 #17
To Gene Ryan FOP.. GTFO Cha May 2015 #18
Ryan likens protests to 'lynch mob' napkinz May 2015 #37
Gene and his Police are the "lynch mob".. quit projecting, Ryan. Cha May 2015 #41
Unbelievable. Exactly the same as a threat from a mafia boss. Fuck the police and charge whereisjustice May 2015 #19
What an ass Stargazer09 May 2015 #20
Why didn't he use the traditional burning cross on the lawn? Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #22
Wow!! Attempt to intimidate the court Duppers May 2015 #24
Time for Ryan to retire. lovemydog May 2015 #25
I knew it. ImaPolitico May 2015 #28
How 'bout NO, Gene. immoderate May 2015 #30
Many conflicts of interest, my ass. merrily May 2015 #32
Mosby to Ryan: "Thank you, but LOL no." Mayberry Machiavelli May 2015 #33
"You've got a really nice State Attorney's office here." longship May 2015 #34
The masses were screaming for an independent prosecutor in Ferguson... Oktober May 2015 #36
This shitheel needs to chug a few cans of STFU. hifiguy May 2015 #39
Mosby should prosecute Ryan, too meow2u3 May 2015 #43
that's rather thuggish spanone May 2015 #45
I'd be more than happy to appoint a Special Independent Prosecutor jmowreader May 2015 #46

House of Roberts

(5,199 posts)
1. Each accused will have their own lawyer(s), and be tried by a jury.
Fri May 1, 2015, 08:59 PM
May 2015

If they can't prevail, and they end up convicted, it won't matter who the prosecutor was.

okaawhatever

(9,479 posts)
23. Not to mention Ms. Mosby comes from a long line of cops (her parents, grandfather, aunts & uncles)
Fri May 1, 2015, 11:58 PM
May 2015

and also received a campaign donation from FOP. They may have given her opponent more money, but they did give her something according to one source.

chillfactor

(7,590 posts)
2. no surprise.....
Fri May 1, 2015, 08:59 PM
May 2015

the union just making itself look worse and worse with every communication they handle....written or oral...

kwassa

(23,340 posts)
3. He is flinging shit, hoping it sticks.
Fri May 1, 2015, 09:00 PM
May 2015

He is doing his job, actually. None of this is true, of course.

notadmblnd

(23,720 posts)
4. here's a few more replies
Fri May 1, 2015, 09:01 PM
May 2015

Troy Davis That was the most long-winded way to say "You sure you want get into this, Missy? I mean, REALLY sure??" that I've ever seen.
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Unarmed and Dangerous Ok, then. Lets just sweep things up and everyone go back to the status quo. Nothin to see here. Clearly. Oh and did a 7 year old sign that letter?
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Josh Snider The important thing to remember Steve, is that "none of the officers involved are responsible for the death of Mr. Gray." He ... just fell that way.
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3 Replies · 17 minutes ago

Larry Paulhus Gene Ryan is the same racist idiot who called those calling for the investigation of Police involved in this action a "Lynch Mob." He should immediately step down for being unfit to serve as President of FOP.
Like · Reply · 38 · 5 hours ago

Kimberly Andrews Ahhhh SNAP! I hope this woman digs in her heels and sees justice served.
Like · Reply · 34 · 5 hours ago

Tony Powell Why bother with such a long letter when they can just handcuff her, rough her up, and charge her with resisting arrest?
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napkinz

(17,199 posts)
8. Larry Paulhus ...
Fri May 1, 2015, 09:16 PM
May 2015
Gene Ryan is the same racist idiot who called those calling for the investigation of Police involved in this action a "Lynch Mob." He should immediately step down for being unfit to serve as President of FOP.
Like · Reply · 38 · 5 hours ago


Gene Ryan should have a beer with NYPD Union President Patrick Lynch

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
26. He should step down, may have to the way things are going.
Sat May 2, 2015, 01:45 AM
May 2015

They are really exposing themselves now that their power is being challenged, first in Ferguson now in Baltimore.

SamKnause

(13,114 posts)
5. They acted the same way
Fri May 1, 2015, 09:04 PM
May 2015

in New York when Eric Gardner was choked to death.

The FOP should be listed on Dickapedia.

They put the mafia too shame.

sheshe2

(84,069 posts)
6. Hey Gene, that sounds like a threat to me.
Fri May 1, 2015, 09:12 PM
May 2015

Kari is getting them too.

Patti Littlefield This isn't just happening in Baltimore... "Bernalillo County District Attorney Kari Brandenburg fears for her safety because of her decision to charge two Albuquerque police officers with murder in the fatal shooting of homeless camper James Boyd last year- and the threats just keep coming.. http://www.freeabq.com/?p=1673
DA Kari Brandenburg Says She Fears for Her Safety | Free ABQ
Bernalillo County District Attorney Kari Brandenburg...
freeabq.com


You and your officers are above the law? Really?

sheshe2

(84,069 posts)
10. He had the audacity to send that letter.
Fri May 1, 2015, 09:47 PM
May 2015

he believes he and his officers are above the rule of law. That letter made me sick, napkinz.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
27. She should request Federal Protection, they really are dangerous, and now the public is getting see
Sat May 2, 2015, 01:46 AM
May 2015

them in the sunlight. They are terrorists.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
31. Yes, we do. I think it's beyond past time for a multi million person march on DC to end this
Sat May 2, 2015, 02:31 AM
May 2015

unconscionable denial of rights and brutality, murder, and wrongful treatment of the citizens of this country, as if they were the enemy.

I read that the police have killed over 5,000 Americans, mostly AAs since 9/11. So where is the protection of their government from these terrorists?

I was afraid that once the media left Ferguson it would, but thankfully it did not.

The Media should be now covering these thousands of murders not just covering the issue when the next young, African American man is murdered.

I have been following this for years, reading blogs that were trying to keep track of all the murders by cop, beatings, abuses etc and wondered WHY there was little of any media coverage of it. So sad that Michael Brown and Eric Garner and now Freddie Gray had to die before things got even this far ... those poor parents!

Anyhow, I am happy that we agree also ...

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
44. We know Ferguson and Baltimore are not isolated cases
Sat May 2, 2015, 10:43 PM
May 2015

Soon the coverage in Baltimore will recede. We won't hear anything from the media about racism and police misconduct and brutality until the next incident.

But why wait for the next incident?

We know the problem is systemic, so let's start examining race relations and police policies and practices in every town and city in this country NOW.

That's my hope.



gollygee

(22,336 posts)
11. He even looks like a jerkish bully
Fri May 1, 2015, 09:52 PM
May 2015


I did a google image search and it's amazing how many pictures showed him with that expression.

BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)
12. I hope this only steels her resolve
Fri May 1, 2015, 10:48 PM
May 2015

The idea that her husband's career would be impacted wasn't a threat, it was the suggestion that she is prosecuting these poor, innocent officers so his star (and hers) could be made. He can go fuck himself.

Gothmog

(145,965 posts)
13. Mosby won in part because the prior States Attorney was a tool who refused to charge police officers
Fri May 1, 2015, 11:15 PM
May 2015

The Union was backing the prior office holder and the union lost

bullwinkle428

(20,631 posts)
15. Extremely "mob"-like. "YEAH, IT WOULD BE A REAL SHAME IF SOMETHING
Fri May 1, 2015, 11:29 PM
May 2015

UNFORTUNATE WERE TO HAPPEN IN YOUR HUSBAND'S NEXT ELECTION!"

calimary

(81,608 posts)
21. Well then we'd know where to start looking for perpetrators.
Fri May 1, 2015, 11:40 PM
May 2015

Threats like that are liable to have a backspin.

dmr

(28,364 posts)
42. Sounds like the mob to me, too.
Sat May 2, 2015, 08:26 PM
May 2015

Sometimes I think that when prosecutors, elected officials (Mr. Mosby, NYC Mayor etc ), citizens, co-workers, witnesses or whistle blowers become fearful from direct or indirect threats by this organized group, maybe it's time the Feds employ RICO.

I know this is unrealistic.

But it just makes my heart ache.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
40. Staying barely on the side of not being interference with
Sat May 2, 2015, 01:32 PM
May 2015

an ongoing prosecution. And I mean BARELY. Reads like a Mafia threat to me, but you can't get a quark between the behaviours of kkkop unions and the Mob, right down to the omerta.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)
37. Ryan likens protests to 'lynch mob'
Sat May 2, 2015, 10:42 AM
May 2015

April 22, 2015
by Colin Campbell and Justin George

The Baltimore police union president Wednesday drew outrage by comparing Freddie Gray protests to a "lynch mob" because they called for the officers involved to be jailed immediately.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-fop-news-conference-20150422-story.html

Gene Ryan

whereisjustice

(2,941 posts)
19. Unbelievable. Exactly the same as a threat from a mafia boss. Fuck the police and charge
Fri May 1, 2015, 11:35 PM
May 2015

the sons of bitches with murder. We need to start holding authority accountable for the bad behavior that is tearing the nation in two.

ImaPolitico

(150 posts)
28. I knew it.
Sat May 2, 2015, 01:50 AM
May 2015

I knew this would happen in one way or another. Of course they FOP are going to intimidate her. In their eyes they are not going to let her get away with this come hell or high water. Hope to heck Miss. Mosby will prevail! She is one tough cookie.
Brava to Mrs. Mosby.

longship

(40,416 posts)
34. "You've got a really nice State Attorney's office here."
Sat May 2, 2015, 04:12 AM
May 2015

"You wouldn't want anything to happen to it, would you? Y'no accidents happen."

FOP == thugs.

Disgusting!

meow2u3

(24,776 posts)
43. Mosby should prosecute Ryan, too
Sat May 2, 2015, 09:38 PM
May 2015

Ryan ought to be brought up on blackmail charges. That letter read like a threat against her and her husband. He's trying to intimidate her into dropping the charges against killer cops.

jmowreader

(50,601 posts)
46. I'd be more than happy to appoint a Special Independent Prosecutor
Sun May 3, 2015, 09:56 PM
May 2015

She can crawl right up the FOP's ass and weed out ALL the bad actors, starting with this twit Gene Ryan.

"Well gee, Mr. Ryan, you didn't say what you wanted the SIP to investigate, so I sicced her on you."

As for the six murdering cops...keep on doing what you're doing, obviously you're on the right track.

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