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Omaha Steve

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Sat May 2, 2015, 07:49 PM May 2015

'No justice, no peace, no racist police' chants in Baltimore

Source: AP-Excite

By JESSICA GRESKO and JULIET LINDERMAN

BALTIMORE (AP) — Chants of "no justice, no peace, no racist police" echoed through the streets of Baltimore Saturday during a march that organizers billed as a "victory rally" a day after a prosecutor charged six officers involved in the arrest of a man who died in police custody.

State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby on Friday charged the six with felonies ranging from assault to murder in the death of Freddie Gray. He died from spinal injuries a week after his April 12 arrest. It provoked riots on the streets of West Baltimore and quickly became a rallying cry against police brutality and social inequality in the city and elsewhere.

The planned march was to be a mass protest of Gray's treatment by police, but after Mosby's announcement, the tone had changed to more celebratory.

Shortly after noon at Gilmor Homes, a group of demonstrators, both black and white, young and older, congregated.

FULL story at link.



A protester leads chants from the back of a pickup truck as marchers make their way to Baltimore City Hall, Saturday, May 2, 2015, in Baltimore. Six police officers were charged Friday with felonies ranging from assault to murder in Gray's death. In announcing the charges, State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said police had no reason to stop or chase Gray in the first place when they confronted him on April 12. He died of injuries on April 19. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20150502/us--baltimore-police_death-2d4dcfb095.html

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Israel and Baltimore For Freddie May 2015 #1

For Freddie

(79 posts)
1. Israel and Baltimore
Sat May 2, 2015, 09:52 PM
May 2015

Check this out:
revealnews.org/article-legacy/us-police-get-antiterror-training-in-israel-on-privately-funded-trips

This article makes sense of what has been happening with the militarization of U.S. police. Every place this violence springs up
follow the money and funding, who gets them to Israel for this aggressive training ? I long thought Cheney and his minions had planted this agenda. It goes deeper. Major Sheriff Associations, New York and NJ Port Authority, MTA NYC, and on and on in other states, cities, counties. Follow the money back.
Why does Israel want to create this chaos in the US?
Not rocket surgery. Great article.

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