Judge Won't Drop Charges Against Cops in Freddie Gray's Death

[IDemo]

Source: NBC

A Baltimore judge rejected a motion to dismiss charges against the six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray in a pre-trial hearing on Wednesday .

The first circuit court hearing began earlier in the day in downtown Baltimore — proceedings which will focus national attention back on the city and racial and socioeconomic tensions at the heart of the friction between local police and the minority communities they serve.

None of the six officers facing charges in the death of Gray, the 25-year-old black man who died of apparent spinal injuries a week after an arrest by Baltimore police officers in April, appeared in court.

However, Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby was present as Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams rejected two motions by the defense: one, to dismiss the charges due to prosecutorial misconduct by Mosby, and another to have Mosby and the State's Attorney's office to be recused from the case.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/baltimore-unrest/state-attorney-mosbys-acts-questioned-freddie-gray-hearing-n420341

[leftynyc]

1. Good news (n/t)

[Hekate]

2. Good. I want to see those murderers stand trial. nt

[EEO]

3. Good. No reason to do so.

[ion_theory]

4. Can't blame the defense for doing everything they can to give themselves a 1up, but

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according to the facts so far, these 6 officers need to be made an example out of. Probably won't stop the rampant killing by cops though. Not until the mind set changes.

[Feeling the Bern]

5. When the police's war on Americans comes to a close and they lose, it will end.