The Baltimore / Freddie Gray situation

[Doug]

If I was a truck driver, I would stay out of Baltimore.

 

[1911ly]

If I was a truck driver, I would stay out of Baltimore.

I think I would just stay out of the city period!

 

[Doug]

I think I would stay out of Baltimore always and forever.

 

[1911ly]

Judge issues gag order.

 

[printcraft]

Judge issues gag order.

That will help.

 

[ghuns]

Christmas shoppin in Charm City is gonna be epic this year.

 

[Expat]

Judge issues gag order.

That will help.

Well if everyone follows through and is gagging themselves they will be too busy to riot.

 

[1911ly]

So, if these guys are found innocent don't you think the city should get the 6 million they paid out to the family back?? Seems reasonable but very doubt full. I am clueless as to why the they paid anything out pretrial.

 

[printcraft]

So, if these guys are found innocent don't you think the city should get the 6 million they paid out to the family back?? Seems reasonable but very doubt full. I am clueless as to why the they paid anything out pretrial.

extortion payoff

 

[Doug]

So, if these guys are found innocent don't you think the city should get the 6 million they paid out to the family back?? Seems reasonable but very doubt full. I am clueless as to why the they paid anything out pretrial.

That was paid over a year ago. I wouldn't expect them to have more than a few hundred thousand left.

 

[Alpo]

Crack only goes so far.....

 

[Kutnupe14]

So, if these guys are found innocent don't you think the city should get the 6 million they paid out to the family back?? Seems reasonable but very doubt full. I am clueless as to why the they paid anything out pretrial.

No, because overall the city of Baltimore is ultimately responsible. What people keep forgetting, is that Freddy Gray should have never been arrested and put in the back of that van in the first place.

Let me try to make a comparison that gun owners can relate to. Lets say you're shooting your AR at the range, and it has a slidefire stock. Now let's say local police see you, and arrest you because they believe the weapon in full auto. On the way to jail, you hit your head and die, because you were improperly restrained in the vehicle.
Now, do you honestly think the payout your family receives should be recovered, because the officers involved weren't found guilty?

 

[DragonGunner]

I don't think he was the wagon driver.

Agree….the defense said he had told 2 other officers who were in charge of the suspect that he was in need of medical attention in his opinion, but that he could be faking it also. If he gets off I am assuming he at least had told those in charge their was a problem.


The big money pay out I'm guessing is because of false arrest, he was charged with having a illegal switch blade knife but was later discovered it was not and was legal. There never should of been a arrest then. At least from what all I have read….doesn't matter, Baltimore not a good place to be at.

 

[pitbulld45]

No, because overall the city of Baltimore is ultimately responsible. What people keep forgetting, is that Freddy Gray should have never been arrested and put in the back of that van in the first place.

Let me try to make a comparison that gun owners can relate to. Lets say you're shooting your AR at the range, and it has a slidefire stock. Now let's say local police see you, and arrest you because they believe the weapon in full auto. On the way to jail, you hit your head and die, because you were improperly restrained in the vehicle.
Now, do you honestly think the payout your family receives should be recovered, because the officers involved weren't found guilty?

But in your case (person with a slide fire) the person broke no laws. In Freddie Greys case he was selling cigarets illegally and fled . However minor both were violations of the law. Which resulted in his arrest.

 

[Kutnupe14]

That was paid over a year ago. I wouldn't expect them to have more than a few hundred thousand left.

I'm curious to as why one would cast Freddy Gray's family in a negative light? What are your reasonings for indicating they would have blown through the money, or as other member mentioned, use crack? And why is that even relevant to this case? Is it typical to assail the family of a deceased victim that committed NO crime? You'd think there would be a tad more sympathy.....

 

[Kutnupe14]

But in your case (person with a slide fire) the person broke no laws. In Freddie Greys case he was selling cigarets illegally and fled . However minor both were violations of the law. Which resulted in his arrest.

You're confusing stories. Freddy Gray committed NO crime. He was only charged with having an illegal knife (which was quite legal).

 

[Doug]

Most people do not have $6 million on hand.
Most people who suddenly come into a large sum of money blow through it rather quickly.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Most people do not have $6 million on hand.
Most people who suddenly come into a large sum of money blow through it rather quickly.

Most people don't lose relatives due to the incompetence of govt officials, either.

 

[Doug]

What does that have to do with how much money is left?

 

[lonehoosier]

No, because overall the city of Baltimore is ultimately responsible. What people keep forgetting, is that Freddy Gray should have never been arrested and put in the back of that van in the first place.

Let me try to make a comparison that gun owners can relate to. Lets say you're shooting your AR at the range, and it has a slidefire stock. Now let's say local police see you, and arrest you because they believe the weapon in full auto. On the way to jail, you hit your head and die, because you were improperly restrained in the vehicle.
Now, do you honestly think the payout your family receives should be recovered, because the officers involved weren't found guilty?

You left out the part were the gun owner took off run after the cops saw him.