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one_voice

(20,043 posts)
Fri May 1, 2015, 01:56 PM May 2015

Afraid of justice...


Latest updates on Baltimore unrest and Freddie Gray case


The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 is asking Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby to appoint a special prosecutor to the Freddie Gray investigation because of her personal connection to the Gray family’s attorney, William H. “Billy” Murphy Jr., and her marriage to a City Councilman.

The letter from FOP President Gene Gyan also states that none of the six officers involved in Gray’s arrest and death were responsible for the 25-year-old West Baltimore man’s death that spurred a night of rioting, looting, protests and unrest. The letter was released just minutes before Mosby announced charges against the officers.

“Not one of the officers involved in this tragic situation left home in the morning with the anticipation that someone with whom they interacted would not go home that night,” the letter states. “As tragic as this situation is, none of the officers involved are responsible for the death of Mr. Gray.”

Ryan requests that Mosby “appoint a Special Independent Prosecutor.”

“I have very deep concerns about the many conflicts of interest presented by your office conducting an investigation in this case,” the letter states.

“These conflicts include your personal and professional relations with Gray family attorney, William Murphy, and the lead prosecutor’s connections with members of the local media,” the letter states. “Based on several nationally televised interviews, these reporters are likely to be witnesses in any potential litigation regarding this incident.”

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http://live.baltimoresun.com/Event/Latest_updates_from_the_Freddie_Gray_case_in_Baltimore/161526165
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Afraid of justice... (Original Post) one_voice May 2015 OP
That's BS. Let him come out and make that request in public. libdem4life May 2015 #1
Strange isn't it? Downwinder May 2015 #2
Fuck Gene Gyan. 99Forever May 2015 #3

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)
2. Strange isn't it?
Fri May 1, 2015, 02:17 PM
May 2015

If I picked up a hitchhiker and drove him to the C-store where he shot the attendant, these same officers would arrest me as an accomplice and I would be charged with murder.

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