Tag: Baltimore

ABC 7: Gray’s Most Serious Injury Happened In The Back Of The Van

BALTIMORE, Md. (WJLA) —

According to WJLA, an investigation into the death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray has found no evidence that his fatal injuries were caused during the arrest by police officers, stated multiple law enforcement sources.

The sources spoke to ABC 7 News after being briefed on the findings of a police report turned over to prosecutors on Thursday.

Sources said the medical examiner found Gray’s most serious injury was caused when he slammed into the back of the police transport van, apparently breaking his neck, states ABC 7.

A head injury he sustained matches a bolt in the back of the van, states ABC 7.

Details surrounding exactly what caused Gray to slam into the back of the van was unclear. The officer driving the van has yet to give a statement to authorities. It’s also unclear whether Gray’s head injury was voluntary or was a result of some other action.

CNN and other sources have claimed Freddie Gray was not buckled in to the transport van by police officers.

(Updated article)

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2015/04/breaking-news-no-evidence-found-that-freddie-gray-s-death-was-result-of-police-who-arrested-him-prob.html

Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly Goes Off On African Americans For Baltimore Situation


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Recently, Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly criticized Baltimore African Americans on many fronts, including income and arrest rates.

According to MediaITE, he said that “despite African-Americans controlling Baltimore, the city’s not prospering” and he focused on personal behavior instead of economic conditions.  He also pointed out stats about black crime in Baltimore.

Secular Talk discusses it.

(Updated article)

The Baltimore Riots

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The Huffington Post calls the recent Baltimore riots “the worst outbreak of rioting in Baltimore since 1968.”

The L.A. Times states that at the recent riots, more than 235 people were arrested, including at least 34 juveniles; 15 buildings were set on fire; 144 vehicles were destroyed; about 20 police officers were injured, including one who was hit in the head with an object and remained hospitalized Tuesday.

At least one civilian was in critical condition as a result of a building fire.

Public schools closed Tuesday, keeping nearly 85,000 children out of classes. Schools are to reopen today, Wednesday.

(Updated article)

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-baltimore-riots-tuesday-20150428-story.html#page=1

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/28/baltimore-protests_n_7160006.html

TYT Network: Discussion Of Freddie Gray


The Young Turks

The Guardian on the beating of Freddy Gray by Baltimore Police:

“City authorities are running a criminal inquiry into his death and the US Department of Justice is investigating for potential civil rights charges. The six officers involved in Gray’s arrest have been suspended.

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“Video of Gray’s arrest, which showed him being dragged into the police van by officers, has been cited by protesters as reason to doubt police claims that Gray was healthy when first placed in the van. While he was shouting in apparent pain and moving his head, one of his legs appeared limp. The video did not show his initial treatment by police.

“In a cryptic section of his remarks on Friday, (police commissioner Anthony) Batts suggested investigators were concentrating on a specific event that occurred between Gray’s arrest and his collection by an ambulance at the western district police headquarters about 40 minutes later.”

Do Baltimore Cops Have A ‘Prior Record’ Of Injustice?

PHOTO: Cell phone video captures officers dragging Freddie Grey, 25, into a police van in Baltimore.

Earlier this month, Baltimore police reportedly broke a man’s spine while arresting him and bringing him to jail in handcuffs.

The man, Freddie Gray, underwent a double surgery on three broken vertebrae and an injured voice box on April 14th, after being beaten by police. He died later after days of being in a coma.

Do the Baltimore police have a “prior record” or injustice?

Last month, a Maryland police officer was suspended after being indicted for allegedly putting his gun to a man’s head and mouth, police said.

According to Reuters, Prince George’s County Police Officer Jenchesky Santiago was indicted by a grand jury last month on first-degree assault and other charges from the 2014 incident, the department said in a statement.

“These actions are not indicative of the high standards we expect of our officers,” Prince George’s County Police Chief Mark Magaw said.

Santiago is alleged to have held a gun to a man’s head and mouth while on duty, the statement said. It said there were no injuries but did not give any details.

Santiago has been with the Prince George’s police for three years and was suspended without pay, the department said. Santiago’s lawyer, Steven Sunday, did not respond to a request for comment.

Preppie Bicycle Cops Put Black Man In Coma In Baltimore, Break Vertabrae


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Bicycle cops arrested a black man in Baltimore after beating him half to death earlier this month. He died later at a hospital.

Freddie Gray had to undergo a double surgery on three broken vertebrae and an injured voice box on April 14th, after being beaten by police. He died later after days of being in a coma.

The 25-year old was arrested last week for an undisclosed violation.

But more may have happened to Gray than was on camera.

Oddly, according to CNN, Gray was able to breathe and to talk when he was placed in the transport wagon. When he was removed from the vehicle, “he could not talk and he could not breathe.”

The Associated Press says that officers did not put a seatbelt on Gray in the transport wagon, which may have had an effect on him.  However, is there more to the story?

The police said that he was restrained on the ground by an officer during the arrest, but “appeared to be fine” when he was taken to the district station. However, a cell phone video shows that the officers used force that some may see as “brutal.”

Protests have erupted in his neighborhood since Gray was sent to the hospital.

Since then, Lt. Brian Rice, 41, Officer Garrett Miller, 26, Sgt. Alicia White, 30, Officer William Porter, 25, Officer Edward Nero, 29, and Officer Caesar Goodson, 45, have all been suspended for the violation, according to the New York Times.

More:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/20/us/baltimore-freddie-gray-death/

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Fox Affiliate Station Caught Altering Protester Video

Does the media ever “adjust” it’s footage to fit its story?

According to TYT and other sources, Baltimore Fox affiliate WBFF has played a misleadingly edited clip from last week’s National “Justice for All” March in Washington, D.C. to make it sound like protesters were calling on people to “kill a cop.”

TYT video.

More:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/fox-wbff-edit-protest-kill-a-cop