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Was the Freddie Gray case a political prosecution?

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Postby Unified Governments » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:32 pm

Merizoc wrote:
Unified Governments wrote:Gray had a medical condition they were unaware of. Should be send people to jail based on nothing?

I fail to see how being unaware of a medical condition excuses using unnecessary and inhumane force and failing to comply with department standards on safe carrying of prisoners.

Handcuffing a guy is now inhumane force? And yeah, they didn't put his seatbelt on. So the fuck what?
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Postby Gauthier » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:33 pm

Unified Governments wrote:Considering that the charges brought against the officers were baseless, then yes. And after witnessing Mosby's speech, there's no doubt this was a political prosecution. Marilyn Mosby is a disgrace and a hack political activist prosecutor. She should be disbarred.


But Bob McCullough is the paragon of integrity. *nod*
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Postby Unified Governments » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:33 pm

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The Two Jerseys wrote:It's not an appeal to authority. It's a fucking verdict.

As in "if I say that those officers acquitted of killing Freddie Gray are murderers, they can sue me for slander".

The officers acquitted of killing Freddie Gray are murderers.

The pigs in question are free to come at me.

Oh, using slurs against police officers. Classy.
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Postby Unified Governments » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:34 pm

Gauthier wrote:
Unified Governments wrote:Considering that the charges brought against the officers were baseless, then yes. And after witnessing Mosby's speech, there's no doubt this was a political prosecution. Marilyn Mosby is a disgrace and a hack political activist prosecutor. She should be disbarred.


But Bob McCullough is the paragon of integrity. *nod*

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Postby MERIZoC » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:35 pm

Unified Governments wrote:
Merizoc wrote:I fail to see how being unaware of a medical condition excuses using unnecessary and inhumane force and failing to comply with department standards on safe carrying of prisoners.

Handcuffing a guy is now inhumane force? And yeah, they didn't put his seatbelt on. So the fuck what?

So he died. That's 'the fuck what'.

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Postby The balkens » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:35 pm

Unified Governments wrote:
Merizoc wrote:I fail to see how being unaware of a medical condition excuses using unnecessary and inhumane force and failing to comply with department standards on safe carrying of prisoners.

Handcuffing a guy is now inhumane force? And yeah, they didn't put his seatbelt on. So the fuck what?



"Muh Wrists hurt!"

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Postby Gauthier » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:36 pm

Unified Governments wrote:
Gauthier wrote:
But Bob McCullough is the paragon of integrity. *nod*

Are you actually capable of contributing anything meaningful to a thread?


I just did, not my fault you can't read it competently.
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Postby MERIZoC » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:36 pm

Unified Governments wrote:
Merizoc wrote:The officers acquitted of killing Freddie Gray are murderers.

The pigs in question are free to come at me.

Oh, using slurs against police officers. Classy.

8) Indeed.

I'll call murderous shitheads what I want, thanks.

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Postby The balkens » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:36 pm

Merizoc wrote:
The Two Jerseys wrote:It's not an appeal to authority. It's a fucking verdict.

As in "if I say that those officers acquitted of killing Freddie Gray are murderers, they can sue me for slander".

The officers acquitted of killing Freddie Gray are murderers.

The pigs in question are free to come at me.


>Your opinion

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Wow, that edge is so deep mang.

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Postby The balkens » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:37 pm

Merizoc wrote:
Unified Governments wrote:Oh, using slurs against police officers. Classy.

8) Indeed.

I'll call murderous shitheads what I want, thanks.


yeah, yeah, and i bet you jaywalk.

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Postby Gauthier » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:38 pm

The balkens wrote:
Unified Governments wrote:Handcuffing a guy is now inhumane force? And yeah, they didn't put his seatbelt on. So the fuck what?



"Muh Wrists hurt!"


"He doesn't need seatbelts, just put him on the floor."
"Floor it!"
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Postby The balkens » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:38 pm

Gauthier wrote:
The balkens wrote:

"Muh Wrists hurt!"


"He doesn't need seatbelts, just put him on the floor."
"Floor it!"
"You hear something? I could swear it's gurgling."
"Nah FAM."


shouldve strapped him in.

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Postby Costa Fierro » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:40 pm

Merizoc wrote:If one's political view is that people shouldn't be murdered, then yeah, I suppose so.


There's a reason why manslaughter exists. For cases where deaths are criminally negligent. Murder implies that this was planned and premeditated, i.e those officers went out specifically to find Freddie Gray and kill him.

The fact that the charges were dropped clearly shows that there was a mishandling of the case. Rather than trying to pursue murder, which is basically impossible to prove unless there's firm evidence that this was premeditated, whoever brought the charges clearly wasn't doing it to actually bring justice, otherwise they would have pursued charges which would have seen a conviction.
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Postby MERIZoC » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:42 pm

Costa Fierro wrote:
Merizoc wrote:If one's political view is that people shouldn't be murdered, then yeah, I suppose so.


There's a reason why manslaughter exists. For cases where deaths are criminally negligent. Murder implies that this was planned and premeditated, i.e those officers went out specifically to find Freddie Gray and kill him.

The fact that the charges were dropped clearly shows that there was a mishandling of the case. Rather than trying to pursue murder, which is basically impossible to prove unless there's firm evidence that this was premeditated, whoever brought the charges clearly wasn't doing it to actually bring justice, otherwise they would have pursued charges which would have seen a conviction.

Murder doesnt have to be premeditated. It can be spontaneous. Regardless, I think a sheer lack of care and a whole lot of recklessness make this something worse than simple manslaughter. Were they trying to kill him? Maybe not. Did they care if they did? I doubt it.

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Postby The balkens » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:42 pm

Costa Fierro wrote:
Merizoc wrote:If one's political view is that people shouldn't be murdered, then yeah, I suppose so.


There's a reason why manslaughter exists. For cases where deaths are criminally negligent. Murder implies that this was planned and premeditated, i.e those officers went out specifically to find Freddie Gray and kill him.

The fact that the charges were dropped clearly shows that there was a mishandling of the case. Rather than trying to pursue murder, which is basically impossible to prove unless there's firm evidence that this was premeditated, whoever brought the charges clearly wasn't doing it to actually bring justice, otherwise they would have pursued charges which would have seen a conviction.


But it was murder! we swear! it was MURRRDERRR!!! "NAO JUSTISE! NAO PEAS!!!!!!!"

Literally just blowing smoke out of their asses and then falling short. Im surprised Baltimore hasnt gone up in flames already and people calling for the uncle tom prosecutor's head on a pike.

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Postby Unified Governments » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:43 pm

Merizoc wrote:
Unified Governments wrote:Handcuffing a guy is now inhumane force? And yeah, they didn't put his seatbelt on. So the fuck what?

So he died. That's 'the fuck what'.

Which wasn't the officer's fault. Look, I get that you want to send people to jail for being in the truck with someone who died, but please relax.
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Postby Unified Governments » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:44 pm

Gauthier wrote:
Unified Governments wrote:Are you actually capable of contributing anything meaningful to a thread?


I just did, not my fault you can't read it competently.

Your standards for meaningful are awfully shitty then.
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Postby Unified Governments » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:45 pm

Merizoc wrote:
Unified Governments wrote:Oh, using slurs against police officers. Classy.

8) Indeed.

I'll call murderous shitheads what I want, thanks.

Okay, so can I call Freddy Gray a nigger since he was a drug dealer?
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Postby The balkens » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:46 pm

Unified Governments wrote:
Merizoc wrote: 8) Indeed.

I'll call murderous shitheads what I want, thanks.

Okay, so can I call Freddy Gray a nigger since he was a drug dealer?


Das racist, anon.

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Postby Gauthier » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:46 pm

Unified Governments wrote:
Merizoc wrote: 8) Indeed.

I'll call murderous shitheads what I want, thanks.

Okay, so can I call Freddy Gray a nigger since he was a drug dealer?


I had no idea you did that after getting permission first.
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Postby Liriena » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:47 pm

Perhaps the prosecution stretched itself too much, but I do believe that the officers involved deserve to be brought to justice for Freddie Gray's death.
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Postby MERIZoC » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:47 pm

Unified Governments wrote:
Merizoc wrote: 8) Indeed.

I'll call murderous shitheads what I want, thanks.

Okay, so can I call Freddy Gray a nigger since he was a drug dealer?

Racism. Nice.

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Postby The balkens » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:48 pm

Merizoc wrote:
Unified Governments wrote:Okay, so can I call Freddy Gray a nigger since he was a drug dealer?

Racism. Nice.


Accept he didnt call him that, just asked since you willy nilly call cops "pigz" and shit.

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Postby Llamalandia » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:48 pm

Unified Governments wrote:
Merizoc wrote: 8) Indeed.

I'll call murderous shitheads what I want, thanks.

Okay, so can I call Freddy Gray a nigger since he was a drug dealer?

That might be going a bit far. I mean sure free speech and all but really? Though it is a good point that Freddie Grey was a less than stellar victim. Maybe just call him a drug dealer and leave it at that or...a like an unlicensed purveyor of pharmacieuticals. :lol:

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Postby The balkens » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:48 pm

Gauthier wrote:
Unified Governments wrote:Okay, so can I call Freddy Gray a nigger since he was a drug dealer?


I had no idea you did that after getting permission first.


They respected him greatly for it.

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