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Police accused in Freddie Gray's death say they gave statements under duress
The Baltimore Sun ^
| 07/18/2015
| Kevin Rector
Posted on 07/18/2015 2:02:26 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Three of six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray argued in court filings this week that they provided statements to police investigators under duress because they feared losing their jobs.
Two of the officers said that when investigators asked them to provide statements about the circumstances surrounding Gray's arrest, they were led to believe they were doing so as witnesses — not as suspects.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: baltimore; blackkk; duress; elijahcummings; freakstate; freddiegray; kevinrector; marilynmosby; maryland
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Two of the officers said that when investigators asked them to provide statements about the circumstances surrounding Gray's arrest, they were led to believe they were doing so as witnesses — not as suspects.Cops can lie to you. As cops, they should have known that.
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posted on
07/18/2015 2:06:56 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Hmmmm....so the cops played cop tricks on cops.
Never talk to the cops, even if you're a cop.
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posted on
07/18/2015 2:08:31 PM PDT
by
Veggie Todd
(The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
To: PAR35
Were they read their Miranda rights?
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posted on
07/18/2015 2:14:04 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
To: E. Pluribus Unum
I guess they thought that since they were cops,it'd be ok to talk to cops.
NEVER TALK TO COPS
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posted on
07/18/2015 2:20:49 PM PDT
by
atc23
(The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
To: PAR35
They should have known that, but then again, who in their right mind would have thought they would all be charged with manslaughter or worse?
It was a crazy time in that city. I can certainly see why they would have been under duress. Still, facts should not be different. At the same time, they have the same rights as the rest of us. It should not have been a set up.
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posted on
07/18/2015 2:25:48 PM PDT
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
But they are cops so they now how it works. Every statement is given under duress by this logic.
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posted on
07/18/2015 2:28:14 PM PDT
by
for-q-clinton
(If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
To: Steely Tom
If they weren’t “in custody”, it doesn’t matter. Has to be a custodial interrogation.
Having said that, I didn’t read enough to know if it was.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
The FOP Attorney should have given them “Garrity” boilerplate as a preface to their statement.
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posted on
07/18/2015 3:22:17 PM PDT
by
lightman
(O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, giving to Thy Church vict'ry o'er Her enemies.)
To: Steely Tom
That probably can be cured at the Motion to Suppress. Walk them through their training, and the procedures that they follow themselves with suspects.
The purpose of Miranda is to inform someone of their rights. If they know their rights, it might be a ‘no harm, no foul’ event.
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posted on
07/18/2015 4:22:27 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: E. Pluribus Unum
I thought they didn’t even talk to investigators without a Union representative (at least) present?
To: E. Pluribus Unum; Tolerance Sucks Rocks
To: E. Pluribus Unum; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; Bigg Red; ...
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
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posted on
07/19/2015 4:18:45 AM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(Cancer-free since 1988! US out of UN! UN out of US!)
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