Posted on 06/23/2015 6:59:30 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A medical examiner found Freddie Gray suffered a “high-energy injury,” most likely caused when the Baltimore police van he was riding in braked sharply, according to an autopsy report obtained by The Baltimore Sun.
The report says Gray’s death could not be ruled an accident and is instead a homicide because officers didn’t follow safety procedures “through acts of omission.” […]
A spokesman for the Maryland medical examiner and for the prosecutor’s office declined Tuesday to release the report, but State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby condemned the leak in a statement.
“I want to make it very clear that the state’s attorney’s office did not release the Freddie Gray autopsy report. As I have repeatedly stated, I strongly condemn anyone with access to trial evidence who has leaked information prior to the resolution of this case,” she said. …
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Que another riot in 3...2...1...
It makes it negligent homicide. It wasn’t deliberate, but they should have been able to foresee the possibility.
So not the whole report, just enough to help the gummint officials...
Agreed, you can’t just throw people into the back of one of these vehicles and not safely secure them.
A video shot by a bystander shows Freddie Gray limp as officers drag him to the van after the chase though he apparently was able to climb into the van. Gray may have been injured even before the police chase. I hope the police union can hire their own pathologist to double check.
Also the leaked portion of the autopsy may just be one of several theories on the cause of his injury.
A “could have fallen when they sharply braked” is as good as a “could have flung himself against the wall.”
They should of learned that “could have” means jack s**t in a trial, even one like Zimmerman’s. And half these cops are black!
Well... that's just the way it has been done for 200 years, and I don't remember any broken necks or riots in all that time over it.
Yes. Stood up unassisted. The Baltimore police have said that Freddy pulled the 'lame' act all the time.
Precisely! This came from Friends of Mosby so she can set the narrative before she has to fork over evidence to the defense this Friday.
Was he involved in a auto accident previously that also injured his spinal chord? Thought Inhad read that somewhere.
Was he involved in a auto accident previously that also injured his spinal chord? Thought I had read that somewhere.
It’s not like arrestees never go limp on the way to the vehicle. Freddie was a pro at getting arrested and knew what to do to make it as hard on the cops as possible.
According to the ME leakage to the Baltimore paper, Grey was not injured prior to the ride.
Will be interesting to see how the actual report compares to this anonymously sourced article
There is no way to convince all twelve jury members that possible failure to apply a seat belt on a possibly already injured drug dealer rises to anywhere the level needed convict the police officers:
1: Cops can claim they tried to secure him but Grey fought them, and Mr. Grey is not here to refute that.
2: By standing, Mr. Grey contributed to his own death.
3: The autopsy does not specify how Mr. Grey died, just made some possible but admittedly not conclusive conclusions. That’s not reasonable doubt, that’s plenty of doubt.
This is not a statement that “The sole cause of death was a 9mm bullet that entered the victim’s body through the right eye and right orbital cavity, continued through the victim’s cerebellum and exited at a point 50mm behind and 20mm above the victim’s left ear canal. In the course of transiting the victim’s body, the 9mm hollow pint bullet expanded to a diameter of 13.7mm and destroyed all brain tissue in its path. Death was instantaneous.”
In this case, the autopsy states what caused the death, the bodily injury, but does not begin to positively explain how Grey got that injury.
4: Finally, imagine a Defense statement to the jury: “Ladies and Gentlemen, imagine you were driving your car. Someone riding in the car refuses to put on their seat belt. You swerve to avoid a bump or another car. The person riding in your car hits their head and dies. Are you guilty of murder... of any homicide... of anything?
It’s tough to get 12 people to decide on how to order coffee to go. All 12 on these charges; no way.
They should of learned that “could have” means jack s**t in a trial, even one like Zimmerman’s. And half these cops are black!
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Actually, “could have” in a trial after being spun for hours by a good defense attorney likely equals REASONABLE DOUBT.
Whoever wrote that autopsy report and its “conclusions” is an idiot likely yielding to pressure from the room temperature IQ Marilyn Mosby. And she was an idiot for doing this. She is definitely not ready for prime time.
I’m not claiming anything, but it is public knowledge the officers neglected to secure him.
To your last point, the law recognizes the driver of a car is responsible for the safety of their passengers, even if passengers were not securing themselves by choice.
Possibly responsible for an unsecured passenger, to some lesser degree, greatly reduced by the unsecured passenger’s contributory negligence, in a CIVIL matter.
Never in a criminal matter.
Even with much “better’ autopsy evidence, in the real world, this case will never be tried in Baltimore, and at least one of the 12 would say to themselves that Grey, the punk drug dealer, got what he deserved.
Only takes one.
If you are under arrest, the officer is completely responsible for your safety from the time of the arrest until he gets you to the station. The situated is compounded by the fact that Freddie Gray was handcuffed and shackled and unable to prevent harm to himself. As he was unable to prevent harm to himself, it became an obligation to the police to ensure his welfare.
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