Narrow grounds? You mean like elements of the alleged crimes?
Translation: the sumb*tch shouldda been hung, but he got off ‘cause he had a sneaky lawyer.
When we lose, we lose. When we win, we also lose. Another reason why the populace is about to arise in its indignation, and dig in the nation.
I really don’t understand the case against the arresting officers. They’re out doing ‘proactive community policing’ in a high crime area, try to approach Gray, and he runs. So they chase him, and arrest him...and get charged with assault by their own DA.
So what happens in Baltimore today? If a guy runs from police, do they just stand and watch him run off? Seems that if cops are getting charged for chasing people down and tackling them, all a criminal has to do is run.
An IQ equal to her age.
Any rioting yet?
Most comments don’t seem to reflect reading the article. And the commenters didn’t miss much. The article tries to make something of the fact that the judge ruled on the case before him, rather than delving into other issues. But his conduct seems 100% appropriate, since Judge Williams was the trier of fact in a bench trial. His verdict was that the State had not proved any of the charges; he even went on to state that the prosecution’s novel theories had no basis in law.
I think he hopes the State gets the hint and drops their most idiotic claims. The van driver and Officer Porter are the only ones with a hint of culpability; the evidence suggests negligence without malicious intent.