[Jim Noble]

Here's what I think: Freddy Gray was a scumbag, known to the police as a troublemaker and a drug dealer. When he was arrested, the officers decided to render a little street justice by giving him a "nickel ride" or whatever else they call it.

Street justice at the end of a nightstick works Irish on Irish, or Italian on Italian. Not so sure it works white on black, but I'm not necessarily opposed to it - just glad I don't have to police those streets, and grateful to those who do.

The driver is charged with murder, the others are not. I bet the driver was more pissed off than usual, maybe words were exchanged that the other officers have testified to.

Anyway, with street justice the perp is not supposed to wind up dead. Freddy did.

So, somebody's going down for this.

[riri]

Freddy was going to die anyway. One way or another. He was riding the horse. Never ends well.