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Freddie Gray Van Driver Found Not Guilty of Murder
CBS Baltimore ^ | June 23, 2016 10:39 AM

Posted on 06/23/2016 7:54:46 AM PDT by LoneStarGI

Office Caesar Goodson, who was driving the police van inside which Freddie Gray incurred his fatal neck injury, has been found not guilty of second-degree “depraved heart” murder Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams.

Goodson, 46, has also been found not guilty on charges of manslaughter, assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.

(Excerpt) Read more at baltimore.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: baltimore; barrywilliams; caesargoodson; freddiegray; maryland
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61 posted on 06/23/2016 9:23:48 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
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To: Nifster
Actually this is good news....except for the folks who want to trash everything around them

The #BlackLivesMatter rioters and looters think that they can hold the justice system hostage to get the outcomes they want with threats of mob violence. Fortunately, it didn't work for them this time.

62 posted on 06/23/2016 9:29:05 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: Nifster
"What will the DA do now?"

Surely DA Mosby can find some honky to take the rap.

63 posted on 06/23/2016 9:31:21 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: Red Badger

Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of baseball. Oh well.


64 posted on 06/23/2016 9:36:42 AM PDT by lafroste
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To: thoughtomator
When government takes custody of a citizen it is from that point forward until the citizen is no longer in custody that the well-being of the individual is the responsibility of the government.

An absolute standard of care with no exceptions would result in chaos. You realize we would hardly arrest anyone (which is why murder rates are climbing after this), those we do arrest will have reason to hurt themselves deliberately in order to make a claim of criminal charges against the person(s) that arrested them, and jails would be emptied because we could not staff them.

I don't think you have fully thought your position through. I agree that government should be restricted to protect our rights and our health. However, it must also be equipped to deal with criminals. It seems like you have arrived at an emotionally derived position, probably one based on personal event and not one that has looked at the consequences of that position.

65 posted on 06/23/2016 9:37:45 AM PDT by Raycpa
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To: PAR35
Yes, there was that alleged rolling stop and wide turn.

Both of which would have caused less motion in the vehicle. The rolling stop is less likely to cause forward movement in the van and the wide turn is also less likely to cause sideways movement in the van.These are things I tend to do when concerned about something moving suddenly in my car. If anything, these observations show the driver was driving with caution for its occupants.

66 posted on 06/23/2016 9:41:27 AM PDT by Raycpa
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To: Raycpa

Propose an alternative that doesn’t allow the government to murder anyone it pleases behind closed doors, and I’ll give it full consideration.


67 posted on 06/23/2016 9:49:27 AM PDT by thoughtomator (Wisdom is doing due diligence before forming an opinion)
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To: thoughtomator

Base prosecutions on evidence that someone did something wrong.


68 posted on 06/23/2016 9:53:29 AM PDT by Raycpa
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To: mass55th

Thank you. I did not know that.


69 posted on 06/23/2016 9:59:13 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: thoughtomator

But only if they are responsible


70 posted on 06/23/2016 10:01:07 AM PDT by chesley (The right to protest is not the right to disrupt.)
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To: V_TWIN

After I wrote my comment, I realized that the settlement was with the City of Baltimore. Now I’m wondering if the mutt’s family will try to sue the cops, or even the hospital.


71 posted on 06/23/2016 10:02:37 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: LoneStarGI

It now seems highly likely, if not inevitable, that there will be zero convictions coming out of this. This guy had the worst charges among the six, and he skated.

I’m having a very hard time believing that mob rule didn’t win the day in Baltimore and that the state’s attorney is being made to look like an incompetent moron (and rightfully so).

So far as I can tell, it seems like even the “No justice no peace” crowd doesn’t feel like doing much about it. The charges were always a reach and a reaction to political pressure. This is a wonderful day. I just hope the remaining three officers also get off.


72 posted on 06/23/2016 10:03:38 AM PDT by baltiless
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To: V_TWIN

Freddie Gray’s family settled with the city of Baltimore for, if memory serves, $6.8 million. I’m pretty sure that precludes the possibility of civil suits. I hope so, anyway.


73 posted on 06/23/2016 10:05:02 AM PDT by baltiless
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To: Raycpa

A corrupt prosecutor has to do the best she can when the facts aren’t in her favor.


74 posted on 06/23/2016 10:52:50 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: Raycpa

A citizen dying while in government custody constitutes a hell of a lot of evidence that someone did something wrong.


75 posted on 06/23/2016 10:54:15 AM PDT by thoughtomator (Wisdom is doing due diligence before forming an opinion)
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To: thoughtomator

So that we may recognize you while watching the riots tonight, tell us what you are wearing.


76 posted on 06/23/2016 11:01:12 AM PDT by laotzu
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To: chesley

They are responsible by definition of what it means to be in custody.


77 posted on 06/23/2016 11:01:27 AM PDT by thoughtomator (Wisdom is doing due diligence before forming an opinion)
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To: laotzu

> So that we may recognize you while watching the riots tonight, tell us what you are wearing.

Look for the guy passing out copies of the Bill of Rights. I’ll save one for you, since it’s clear you’re not familiar with it.


78 posted on 06/23/2016 11:04:13 AM PDT by thoughtomator (Wisdom is doing due diligence before forming an opinion)
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To: thoughtomator
it’s clear you’re not familiar with it

Which of those ten have I made clear not to be familiar with?

79 posted on 06/23/2016 11:13:40 AM PDT by laotzu
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To: thoughtomator

If they didn’t do anything wrong, they didn’t do anything wrong. If they were negligent, they didn’t commit murder.

If the prisoner tried to harm himself, it falls on him. What could they do? They wooudl have to violate his civil rights and restrain the sucker /s


80 posted on 06/23/2016 11:17:08 AM PDT by chesley (The right to protest is not the right to disrupt.)
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