-— Homicide” simply means the death of a person. It doesn’t mean murder or manslaughter. -—
It means murder or manslaughter in Merriam’s and FindLaw.
They don’t stand a chance at getting a fair trial. I just hope that the community of Baltimore loves to live in fear in a city where cops will no longer work.
-— Homicide” simply means the death of a person. It doesn’t mean murder or manslaughter. -—
It means murder or manslaughter in Merriam’s and FindLaw.
The PA was quoting from the autopsy report when she said 'Homicide'. Which is a legal term and in the St of WA defined as:The killing of a human being by the act, procurement, or omission of another, death occurring at any time, and is either (1) murder, (2) homicide by abuse, (3) manslaughter, (4) excusable homicide, or (5) justifiable homicide.
As you see, it does not always mean that that death was a criminal act or unjustified. As any criminal put to death by the State is also a Homicide.
As for the other prisoner backtracking on his story? So be it. What can't be backtracked on is the video at the time of the arrest when Mr. Grey was standing on the back of the Van on his own. The existence of a broken spine at the neck would have prevented such a thing. Yes the video shows the Officers dragging Mr. Grey. So what? I've dragged many a ahole to my patrol car that didn't want to walk after I arrested them. That didn't mean their back was broke. That just meant they were assholes.
The request by Mr. Grey that he couldn't breath and needed an 'inhaler' as pointed out by the PA and witnesses that were there. Mr. Grey did not have his inhaler on him at the time. Police do not carry inhalers with them. And if they did it would be against the law for them to give to him as it is a prescribed medicine. Mr. Grey would have to wait till someone brought his to the jail or got treated at a hospital.
Again not calling for medical assistance was a glaring mistake that the Officer's made. But in no way did Mr. Grey's lack of breath and sore leg lead to a broken neck. Tossing himself around in the Van or something else did. But it was not the arresting Officers.
Ed