And we need to get rid of repeat offenders who are continually being given breaks by the DA's and the courts.
There may be no virtuous side to take here, other than to hope for justice on either or maybe both sides.
If any of those cops purposefully didn't use the seat belts and took the alleged circuitous route, tuning Gray up with a rough ride, slinging his body with ankles and wrists bound, into the walls, that is a criminal act, regardless of the length of Gray’s rap sheet.
At the same time, violence and burning down the town is criminal and is not what drew attention to the cop’s behavior. The autopsy did.
The republic left to us by the founders is “wholly unsuitable” for an amoral society. There is no political solution for that.
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Because I worked in Corrections, I'm one of the first people to try to see the cops' side of things. I know what it's like to have to deal with scumbags. I'm assuming that there are specific guidelines mandated by the Baltimore PD for transporting prisoners, and if the officer(s) didn't follow them, they put themselves in the position for something to go wrong...and it did. All it takes is one time.