Our "communities" would be a lot safer if the police simply killed everybody. The simplistic claim that bad behavior is justified is just as idiotic as the claim that there is an epidemic of police violence.
When a person dies in police custody, that is a very serious matter, and one doesn't have to be reflexively anti-cop to recognize that.
The problem here is that the prosecutor is not treating this as a serious matter. She apparently didn't use the police investigation, rushed to present charges, and overcharged what she did present. Eventually, this is all going to be walked back, and then there is going to be even more hell to pay than before.
I agree that a death in custody is a very serious matter. The circumstances can range from deliberate killing of the suspect to accidental death with or without negligence of the officers. Given what we know of this case, “murder” doesn’t fit any plausible scenario. We’ll see.
the citizens of Baltimore are going to pay dearly all around before this is over years from now. The lawyers will rejoice, the cops will be outraged and the family of Mr. Gray will be devastated with their loss.
All due,in my opinion to gross ineptitude and mismanagement of the administrative officials that run their jurisdiction.
Nobody wins here....nobody at all.