Freddie Gray----Latest Developments in Investigation.....

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They probably had justification to pursue (looking at an officer and running is suspect), and if he resisted that (didn't yield), then they would have had justification to arrest. So, the prosecutor is wrong in that case.

The knife is a valid complaint against the police, though not against the arrest itself (too easy to argue that they mistook it for an illegal knife anyway, so you chalk it up to an innocent mistake).

For the serious stuff:

The prosecution will need to show:

-the police failed to restrain Gray in the wagon, whether maliciously or out of negligence (manslaughter and the murder charge)
-the driver intentionally drove in a way to cause potentially life threatening injury to Gray (the murder charge)
-officers knew Gray was injured and refused aid him, whether maliciously or out of negligence (manslaughter and murder)

The prosecution will have a hard case here (just going by what's been released), especially with the murder one. Manslaughter with failing to restrain Gray would be the easiest, though evidence [or a lack thereof] could easily throw that charge out.

I'd be careful to avoid assumptions and wait for the evidence to be released at trial.

Also, one judge has already established probably cause for the officers' arrests. Otherwise, issuing the arrest warrants would have been illegal under the 4th amendment.

Don't forget Jury nullification in which the jury might decide even IF the evidence is not beyond a reasonable doubt to convict the officers because 1. To get even for past decades of police "getting away with murder" 2. Fear of personal safety 3. Six officers wrongly convicted is the lesser of two evils compared to a worse riot.

Thanks, everybody for thinking, considering, and posting!!

I have been, all-along, ALSO thinking he received his injury BEFORE he even got in the van, because of the way he SCREAMED, when they picked him up, off the ground. Also, because of the way his legs didn't seem to be working----grant it, that's a very common way for criminals to act, though (refusing to walk), but..... Also, when he went to get in the van, he didn't seem to be able to lift his legs, and ended-up with the top part of him bent-over to the floor of the van. They (the reporters) have since said that a medical person said if he had been hurt, BEFORE the van ride, he wouldn't have been able to walk / stand, etc.----and, they said he moved his head, and he wouldn't have been able to do that. Doctors can be wrong!! I knew someone who walked-around, for a WEEK, on a broken ankle, for instance----and, when she had called the doctor, he said she wouldn't have been able to walk on it, if it was broken. Also, Freddie didn't stand of his own volition----they set him on his feet. Also, I don't think he turned his head----his head seemed to be bent (cocked to one side) at a funny angle.

A young woman (white) has come-forward telling about HER arrest / ride to lock-up, and she said she was being tossed all over the place, back there----she said she got the feeling that they were DELIBERATELY driving roughly (abrupt stops, sharp turns, etc.), and she's got pictures of all her bruises, etc., and has a lawsuit, pending, against them.

The unrest seems to be winding-down..... There were some arrests, last night----and, the cops had to use pepper-spray, at-one-point.....

Today, the curfew has been lifted, and the National Guard is packin'-up and goin' home!

This is a pretty well-balanced article that gives different perspectives:

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/20 ... lice-think

My view: There appears to be probable cause to charge the officers and try them, but of course the officers are innocent until proven guilty.

America is not the only place where police brutality/racism is causing riots
http://time.com/3845765/israel-ethiopian-police-brutality-protest/?xid=newsletter-brief

I ventured downtown, yesterday----everything is so very sad-looking----all boarded-up, from the fires and vandalism----SOOOO sad.....

There were 9 shootings, last night----2 dead.

The DOJ is launching an investigation of the BPD (Baltimore Police Department).

The DOJ (Department Of Justice), Loretta Lynch, just held a news conference.....

The DOJ is opening an investigation, TODAY, to determine if the BPD engages in rough handling of prisoners (excessive force, etc.); and to determine if they violated the Constitution, and civil rights.

".....whether there are systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law by officers of BPD. The investigation will focus on BPD's use of force -- including deadly force -- and its stops, searches and arrests, as well as whether there is a pattern or practice of discriminatory policing."

One of the major hopes of the investigation is that it will increase trust between the police and the community.

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/justice-department-to-investigate-baltimore-police-department/32880128