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Baltimore

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by YankeeFan, Apr 27, 2015.

  1. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    You're a cop, and you killed a guy in your custody? We've got a GoFundMe for that!

    You're a florist or a baker, and don't want to participate in a gay wedding? Oh, hell no! You can't use GoFundMe!

    New GoFundMe rule makes it easy to kill Christian campaigns - Washington Times

    Will the African-American community make a fuss, and if they do, will GoFundMe be as responsive as they were to the gay community?
     
  2. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Kind of sounds like it, doesn't it?
     
  3. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    GoFunkMe
     
  4. franticscribe

    franticscribe Well-Known Member

    Just a lot of bluster - and the opening salvo in a p.r. battle to discredit that state's case. Maryland has one of the oldest and best shield laws in the country.

    I've been the beneficiary of it before, and am grateful for it. It's highly unlikely we'll be seeing any reporters testifying.
     
  5. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    That was fast:

     
  6. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Racist cops:

    Officer Caesar R. Goodson Jr., who is charged with second-degree depraved heart murder, involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, manslaughter by vehicle and misconduct in office.

    Goodson, 45, has been on the force since 1999, Baltimore police said. He was driving the van that carried Gray to the jail and is the only officer of the six who is charged with murder. In online court records detailing the charges, his race is listed as African American.

    Officer William G. Porter, who is charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault and misconduct. Porter, 25, joined the police department in 2012. The online court records list his race as African American.

    Porter became involved in Gray’s arrest after Goodson requested back up as he was driving Gray to Central Booking, according to a narrative provided by state’s attorney Marilyn J. Mosby on Friday morning.

    A look at the six Baltimore police officers charged in the Gray case - The Washington Post
     
  7. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    I mean, the whole system is racist, all the way up through the police chief, the prosecutor, the head of the city council, the mayor...
     
  8. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

  9. Double Down

    Double Down Well-Known Member

    Not that familiar with Baltimore, are you?
     
  10. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    No, I'm not. No one is that familiar with any large city.
     
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  11. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    So, I guess Double Down would support a change of venue in order to protect the rights of the accused.
     
  12. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Sgt. Alicia D. White, 30, joined the force in 2010. She was dispatched to investigate two citizens’ complaints abut Gray’s arrest. At one point, according to Mosby, she “spoke to the back of his head,”even though Gray was unresponsive.
    ...
    White, who is African American, grew up in Baltimore, Gross said, and went to the University of Maryland’s Eastern Shore campus. She worked in education before joining the police force.

    White was promoted to sergeant in January.

    A look at the six Baltimore police officers charged in the Gray case - The Washington Post
     
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