Thursday, April 30, 2015

THE SEAN HANNITY SHOW

Rush to Judgement According to a report by the Washington Post, Freddie Gray intentionally tried to injure himself while in the police van. If this turns out to be true, it represents yet another case where President Obama has rushed to judgement.
The Washington Post obtained a police document in which another man sharing the police transport vehicle with Freddie Gray told investigators that banging could be heard against the walls.  The prisoner went on to say that he believed that Freddie Gray “was intentionally trying to injure himself.”

This information came from an official police document and so far is the only documentation of facts that we really have as to the nature of Freddie Gray's death.  If this turns out to be true, then the narrative of racist police brutality is once again thrown out the window.

Furthermore, it will be yet another example of President Obama rushing to judgement without all the facts.  He's done this before in cases like Ferguson and Trayvon Martin.  He is a constitutional lawyer; he has a responsibility to tell people that you are innocent until proven guilty.  But instead, Obama would rather tell the narrative that suits him best. He is the president of the United States and it is irresponsible.  He is having an impact on the mindset of the people in a negative way.

The facts be damned in the face of a narrative that must be perpetrated.  This then gives cover for others to simply ignore the facts as well.  Case in point, “Hands up, don't shoot” never actually happened in the case of Michael Brown. But that didn't stop people from believing it.
  
The Facts Be Damned
Tomorrow, Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby will receive the confidential findings of the police department's investigation into Freddie Gray's death.  Based on these findings, Mosby will be the one to decide whether to bring charges against any of the six officers involved.  Mosby is a 35 year old African-American who has been on the job for a few months.  Mosby happened to be married to a member of the city council who represents areas of West Baltimore, where the riots occurred.  According to the New York Times , she ran on a platform of being tougher on police abuses.
She is likely under an enormous amount of pressure to bring an indictment of murder (intentional harm).  Some say that this would be the only acceptable outcome for upset residents who would likely protest an indictment of involuntary manslaughter or no charges at all.
The report itself is a source of controversy.  Many are demanding that it be released to the public tomorrow, though leaders in Baltimore are trying to downplay their expectations.  It's feared that protests could break out once again, demanding that the information be released.  Have they thought about how they would react if the information is released and it turns out the cops did nothing wrong in this case?  Perhaps it will be just like Obama - the facts be damned.

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