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originally posted by: RomeByFire
originally posted by: Xcathdra
originally posted by: atomish
I'm not surprised but I am disgusted.
Business as usual for the jackboots.
Familiarize yourself with the law and facts of the case before running your mouth.
Dude is allowed to have an opinion.
Familiarize yourself with COMMUNICATION before attempting to stifle it.
originally posted by: missed_gear
a reply to: jimmyx
Is that the facts? Is that what was produced in REAL evidence?
or the narrative from day one?
This guy was the driver...no evidence I have read that the driver did anything wrong. Aquitted
mg
originally posted by: Xcathdra
a reply to: missed_gear
He was charged with 7 crimes, including murder. The driver was the crux of the prosecutions argument on how Grey died. He was found not guilty on all 7 counts.
The other thing to note is it was not a jury trial but a bench trial. Its not easy for the defense to pull the typical stunts to get their client off when the judge is the one they must convince.
For every unarmed person needlessly gunned down by police officers, I hope there are millions in damages and spent resources as a result.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
Freddie Gray was not gunned down by police. He died because he beat his head on the floor of the van.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
I still think Mr. Grey was attempting to injure himself so he could angle for a payout.
originally posted by: tsurfer2000h
a reply to: Abysha
For every unarmed person needlessly gunned down by police officers, I hope there are millions in damages and spent resources as a result.
Do you feel the same way every time a police officer is gunned down needlessly at a traffic stop, or because they are just sitting in their cars?
The opening statements came after a 90-minute hearing in which Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams, who will decide Goodson's fate instead of a jury, blasted prosecutors for failing to disclose to the defense a meeting they had with Allen last year
Officer Goodson trial: Prosecutor says Freddie Gray 'was injured because he got a rough ride'
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Indeed, we know that Allen became concerned about his safety following the disclosure of his initial statement to Detective Boyd. When Allen shared his later, modified narrative with CBS Baltimore on April 30, he explained:
Allen: I had two options today right, either come and talk to y’all and get my credibility straight with ya’ll and not get killed by these [expletive] or not tell a true story. The only reason I’m doing this is because they put my name in a bad state. (emphasis added)
It would also be interesting to know whether any person or persons with a vested interest in driving a particular narrative might have intervened with Donte Allen in the span before his initial “banging and kicking” story and his later “just a little banging” story. Of course, anyone engaging in such an intervention would want that act to remain secret. In this light, the prosecution’s failure to inform Officer Goodson’s defense counsel of a “proffer meeting” they held with Donte Allen during the period between Allen’s “banging and kicking” story and his later “just a little banging” story becomes a bigger deal. Might the prosecutors, who have invested enormous resources and their own professional credibility behind the “police brutality” narrative, have engaged in behavior designed to drive Allen to change his story to favor the prosecutors’ narrative.
Indeed, we know that Allen became concerned about his safety following the disclosure of his initial statement to Detective Boyd. When Allen shared his later, modified narrative with CBS Baltimore on April 30, he explained:
Allen: I had two options today right, either come and talk to y’all and get my credibility straight with ya’ll and not get killed by these [expletive] or not tell a true story. The only reason I’m doing this is because they put my name in a bad state. (emphasis added)
It would also be interesting to know whether any person or persons with a vested interest in driving a particular narrative might have intervened with Donte Allen in the span before his initial “banging and kicking” story and his later “just a little banging” story. Of course, anyone engaging in such an intervention would want that act to remain secret.
In this light, the prosecution’s failure to inform Officer Goodson’s defense counsel of a “proffer meeting” they held with Donte Allen during the period between Allen’s “banging and kicking” story and his later “just a little banging” story becomes a bigger deal. Might the prosecutors, who have invested enormous resources and their own professional credibility behind the “police brutality” narrative, have engaged in behavior designed to drive Allen to change his story to favor the prosecutors’ narrative.
Curiously, prosecutors claim to have maintained absolutely no notes or records of their, until this week, secret meeting with Donte Allen.
Freddie Gray: The Relevance of Donte Allen’s Changing Eyewitness Testimony