Freddie Gray Repeatedly Asked for Medical Care, Police Said Monday
Freddie Gray Repeatedly Asked for Medical Care, Police Said Monday
Baltimore police report claims Freddie Gray had a knife and was arrested “without incident.”
ity police wrote in court documents that Freddie Gray was arrested "without force or incident" for having a switchblade knife and suffered a medical emergency during transport
The documents provide the first account of Gray's arrest last week during which time he was critically injured and later died. The case has sparked outrage and police have said little about the circumstances, saying the case was under investigation.
The account is provided in charging documents filed in District Court, where officer Garrett Miller wrote that Gray was stopped because he "fled unprovoked upon noticing police presence." When Gray, 25, was stopped, they found a knife clipped to the inside of his front pants pocket and placed him under arrest.
Read more and view the video of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake along with Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts and Deputy Commissioner Jerry Rodriguez discuss the timeline of events that led to the death of Freddie Gray. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-ci-freddie-gray-arrest-documents-20150420-story.html
I'm really saddened by the events that led up to Freddie's death. I wish it were not so, but it is what it is. I wish that song by Michael Jackson was factual when he say it doesn't matter whether one is Black or White. It matters so much so that we have to protest with signs that say "Black Lives Matter, too!"
My heart aches to think that one more mother has lost her child over some "ish"; furthermore, in 2015 why is this stuff still happening? Why do the Police feel they don't have answer or be accountable for their actions? Perhaps it's a sort of backlash by Police force that can't openly say they resent having President Obama as the leader in chief so they decide to direct their disdain to African American communities that they are suppose to serve and protect. Of course, We know this stuff has always been occurring, but it's like Our ppl have suddenly felt empowered and awakened from slumber and apathy to voice unfair treatment. I've always known Black lives matter, but perhaps other Black ppl Now know this fact, too.