tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post8787479647235496116..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: Let the scapegoating begin in Baltimore.Murphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-29713721764000120772015-05-04T21:10:33.007-05:002015-05-04T21:10:33.007-05:00Well, there's the racism...oh, wait. 3 of the...Well, there's the racism...oh, wait. 3 of the officers are black. . Ok, there's the chronic lack of funding for the city...oh, wait. In the last 6 years Baltimore has received 1.8 BILLION federal tax dollars, half of which were supposed to go for education. Ok, there's the fact that it has been run into the ground by Republican administrations...oh, wait. Baltimore has been run by Democrats for 50 years.<br /><br />I'm sorry someone died. But I'm pretty tired of criminals getting the crocodile tears from the very people who have supported everything that has pulled Baltimore down.<br /><br />In a way it's a relief that they've been overcharged. But there will be rioting when they can't make it stick.<br /><br />And Dear Elijah Cummings - You've represented these people for 30 years now. You are out there speechifying about the wrongs of the system. What in that 30 years have YOU done for the people you have been supposedly representing? And just out of curiosity - what is your net worth now compared to what it was when you went into "public service"?ProudHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-6530955725177757362015-05-01T22:15:52.187-05:002015-05-01T22:15:52.187-05:00These officers are being sacrificed on the alter o...These officers are being sacrificed on the alter of political correctness.<br />There lives will be devistated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-40595036872321327832015-05-01T21:11:11.867-05:002015-05-01T21:11:11.867-05:00BBBBuutt...I thought you said the system works, we...BBBBuutt...I thought you said the system works, we just gotta let it....remember? You've said that many time. Here and in comments on my blog. <br /><br />Howz come this time when the system is against yer boyz, that it is "appalling"...but when it is Joe citizen we gotta "let the system work"? <br /><br />(Actually, I think you are right, and the thing is, they may have postponed a riot this weekend, but it's gonna be a bigger one when they acquit these cops because of lack of evidence to convict....Not that they are guilty (or innocent) but that there isn't enough evidence to convict 'em. B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-32983101642420115902015-05-01T20:28:50.944-05:002015-05-01T20:28:50.944-05:00It's going to be a long, hot summer... Just sa...It's going to be a long, hot summer... Just sayin...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-5588288996762837762015-05-01T19:18:16.675-05:002015-05-01T19:18:16.675-05:00Clearly an abuse of discretion, and lots of ethica...Clearly an abuse of discretion, and lots of ethical conflicts. Either the charges will be dismissed, or there will be an aquittal, and then we will see more unrest. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-70583117199508344372015-05-01T19:02:45.692-05:002015-05-01T19:02:45.692-05:00We've seen this before. Detroit. Nevers and Bu...We've seen this before. Detroit. Nevers and Budzyn show-trials under then-mayor Coleman Young and newbie prosecutor Kym Worthy. Never forget that after it was all said and done and two good cops were sent to prison, the appellate courts overturned the whole damned mess due to egregious misconduct on the part of the prosecutor and the judges involved.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-53360530137960415322015-05-01T19:00:30.311-05:002015-05-01T19:00:30.311-05:00Justice is what we all want. But this has the appe...Justice is what we all want. But this has the appearance of a politically-run lynch mob led by one over-eager prosecutor. She couldn't even be bothered to bring this to a grand jury but made the decision on her own after only receiving the police department's preliminary investigation last night. By morning, she already had charges drawn and a press conference scheduled. Call me cynical, but I think that she and the city wanted charges before tonight's expected May Day protests that were brewing up on social media. The city wants to show that it's going to punish these officers, even if it has to forgo getting all of the actual evidence due to self-imposed time constraints.<br /><br />Appalling.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-3968818527985588562015-05-01T18:01:19.127-05:002015-05-01T18:01:19.127-05:00"Road Therapy"..."Nicle Tour" ..."Road Therapy"..."Nicle Tour" "Screen Test". <br /><br />If (and I say, IF) this is what happened, then yes, they should be charged, tried and, if found guilty, convicted of Manslaughter. <br /><br />I've taken one of those rides, bound Hand and foot. It sucks. It hurts. It did, however, knock the smart ass out of me. But still, if he was face down and face forward when the brakes were slammed on, it might have broken his neck. <br />While this may be scapegoating, it may not be. Let us see what the trial brings, right? Let the system work, right? <br /><br />I really just want to see Justice served here. B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-29637718697756888202015-05-01T16:16:49.701-05:002015-05-01T16:16:49.701-05:00Offering up sacrificial lambs in blue to appease t...Offering up sacrificial lambs in blue to appease the mob, complete with over-charging. Stay classy Baltimore.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-40874223292930510732015-05-01T15:37:33.340-05:002015-05-01T15:37:33.340-05:00The Baltimore City FOP called for Mosby to appoint...The Baltimore City FOP called for Mosby to appoint a special prosecutor for this case but she declined. This may blow up in her face.David Neylonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440053244435091067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-57429080071079172612015-05-01T15:35:17.028-05:002015-05-01T15:35:17.028-05:00Since the city of Baltimore is so corruptly and in...Since the city of Baltimore is so corruptly and incompetently run, it's not hard to believe the PD is, too. On the other hand, the decedent's fellow arrestee, when he was anonymous, said that Gray was banging his head against the wall (perhaps in an attempt to injure himself and win the ghetto lottery?). Now that the arrestee's name and mug are on the tube, he's saying, "Why would [Gray] do such a thing?" <br />Whatever really happened, these cops are gone unless they can get a change of venue, and probably even then. Old 1811https://www.blogger.com/profile/09079719195789200332noreply@blogger.com