Valin Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Hot Air: Jazz Shaw October 26, 2016 Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has found herself on the ropes after a disastrous series of failures during the Freddie Gray trials, but she’s apparently not ready to give up on her efforts to put police officers in jail. She’s hitting the media circuit defending her new series of “reform” proposals which are described as efforts to hold law enforcement more accountable and bolster relations between police and the community. There’s no question that there are serious opportunities for improvement in that area, but a couple of her proposals are drawing justifiable skepticism. In one measure which would take effect under her plans, police would be severely limited or completely barred from opting for a bench trial rather than a full hearing before a jury. (CBS Local, Baltimore) (Snip) It’s been clear for some time that many municipal police departments are in need of improvements, both in their best practices and community relations. A lot of work is being done on that front, including the widespread mandatory use of body cameras and a return to foot patrols where the cops can really get to know the people on their beat who they are assigned to serve and protect. But what Mosby is suggesting doesn’t sound like process improvements. It smacks of retribution following her embarrassing performance during the Freddie Gray trials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 So, police officers will be second class citizens now and not entitled to the same Constitutional rights as any other citizen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 So, police officers will be second class citizens now and not entitled to the same Constitutional rights as any other citizen Only if they shoot minorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 So, police officers will be second class citizens now and not entitled to the same Constitutional rights as any other citizen Only if they shoot minorities. The rules for minority cops shooting minorities?? Do they cancel each other out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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