Experts think Baltimore roughriders intentionally left handcuffed Freddie Gray unbuckled in the back of their police van, then drove it around in a deliberately reckless manner resulting in the wrongful death of the 25-year-old black man from a broken neck.
Nationwide the infamous “rough ride” policing technique -- reserved indiscriminately for unruly loudmouth suspects -- was frequently used in the past, but it’s popularity has waned in recent times due to costly legal settlements.
It’s also caused a number of in-custody fatalities, as well as severe spinal injuries and disfigurements.
Yesterday, investigators released the findings of an internal review of the Gray incident to state prosecutors, but didn’t publicly disclose the contents, especially not to protestors.
Baltimore’s still under a curfew as National Guards patrol the city to quell days of violent unrest by those who, in the name of Freddie Gray, are pillaging and plundering their neighborhoods, in addition to setting them ablaze.
That devastation appears to have appealed to residents of other major cities now, as Black Lives Matter demonstrations pave the way for similar destruction in places like Philadelphia, New York, and, once more, Ferguson Missouri.
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