I don't know what happened in Baltimore on the day that Freddie Gray received mortal injuries. Nor do you. I do know this much -- proving second degree murder against the driver of the paddy wagon is going to be a tough job
for the prosecutor bringing the case, Marilyn Mosby:
State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby charged the driver of the van with second-degree murder and the other officers with offenses that included involuntary manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, second-degree assault, false imprisonment and misconduct in office. The officers were taken into custody Friday and released on bail.
Mosby's
explanation for bringing charges is a little, well, problematic:
"I heard your call for 'no justice, no peace,'" Mosby, who has been in office for only four months, said Friday morning. "Your peace is sincerely needed as I work to deliver justice on behalf of this young man."
Let's think about this for a moment. Do you want a prosecutor playing to the crowd? A prosecutor should be looking at the facts of the case, not listening to calls for justice. She'd better be damned sure she can make her case, because falling short would be a disastrous result. In a world where everyone is a fallen angel, an avenging fallen angel is especially dangerous.
2 comments:
what she said needed to be said, but not by her.
also, the crowd needs to be reminded that justice is a process, not a result.
She's already skipped the Constitutionally required step of a grand jury. I fear she's midway through the process of Nifonging herself--which would be a shame, since she appears to be sharp as a tack. But better to find out now that she's got flexible moral commitments than after a few promotions.
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