Faces of the Baltimore Police charged and their nemesis. Update!

(originally posted on May 2nd, 2015)

Goodson, 45, was charged with his (Freddy Gray) murder Friday. Caesar Gordon

Rice, Porter and White were charged with manslaughter, Brian Rice

William PorterAlicia White

while Miller and Nero’s most serious charges were assault.Garrett MillerEdward Nero

All the officers face as long as 10 years in prison if found guilty, while Goodson’s murder charge could make him eligible for 30 years.

Their booking photos were released Friday night. According to CNN, all six have posted bail and were released.

The news network said that Goodson, White, Porter and Rice paid $350,000 bail, while the figure for Nero and Miller was $250,000.

And their prosecutor, Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore State’s Attorney2837749800000578-0-image-a-15_1430509827393So this woman comes from the generation of Boston court ordered busing. I wonder what she thinks of “whites” after that debacle? Since she moved to a city with a majority black population I might make a guess. But that would be wrong, wouldn’t it?

It seems that the facts as laid out should suggest she recuse herself;  Husband is a politician in that district, Grey family attorney a substantial contributor and adviser.   Why not do the professional thing and appoint a special prosecutor to bring this before a Grand Jury? If she did so then the indictments would match the actual level of wrongdoing and be much more likely to result in convictions that would not be (later) overturned by a higher court. As these charges undoubtedly will be.

But she would reap less of the credit for success then and maybe that’s the point.

The extraordinary speed in which she decided that grievous crimes had been committed, A “Heat of the Fire Decision” that (of course) every police officer in the immediate area was involved may play well with the mob (and the thugs). But I think she just walled herself inside the castle. After this I doubt that she will never move onto a national political stage, anymore than another opportunist, Al Sharpton, did.

It is the over-the-top charges she has decided to bring that will, I think, be her downfall. Short term political advantage for long term meager results, yes, she is a politician. I wonder what office she had her eye on?

I don’t want to see the police injuring or killing citizens that they snatch off the street anymore than Ms. Mosby does but since she sliced through the middle of the police investigation (after the determination of what happened but before the determination of criminal responsibility) and eschewed the sensible course of an Special Prosecutor and the Grand Jury, she has made it personal.  Zeal or ambition?  Time will tell.

Update:  June 23d 2016Time has passed and time has indeed told

Two officers have been tried and two officers have been acquitted.   Including today the officer facing the most serious charges and that case described as the most likely to result in an conviction.

Third Baltimore police officer tried in Freddie Gray case acquitted of all charges

Judge Williams repeatedly said prosecutors failed to show evidence that Goodson was aware or should have been aware that Gray was hurt. He also said they could not prove how Gray’s injuries occurred.

State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby was seated in the center of the front row. After the verdict was announced she sighed and walked out of the courtroom with a security entourage.

Big sigh!  Really big SIGH!

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That sound she made is the sound of the air being let out of her career.   Next stop, Federal service!

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Shocked! I’m Shocked!!!

Prisoner in van: Gray was ‘trying to injure himself’

The Washington Post, meanwhile, reported that it obtained a police document saying that Gray was “banging against walls” inside the police wagon after his arrest, a period when Baltimore police officials contend he must have sustained his fatal spinal injury earlier this month. A prisoner sharing the police van with Gray told investigators he believed that Gray “was intentionally trying to injure himself,” according to the document.

The prisoner was separated from Gray by a metal partition and could not see him, the Post reported. His statement was contained in an application for a search warrant, sealed by the court but obtained by the newspaper under the condition that the prisoner not be named.

The 72 hour rule wins again.   Nothing even resembling the truth will be known in the first 72 hours,  at least.

Update: And the narrative continues to change.  “Rough Riding“,  a time honored  tradition of punishing the arrestee that make the arresting officers chase them down.  The arrestee is placed in cuffs (including leg irons in this case) and driven fast over rough roads.  Usually they only collect a few bruises.  But sooner or later someone was going to get hurt.  This was a worst case scenario; for the suspect, for the police but mostly for the city.

The ridiculous over-charging of the police officers with murder and manslaughter will not serve to chill the city out.  The burnt out blocks will serve as the tombstone for the dead and dying City of Baltimore.

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Save the Cheerleader, no… The Choirboy.

How Freddie ‘Pepper’ Gray, 25, lived off a lead paint settlement after being poisoned as a child and was well known to police following at least 18 arrests

Freddie Gray (pictured) was a 25-year-old African-American who grew up in Baltimore’s impoverished west side. Nicknamed ‘Pepper’, he was described by an ex-girlfriend as happy-go-lucky with an infectious sense of humor. The Baltimore police knew him, however, as a 5ft-8ins felon who had notched up at least 18 arrests and a handful of convictions – mainly for Class A drugs but also burglary, assault and illegal gambling. He died from a severe injury to his spine on April 19th – one week after being arrested by police (bottom) following a chase on foot through his Baltimore neighborhood. He was arrested in possession of a switchblade.

Just a few days ago I read glowing reports of the life of Saint Freddie Gray in national newspapers.  As a son, a student and all round nice guy.    Those stories seem to be very hard to find today.  After Freddie Gray’s rap sheet was released.

But it took a British newspaper to come up with the details of his extensive criminal career.

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GoFundMe= Go F*ckMe

BBB Accredited Business since 9/4/2014

California Product Shop Inc

Phone: (844) 946-3863 PO Box 711798, San Diego, CA 92171 View Additional Email Addresses http://www.gofundme.com

Takes 8% of the funds collected, based in San Diego,  shown to be a “Social Justice” running dog.

Quite a few complaints about GoFundMe concerning holding back funds but the icing on the cake is their treatment of the fund set up for the couple who got slammed by the Gay Nazis for declining to produce a “Wedding Cake” festooned with gay propaganda.  The corrupt judge in the case set a ridiculously high award of “damages” and GoFundMe (by shutting down the fundraising short of the goal) ensured that the couple will go into bankruptcy.

The next targeted (straight) baker will know better.  Bake the cake.  Pee in the damn batter but bake the damn cake.

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Optical Trick

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It’s amazing, no matter where in the room you go, the two orbs are still staring at you!

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Guest: Grumpy Cat

From Kevin

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John Doe Investigations

John Doe investigations

Yet no one in this family was a “perp.” Instead, like Cindy, they were American citizens guilty of nothing more than exercising their First Amendment rights to support Act 10 and other conservative causes in Wisconsin. Sitting there shocked and terrified, this citizen — who is still too intimidated to speak on the record — kept thinking, “Is this America?”

In Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker gets the credit for pushing back the greed and heavy political control previously exercised by the Democrats and the Unions.  But there were many Wisconsin citizens that contributed to his fight.  Donating their time and talents they saved Walker’s job during the recall and election that followed.  As a reward, they got targeted by John Doe Investigations and subsequent early morning raids.  The Gestapo, the Stasi and the NKVD can only look on with some envy, nodding in approval.

Cindy Archer, one of the lead architects of Wisconsin’s Act 10 — also called the “Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill,” it limited public-employee benefits and altered collective-bargaining rules for public-employee unions — was jolted awake by yelling, loud pounding at the door, and her dogs’ frantic barking. The entire house — the windows and walls — was shaking. She looked outside to see up to a dozen police officers, yelling to open the door. They were carrying a battering ram.
The officer or agent in charge demanded that Cindy sit on the couch, but she wanted to get up and get a cup of coffee. “I told him this was my house and I could do what I wanted.” Wrong thing to say. “This made the agent in charge furious. He towered over me with his finger in my face and yelled like a drill sergeant that I either do it his way or he would handcuff me.” They wouldn’t let her speak to a lawyer. She looked outside and saw a person who appeared to be a reporter. Someone had tipped him off.
This was the on-the-ground reality of the so-called John Doe investigations, expansive and secret criminal proceedings that directly targeted Wisconsin residents because of their relationship to Scott Walker, their support for Act 10, and their advocacy of conservative reform.

This is America?   Maybe not,  anymore.   The warrants for this “investigation” are issued by a special Supervising Judge that replaces the Grand Jury containing local citizens, closed proceeding, gag orders on EVERY aspect of the investigation (look up Star Chamber) BUT the press is somehow tipped off and present to record each conservative families humiliation.   A preponderance of midnight raids when there was no rationale for any raid at all. All this when by all accounts none of the targets had committed any felonies, just exercised their 1st Amendment rights.

In Wisconsin, Republicans are introducing bills to alter or (better) rescind the John Doe statutes.  Democrats are rabidly fighting to retain their favorite tool for wounding the partisan enemy.

 

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Family Red Cabbage receipe

Red Cabbage and Cranberry

In large pan, cook four to six strips of bacon.
Remove cooked bacon and chop into bits.

Take small head of Red Cabbage and cut into strips, third of an inch wide (roughly). (Medium heat) Put cabbage into pot and toss until covered with bacon fat. Season with salt and pepper.
Add half cup of vinegar; I’ve used white, seasoned rice or apple cider vinegar. Lower heat to low and simmer approximately an hour, tossing regularly.

After an hour. Add (both/either/or); Canned Whole Berry Cranberry sauce, Beer or Ale.  Add bacon bits.  Watch the liquid as not to add too much. I’ve used both cranberry sauce and IPA ale but then spent hours simmering to reduce the excess liquid. Lately I’ve used less.

Lower heat to simmer, grate fresh black pepper on top, add cumin a touch of anise. Toss, cover and leave on stove for another 1 to 2 hours. Stir occasionally.

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In Honor of Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday

Guest: Kevin.

This is amazing. There are two parts. Be sure to read the 2nd part (in  RED ).

Thomas Jefferson was a very remarkable man who started learning very early in life and never stopped.
At 5, began studying under his cousin’s tutor.
At 9, studied Latin, Greek and French.
At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages.
At 16, entered the College of William and Mary.
Also could write in Greek with one hand while writing the
same in Latin with the other.

At 19, studied Law for 5 years starting under George Wythe.
At 23, started his own law practice.
At 25, was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses.
At 31, wrote the widely circulated “Summary View of the Rights of British America? And retired from his law practice.

At 32, was a Delegate to the Second Continental Congress.
At 33, wrote the Declaration of Independence.41801_165908343120_8058956_n

 

At 33, took three years to revise Virginia’s legal code and wrote a Public Education bill and a statute for Religious Freedom.
At 36, was elected the second Governor of Virginia succeeding Patrick Henry.
At 40, served in Congress for two years.
At 41, was the American minister to France and negotiated commercial treaties with European nations along with Ben Franklin and John Adams.
At 46, served as the first Secretary of State under George Washington.
At 53, served as Vice President and was elected president of the American Philosophical Society.
At 55, drafted the Kentucky Resolutions and became the active head of Republican Party.
At 57, was elected the third president of the United States.
At 60, obtained the Louisiana Purchase doubling the nation’s size.
At 61, was elected to a second term as President.
At 65, retired to Monticello.
At 80, helped President Monroe shape the Monroe Doctrine.
At 81, almost single-handedly created the University of Virginia and served as its first president.
At 83, died on the 50th anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence along with John Adams.

Thomas Jefferson knew because he himself studied the previous failed attempts at government. He understood actual history, the nature of God, his laws and the nature of man. That happens to be way more than what most understand today. Jefferson really knew his stuff. A voice from the past to lead us in the future:

John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the White House for a group of the brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this statement: “This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one time in the White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.”

  “When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.”

Thomas Jefferson

“No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”
— Thomas Jefferson

“To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.”
— Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson said in 1802: “I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.

If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property – until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.”

I wish we could get this out to every American!   I’m doing my part. So Please do yours.

(John) Well, did you have to suppress the urge to lock, load and kiss your loved ones goodbye?

“America is at that awkward stage. It’s too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards. On the road to tyranny, we’ve gone so far that polite political action is about as useless as a miniskirt in a convent.”

Maybe it will soon be time to scratch the “too early” part of that.  We have been hag-ridden by the parasites for so long that they take it as their right to live and grow fat off the toil and husbandry of the “Productive Class”.  our_forefathers_would_be_shooting_by_now_womens_t

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Early for “Talk like a Pirate Day”.

MIT awards pirate certificates to undergraduates

david l. ryan/globe staff

In order to get your pirate certificate at MIT, you must complete courses in archery, pistol shooting, sailing, and fencing. So far, six students have been granted pirate status.

As far as MIT is concerned, Jacob Hurwitz is a pirate.

The sophomore has the certificate to prove it. Hurwitz “is no longer a lily-livered landlubber,’’ the MIT document affirms. “Ahoy, Avast, and finally, Arrrrrr!’’

It’s been an unofficial, underground practice among students at MIT for at least 20 years: Any student who completes courses in pistol, archery, sailing, and fencing is considered a pirate.

But last fall MIT made it official, granting pirate status to six students, with many more expected to follow.

MIT, which requires undergrads to take four physical education courses, is a haven for competitive, unconventional students, and some of them wanted official recognition for their efforts. Carrie Sampson Moore, MIT’s director of physical education, said she is contacted every year by students who want to receive a tangible pirate document.

“I always tell them it’s a student initiative,’’ she said, “and they’re very disappointed.’’

Not anymore. As of this school year, the physical education department is formally conferring pirate status on students, printing certificates on faux parchment with diploma-esque calligraphy. Each paper, authorized by the “swashbucklin’ ’’ Massachusetts Institute of Technology, certifies that the named “salty dog’’ is entitled to a Pirate Certificate “with all its privileges and obligations thereof.’’

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