Black Lives Matter? Seriously?

It will be interesting to see if the accused get a fair trial. I don't think so.

The lynch mob is out. EVERYbody knows that cops, for years, in B-more have been taking poor blacks on these spine-tingling rides...

This black driver will pay the sins to appease the mob. He's black too, but his life doesn't matter.

It all goes to show... you can't conduct justice by lynch mob and bumpersticker slogans.

Meanwhile, 4 people died in Chicago on Friday, and more were shot up. When will we teach black mothers and fathers that the little lives they create have worth and are as valuable as white children?

Black Lives Matter, so teach that to the black people already.

If black lives really mattered, you would see a change in the black culture to support their children and families, discipline their own, and take care of their own.

I am for justice, and I think all lives matter.

It will be interesting to see how the mob justice in this case plays out.  I suspect, black people will be disappointed once again, because in the rush to charge, there seems to be very little evidence proving the officers killed Freddie Gray.

The missing links ... are simply not there.

Unless one of the officers is going to tell a story of a concocted plot to intentionally injure Mr. Gray, good luck proving that his injuries were due to the way the van was driven.

Here in Wisconsin, I am amazed at the speed some of the motorcyclists are getting up to on spring, pothole-filled roads.  We had a bitterly cold winter, concrete expands and contracts, and our local governments here have so much more on their plates now than just fixing the streets...

I'm sure Baltimore had its bad roads too.  Did the van hit a pothole or two, intentionally or unintentionally?  Did the van take a sharp turn, and cause the deceased man to fall over the van bench?  Likely, we will never know beyond a reasonable doubt.

Another theory:  what did the toxicology tests of Mr. Gray's body show?  Was he drugged up?  IF so, heroin especially, perhaps he did not have strong enough body control to hold himself upright on the seat in the van.

The officers, under a new policy clarification, are supposed to seat belt in shackled prisoners in the newer model vans.  If the prisoner is resisting, and the officer might sustain personal injuries himself, do the union rules still require him to get that close to the prisoner's (unrestrained) mouth and head to seat belt him in?  Maybe placing him on the floor, if he refuses to be buckled, is safer under the circumstances?

Instead of responding to the violent mob,
the investigation should have continued and the evidence brought before a grand jury.

Here, the 35-year-old prosecutor with political ties jumped the gun.  She brought charges that she is unlikely to prove, in a court of law.

It appeased the Baltimore masses, but it is unlikely to bring change or justice to the force.  You see, these 6 officers are not being charged for the crimes of the past, but this one particular incident.  Do people understand that?

I believe in due process, and the American concept of being innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  I think the black police officers' lives matter too.  Let the black van driver have his day in court, minus the threats of violence against him.

Black Lives Matter, afterall.
Violence and drugs can kill you.
So can the inability to sit up straight, wear seat belts regularly, and cooperate with police during an arrest.

A false arrest?
Don't chant bumpersticker slogans in the street.
File complaints, use the system non-violently, and learn the law.

White people who value their babies should be seen as role models, perhaps, of how to raise children with discipline, non-violence, and independence.  Those who take care of their own don't need lynch mobs burning up the neighborhoods to collect lawsuit money;  they understand there are better ways to live, and those ways are available to all those who understand the law and have faith in tomorrow.