Is it above the other states?
Currently? Probably. We Georgians seem pretty happy to be here though.
Is it above the other states?
I saw his rap sheet - was from a source I wa not sure we could link - and it was indeed somewhat numbing in terms of frequency. The sad reality is, however, much of it was attemtping to obtain money to survive. I am not abdicating dealing, but his rap sheet was primarily dealing - he was not raping people, banks, kidnapping, killing people etc - he was trying to make money. He had learning disability issues from lead poisening - his career options were somewhat limited......not advocatiing dealing.......just saying.................
sbm bbmIIRC FG asked for his asthma inhaler at the initial arrest site, but didn't exhibit an obvious, immediate need for EMTs....
Be it as it may, how does failure to get an immediate medical assistance translate into murder charges?
The three 20-somethings - Nero, Miller, and Porter - were always in the presence of a senior officer, either Lt. Rice, Sgt. White, or 45 yo Officer Goodman. I don't understand why the three younger officers are being charged with not summoning medical aid for FG, when it was the responsibility of their superior officers to act or not act on FG's request, since they were present. IOW, outside of Hollywood a junior officer wouldn't take independent action when a superior officer is present on scene imo.
Currently? Probably. We Georgians seem pretty happy to be here though.
Is there a curfew again tonight? tia
http://www.*****************/knife-information-240.htmlHow to Tell the Difference
A good indicator of whether a knife is considered a switchblade or an assisted opening knife is what the resting position of the blade is. If the blade's natural inclination is to open without the presence of a hindrance, it's a switchblade. If there is nothing blocking the blade and it stays closed, the knife is an assisted opener (assuming it has a mechanism to help open the knife).
Another way to look at it: If you are able to open the blade without exerting any effort on the actual blade, it's a switchblade. Conversely, engaging an assisted opening knife requires you to put some pressure on the actual blade, whether on the thumb stud or a rear lever connected to the blade, before the opening mechanism takes effect.
http://archive.baltimorecity.gov/portals/0/charter%20and%20Codes/code/Art%2019%20-%20PoliceOrds.pdfPOLICE ORDINANCES ART.19, §59-22
§ 59-22. Switch-blade knives.
(a) Possession or sale, etc., prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, carry, or possess any knife with an automatic spring or other device for opening and/or closing the blade, commonly known as a switch-blade knife.
(b) Penalties.
Any person violating the provisions of this section, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $500 or be imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, in the discretion of the court.
(City Code, 1950, art. 24, §155; 1966, art. 19, §160; 1976/83, art. 19, §185.) (Ord. 44-057.)
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2015/04/freddie_grays_death_in_police.phpThe arrest charge recalls an issue we've been covering in New York City for months the NYPD's enforcement of a half-century old law against so-called "gravity knives." The law was the subject of a lengthy investigation we published last year which found as many as 60,000 questionable arrests in ten years, making the statute one of the top-ten most-prosecuted crimes in New York City.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ocean-city-bans-certain-kind-of-knives-and-laser-pointers-in-time-for-holiday-weekend/2014/05/23/59a9c2e4-e26a-11e3-810f-764fe508b82d_story.htmlThe new ordinance on assisted-opening knives adds it to the citys list of various weapons that are already banned, including nunchakus, throwing stars, metal knuckles and fighting axes.
Ross C. Buzzuro, Ocean Citys police chief, said his department recommended prohibiting the assisted-opening knives because theyre very easy to open and become a weapon.
In the interest of public safety, theres not a real good reason to have a knife of that type in this environment, said Buzzuro, who served 27 years in the Baltimore City Police Department before taking over Ocean Citys police force.
David Martella, a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor in Montgomery County, said based on his reading and analysis of state laws, prosecutors could convict someone of carrying a concealed assisted-opening knife under the existing switchblade statute.
So, it seems as though the knife at issue was technically an "assisted opening" rather than a "switchblade"
http://www.*****************/knife-information-240.html
In many states and municipalities ONLY switchblades are illegal. However, Baltimore city has an ordinance which is more broad:
http://archive.baltimorecity.gov/portals/0/charter%20and%20Codes/code/Art%2019%20-%20PoliceOrds.pdf
NY has a similar broader law and the Village Voice had been covering that issue and wrote about this case with the update that the prosecutor has now said the knife was legal. It's clear NY conducts arrests based on the broader law
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2015/04/freddie_grays_death_in_police.php
And it seems as though Baltimore does too. I found comments on the "Baltimorecrimeblogspot" from 2011 arguing about whether the city was right because the Baltimore Police and Prosecutor said assisted open knives were illegal under the city ordinance-the actual news article linked has been removed from the news site but seemed to refer to some specific incident involving a store.
And found an article about Ocean City enacting a law similar to Baltimores to make assisted open knives illegal.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ocean-city-bans-certain-kind-of-knives-and-laser-pointers-in-time-for-holiday-weekend/2014/05/23/59a9c2e4-e26a-11e3-810f-764fe508b82d_story.html
In that same article, a criminal defense attorney even argued that assisted open knives could be considered illegal the existing state law switchblade prohibition:
So, if it turns out, as it seems, that these "assisted open" knives have been long treated as illegal in Baltimore, and other places, under the city ordnance, why would a prosecutor now say those knives are legal? Why would she take a position that not even a defense attorney would take? That an assisted open knife is legal. Won't this bring into questions ALL the arrests, charges, cases in Baltimore based on assisted open knives?
More and more, this all seems to be much more a political, than a legal, decision.
Exactly. Couple that with direct orders from the mayor to let the rioters destroy property, and stand down.
I honestly have no idea anymore why any police officers are willing to go into these dangerous zones and neighborhoods. Especially white officers. Why even do it? The crooks and gangs all want to kill them, and their supervisory chain scapegoats them and neuters them. The cynical side of me says there is no effective way to police in these kinds of neighborhoods. Maybe we should just stop trying. Save the people who want to get out and try to live a decent, law abiding life. Help those who will help themselves. Build a big fence around the rest, and make those un policed zones. Let the crooks all kill each other and burn and loot whatever's left. It's becoming harder and harder for me to see the crooks, gang bangers, and rioters as even human. They have depersonalized themselves by their own behavior, IMO. I can't even begin to muster any sympathy for them.
It's very frustrating that any police officer has to deal with these people day after day, just waiting for some crooked political tinder to ignite and ruin their lives. I can believe many would just stand by and let the criminals do whatever they want.
I think every single one of the looted businesses, vandalized property owners, everyone who was a victim of the incompetent and corrupt Mayor's decision to have police stand down, should file a hundreds of million dollars class action lawsuit against the Mayor and the city of Baltimore. I think the mayor should face criminal charges herself, IMO. I just can't believe this level of corruption is happening in my country. This is not the kind of America I served for, for so many years. This is shameful and disgraceful.
From the beginning I always thought that if the mayor ordered LE to stand down the first night of rioting (something I haven't actually seen verified) it was to prevent LE from opening fire on the crowd. Something, that imo, would have happened without a stand down order.
I think she saved more than she sacrificed. A leader always comes under fire after the fact. What's missing in the discussion about that stand down order, imo, is what should she have ordered and what would the possible consequences have been?
I agree. Also if she would of answered the numerous calls from the governor and requested NG this wouldn't of happened.She should have ordered the police to allow peaceful protesters to continue what they were doing however, the first person to throw a brick or break a window should have been arrested---and the 2nd one and the 3rd one............................. If they had been allowed to arrest people who started causing destruction, it could have been nipped in the bud instead of allowing it to escalate and making it clear nothing would be done about it.
Why even send officers out? They weren't allowed to stop the violence or arrest anyone. They were just there to stand and let the crowd throw things at them, spit on them, and yell profanities at them.
http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015...t-map-timeline-1430440637810-master495-v4.jpg ... Inside view of police van...
Very little room for an officer to get inside with an arrestee and make "tether" adjustments.
From the beginning I always thought that if the mayor ordered LE to stand down the first night of rioting (something I haven't actually seen verified) it was to prevent LE from opening fire on the crowd. Something, that imo, would have happened without a stand down order.