Bren Laree I know you agree w/this Seattle Cop Block - Went through HELL and Still Am WA Secretary of State but I made it all the way to Patty Murray in Seattle about stopping #PoliceSexualAbuse - Not going to stop now! I started this in 2010 when Secretary of State Sam Reed was still in office. I'm 100% Democrat but OMG I Love & Respect (R) Sam Reed! He showed me nothing but pure#Respect and appreciation for what I am fighting for~ Sam Reed & Ingrid Pharris are 2-reasons I've never given up Governor Jay Inslee & NEVER WILL#NoMorePoliceSexualAbuse & FAIR - Impartial invistigations of ALL REPORTED POLICE MISCONDUCTS! All reports, Gov Inslee... Not just the ones the PD's can't ignore or PAY OFF (Cheap) with Civil Lawsuits! WA State MUST take a stand and say NO MORE POLICE SEXUAL ABUSE OF OUR INNNOCENT CITIZENS! WE WILL NOT TOLERATE THAT BEHAVIOR IN OUR STATE~ It's LONG overdue, Gov Governor Jay Inslee And I am Living Proof of it
God Knows I have every reason to enjoy this -Survivor #PoliceSexualAbuse - but I DO NOT! Our #GoodPolice are suffering because of the #BadCops just as the citizens are. Punishing ALL #LEOS for the actions of the #BadCops is NO DIFFERENT then when the #BadCops Punish ALL CITIZENS for the actions of the Bad Citizens... Mother always said... Two Wrongs Do NOT make a Right & #BlueLives matter just as much as any other life
Ryan J. Reilly is a D.C.-based reporter who covers the Justice Department and the Supreme Court for The Huffington Post. He has covered federal law enforcement and legal news since 2009, previously reporting for Talking Points Memo and MainJustice.com. He can be reached at ryan.reilly@huffingtonpost.com and is on Twitter @ryanjreilly
Baltimore Riot Injures 7 Officers On Day Of Freddie Gray Funeral
Baltimore protesters hurled rocks and bricks at police officers in riot gear Monday, injuring seven, on the day of the funeral for Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old who died after being injured in police custody. The demonstrators also smashed police cars and looted stores."We will find the people that are responsible, and we will put them in jail," said Baltimore police Capt. Eric Kowalczyk. "They have broken bones, one of them is unresponsive. This is not okay."Kowalczyk said that police would respond to bring the riots under control. "You're gonna see tear gas, you're gonna see pepper balls," he said.
Gray suffered a fatal spinal injury after police took him into custody this month for running away. Officers placed him in the back of a police van, but didn't buckle him in, violating department policy. Police said Gray should have been treated for his medical needs at the scene of his arrest, but wasn't.
Presidential contender Hillary Clinton weighed in on the violent protests gripping Baltimore on her preferred form of social media Monday night -- Twitter.
"Tonight I am praying for peace & safety for all in Baltimore, & for Freddie Gray's family - his death is a tragedy that demands answers," Clinton said, signing the message with "-H."
-- Igor Bobic
CAPTION:Sam Wirtz, an employee at the 7-11 at Centre and Charles Street, looks at the damage caused by vandals on Monday, April 27, 2015, in Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images)
CAPTION: Looters empty the CVS at Pennsylvania and North Avenues during riots on Monday, April 27, 2015, in Baltimore. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images)
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CAPTION: Firefighters battle a blaze, Monday, April 27, 2015, after rioters plunged part of Baltimore into chaos, torching a pharmacy, setting police cars ablaze and throwing bricks at officers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
CAPTION: An officer stands near a blaze, Monday, April 27, 2015, after rioters plunged part of Baltimore into chaos, torching a pharmacy, setting police cars ablaze and throwing bricks at officers. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
CAPTION: WASHINGTON, USA - APRIL 27: Fire Fighter attempt to put out a building that was set on fire during riots in Baltimore, USA on April 27, 2015. Protests following the death of Freddie Gray from injuries suffered while in police custody have turned violent with people throwing debris at police and media and burning cars and businesses. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
David Simon, creator of the Baltimore-centric HBO series "The Wire," addressed Monday's clashes and urged an end to the violence in a blog post:
Yes, there is a lot to be argued, debated, addressed. And this moment, as inevitable as it has sometimes seemed, can still, in the end, prove transformational, if not redemptive for our city. Changes are necessary and voices need to be heard. All of that is
true and all of that is still possible, despite what is now loose in the streets.But now — in this moment — the anger and the selfishness and the brutality of those claiming the right to violence in Freddie Gray’s name needs to cease. There was real power and potential in the
peaceful protests that spoke in Mr. Gray’s name initially, and there was real unity at his homegoing today. But this, now, in the streets, is an affront to that man’s memory and a diminution of the absolute moral lesson that underlies his unnecessary death.
Read Simon's full post here.
