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Against the backdrop of her initial ‘Direct Action’ charges coming under scrutiny from numerous legal analysts and scholars, a defiant State Attorney Marilyn Mosby took her demand for charges to a grand jury.   Here is the result:


update-1Notes: Officers Brian Rice, Edward Nero and Garrett Miller (bicycle patrol) no longer charged with “False Imprisonment”. This is obviously the result of the knife found on Freddie Gray being illegal, unlike Mosby’s initial claims. However, Mosby modified the GJ request and they are now charged with “reckless endangerment”. She also added “misconduct in office” charges to each of the accused.
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Marilyn Mosby 2It was apparent from SA Marilyn Mosby’s bitter tone and visibly angered demeanor, she has felt the sting of criticism and has decided to double down against the accused.
With violent crime, shootings and murder rates in Baltimore skyrocketing, Mosby is walking a dangerous path in her activist anger toward law enforcement.   Just yesterday a meeting with Baltimore politicians was held by Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett in the White House.  The potential for the consequences to continue spiraling out of control are very real, and very dangerous.
One can easily see the possibility of Marilyn Mosby falling back on her group of activists and sycophants to find a safe harbor from the scrutiny.
Unfortunately, when a person falls back to the safety of an echo chamber, pride and ego can become toxic and dangerous;  expressed anger becomes the visible result.
Baltimore Maryland could very well collapse into a lawless society ruled entirely by street thugs as the police become consequently reluctant to act.

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