It only took a few vandalised properties and injured people, but authorities in Baltimore have charged the police officers involved in the unfortunate sequence of events that led to the death of Freddy Gray.
The 25 year old Gray was arrested by Police April 12, and somehow between his arrest and getting to the station he sustained severe injuries, including breaking his spine. He died of his injuries a week later.
Another case of the now all too common incidents of police brutality of black citizens, riots broke out from the very dissatisfied African American minority.
Baltimore State Attorney announced the intention to pursue charges against the officers, 6 in total. They are being charged with varying counts, from ‘misconduct in office’, ‘false imprisonment’, to the most serious one of ‘second degree depraved murder’ and ‘manslaughter’
According to the New York Daily News, the officers repeatedly ignored Gray’s requests for medical help. He was placed shackled in the back of the van, without seatbelts, and the drive was used as a deliberate weapon to inflict maximum damage. It’s a tactic the police call ‘rough ride’
His family and most citizens of Baltimore have welcomed the news. All six officers were released on bail after their arrest.