Mushmouth
06-26-2017, 06:23 AM
"The City and other Defendants failed them when they adopted a policy of restraint and issued stand-down orders, caring more about the public perception that they feared would result with increased police presence than preventing what were clearly preventable riots."
The plaintiffs note that leave for police officers was canceled the weekend before Gray's funeral. The riots erupted on the day of the funeral.
The plaintiffs say officers were instructed to stand down during the rioting. They quote from a Baltimore police union "after-action report" in which the union said officers were told "looting is expected. Let it happen."
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/freddie-gray/bs-md-ci-rioting-lawsuit-20170621-story.html
The plaintiffs note that leave for police officers was canceled the weekend before Gray's funeral. The riots erupted on the day of the funeral.
The plaintiffs say officers were instructed to stand down during the rioting. They quote from a Baltimore police union "after-action report" in which the union said officers were told "looting is expected. Let it happen."
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/freddie-gray/bs-md-ci-rioting-lawsuit-20170621-story.html