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Attorney General Loretta Lynch Meets With Freddie Gray’s Family…
Lynch Baltimore
The family of a thug takes priority over the family of a cop.
Via Baltimore Sun
Attorney General Loretta Lynch met with members of Freddie Gray’s family today, part of a tour that included discussions with officials and community leaders about the 25-year-old whose death sparked rioting and looting around the city.
At her first stop, at the University of Baltimore, she met with some members of Gray’s family; they left without commenting to the media waiting in the lobby.
Lynch’s visit comes four days after Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced criminal charges against six officers involved in Gray’s arrest and transport. He died April 19 — one week after suffering a spinal injury during the arrest.
Among those at the University of Baltimore meeting were several members of Maryland’s Congressional delegation.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the officials praised Lynch for coming to Baltimore so quickly after being sworn in.
Rep. Elijah Cummings said Lynch did not rule out an investigation of “patterns and practices” of possible legal and constitutional violations in the police department, similar to a probe the federal agency conducted in Ferguson, Mo.
Cummings called this “a transformative moment” that could change policing throughout the nation. When Lynch spoke to clergy at the meeting, “the ministers made it clear that they do not just see this as a Baltimore issue,” he said.
Sen. Barbara Mikulski said the group discussed requiring police to receive training on community relations as a prerequisite for obtaining federal grants for hiring and equipment.
“‘The Justice Department has the power of the purse to begin to restore the trust between the community and the policed department,” she said.
Mikulski said they also talked about challenging the “broken-window” policing strategy, which can lead to widespread arrests for minor crimes as a way to improve a community.
“We have to re-evaluate the broken-window policy that has been used for the last 20 years,” she said. “Has the broken window-policy of policing now resulted in broken trust with the community?”
Lynch Baltimore
The family of a thug takes priority over the family of a cop.
Via Baltimore Sun
Attorney General Loretta Lynch met with members of Freddie Gray’s family today, part of a tour that included discussions with officials and community leaders about the 25-year-old whose death sparked rioting and looting around the city.
At her first stop, at the University of Baltimore, she met with some members of Gray’s family; they left without commenting to the media waiting in the lobby.
Lynch’s visit comes four days after Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced criminal charges against six officers involved in Gray’s arrest and transport. He died April 19 — one week after suffering a spinal injury during the arrest.
Among those at the University of Baltimore meeting were several members of Maryland’s Congressional delegation.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the officials praised Lynch for coming to Baltimore so quickly after being sworn in.
Rep. Elijah Cummings said Lynch did not rule out an investigation of “patterns and practices” of possible legal and constitutional violations in the police department, similar to a probe the federal agency conducted in Ferguson, Mo.
Cummings called this “a transformative moment” that could change policing throughout the nation. When Lynch spoke to clergy at the meeting, “the ministers made it clear that they do not just see this as a Baltimore issue,” he said.
Sen. Barbara Mikulski said the group discussed requiring police to receive training on community relations as a prerequisite for obtaining federal grants for hiring and equipment.
“‘The Justice Department has the power of the purse to begin to restore the trust between the community and the policed department,” she said.
Mikulski said they also talked about challenging the “broken-window” policing strategy, which can lead to widespread arrests for minor crimes as a way to improve a community.
“We have to re-evaluate the broken-window policy that has been used for the last 20 years,” she said. “Has the broken window-policy of policing now resulted in broken trust with the community?”
Lynch Baltimore
The family of a thug takes priority over the family of a cop.
Via Baltimore Sun
Attorney General Loretta Lynch met with members of Freddie Gray’s family today, part of a tour that included discussions with officials and community leaders about the 25-year-old whose death sparked rioting and looting around the city.
At her first stop, at the University of Baltimore, she met with some members of Gray’s family; they left without commenting to the media waiting in the lobby.
Lynch’s visit comes four days after Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced criminal charges against six officers involved in Gray’s arrest and transport. He died April 19 — one week after suffering a spinal injury during the arrest.
Among those at the University of Baltimore meeting were several members of Maryland’s Congressional delegation.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the officials praised Lynch for coming to Baltimore so quickly after being sworn in.
Rep. Elijah Cummings said Lynch did not rule out an investigation of “patterns and practices” of possible legal and constitutional violations in the police department, similar to a probe the federal agency conducted in Ferguson, Mo.
Cummings called this “a transformative moment” that could change policing throughout the nation. When Lynch spoke to clergy at the meeting, “the ministers made it clear that they do not just see this as a Baltimore issue,” he said.
Sen. Barbara Mikulski said the group discussed requiring police to receive training on community relations as a prerequisite for obtaining federal grants for hiring and equipment.
“‘The Justice Department has the power of the purse to begin to restore the trust between the community and the policed department,” she said.
Mikulski said they also talked about challenging the “broken-window” policing strategy, which can lead to widespread arrests for minor crimes as a way to improve a community.
“We have to re-evaluate the broken-window policy that has been used for the last 20 years,” she said. “Has the broken window-policy of policing now resulted in broken trust with the community?”
Lynch Baltimore
The family of a thug takes priority over the family of a cop.
Via Baltimore Sun
Attorney General Loretta Lynch met with members of Freddie Gray’s family today, part of a tour that included discussions with officials and community leaders about the 25-year-old whose death sparked rioting and looting around the city.
At her first stop, at the University of Baltimore, she met with some members of Gray’s family; they left without commenting to the media waiting in the lobby.
Lynch’s visit comes four days after Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced criminal charges against six officers involved in Gray’s arrest and transport. He died April 19 — one week after suffering a spinal injury during the arrest.
Among those at the University of Baltimore meeting were several members of Maryland’s Congressional delegation.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the officials praised Lynch for coming to Baltimore so quickly after being sworn in.
Rep. Elijah Cummings said Lynch did not rule out an investigation of “patterns and practices” of possible legal and constitutional violations in the police department, similar to a probe the federal agency conducted in Ferguson, Mo.
Cummings called this “a transformative moment” that could change policing throughout the nation. When Lynch spoke to clergy at the meeting, “the ministers made it clear that they do not just see this as a Baltimore issue,” he said.
Sen. Barbara Mikulski said the group discussed requiring police to receive training on community relations as a prerequisite for obtaining federal grants for hiring and equipment.
“‘The Justice Department has the power of the purse to begin to restore the trust between the community and the policed department,” she said.
Mikulski said they also talked about challenging the “broken-window” policing strategy, which can lead to widespread arrests for minor crimes as a way to improve a community.
“We have to re-evaluate the broken-window policy that has been used for the last 20 years,” she said. “Has the broken window-policy of policing now resulted in broken trust with the community?”
