Saturday, May 2, 2015

Will What Batts Said Count as Evidence Against the Six Baltimore Officers?

    It is an admission that can be used in court, to convict his officers, I would think.  Anthony Batts, Baltimore Police Commissioner has said police did not get Freddie Gray the medical attention he was requesting in a timely fashion.
   If there is to be any culpability for failure to provide adequate medical attention, then should not Batts admission seal the case against the officers? No, I am not a lawyer, but I do wonder if the failure to properly provide medical help fits into the manslaughter charges against some of the officers. If so, has Batts admission convicted the officers of manslaughter?
   I do not fault Batts for the admission, nor think it wrong, nor suggest he should not have been uttering something what he did, nor condemn him for allowing the case to be tried in the press. If the investigation clearly showed the officers were negligent, then that is a finding that need not be withheld.

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