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Riots in Baltimore
It looks like Freddie Grey, the fellow who was mortally wounded while in police custody, was being arrested for possessing a knife banned under Maryland's arms laws. As they say, don't enact a criminal statute unless you are prepared to see someone killed in its enforcement (tho in most cases, not so intentionally as here).
But at least, you you can dial 911 for help. This might have a better result.
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Bothered by the fact this guy was in handcuffs, was holding his head up while being put in van, but later is dead from a broken neck.
Something doesn't add up.
Yes, the guy appears to be a career criminal. BUT - are the drug laws constitutional? If so, why was the 18th amendment ever needed?
We can thank the US Supreme Court for screwing all this up. In 1833, the court decided the 2nd amendment did not bind the states in the case Barron v Baltimore. In fact the ignorants said none of the BoR bound the states EVENTHOUGH texts like Rawle's A View of the Constitution from 1829 presented the opposite. Had the supreme court NOT screwed things up with Barron, the 2nd and others would have been applied against the states, as they should have been. Why is this important? Because ARMS are not just firearms but Arms include knives, etc. Without Barron, and under a proper broad reading on the 2nd, which is the only way to properly read ALL the BoR, there would have been no knife law. UNLESS the governments, both fed and state, are given permission in writing to ban things they do not have the legitimate power to do so.
So we have illegitimate drug laws, probably unconstitutional if one grasps the sole logical conclusion from the 18th amendment, coupled with an improper and probably unconstitutional knife law, that led to the death of this person.
If the cops gave the guy a nickel ride as is postulated in the linked article, then they should all be tried and dealt with. One last point, it would appear using logic and reason that any immunity laws protecting police violate the equal protection clause of the 14th, since the cops are getting special treatment that other persons under the jurisdiction are not and nothing is written in the equal protection clause permitting exceptions.
If it ain't written, it ain't part of the Constitution. Our Constitution, our rules for government behavior, everything not written as a grant withheld. No implied. No inherent.
Report from squadroll passenger that Grey tried to injure himself during ride
How timely!!!
Hate these stories that keep changing. Certain a jury will feel the same.
Arrested for a knife issue after Heller and after McDonald is problematic on a few fronts. Knives are arms. RKBA is a civil right.
A death resulted.
Some of you can doubtless see where this is going. Denial of civil rights under the color authority resulting in death. This is a federal section 1983 case writ large. Very large, because the people involved, should they be found guilty, are eligible for the death penalty.
How far up the command structure can the grim reaper reach? The shift sergeant? The cheif? The mayor? Will there be riots if this is NOT prosecuted as a capitol case? Is it possible to pick an unbiased jury?
Problem with dialing 911 for hel;p is when seconds count police are only minutes away.