Baltimore Police Brutality Case Study
Twenty- five year old Freddie Gray lost his life on April 19th, 2015 due to the cruel treatment of police brutality. Gray was arrested on a weapons charge in a high-crime area of Baltimore. He was harshly shoved, pushed carelessly, dragged and then thrown into the back of a white van by six police officers. Spectators say that he was beaten inside of the van as well, due to moans and screaming being heard in the surrounding area. Gray suffered with asthma resulting in his having trouble breathing while in the police van. He begged and pleaded for his inhaler because of the lack of oxygen and was unreasonably denied.
When Gray was finally taken out of the vehicle he was pronounced unresponsive. He died a week after his arrest due to severe spinal injuries, caused by the events that occurred inside of the van. This African American man have experienced unjust hostility from six men in uniforms. He suffered and died at a substantially young age due to extreme and unexplainable circumstances. Consequently, Gray’s family and friends had to mourn and grieve the loss of a loved one that can never be brought back. It is the opinion of the Baltimore police …show more content…
It is shown that he has had a previous history of being rebellious against the law, because of that it was used against him in cases in the court. Gray was arrested several times per year, and often violated his probation. For this reason, Gray was frowned upon by the Baltimore police department, they saw him as a threat to his neighborhood, and no longer as a regular civilian. When Gray was last arrested, he was not acting illegally. At the sight of him, the police officers tried to find anything to use as a reason for his arrest. The officers used an alleged “switchblade” as an excuse to hold Gray in their custody. While in custody, he was pronounced
When Gray was finally taken out of the vehicle he was pronounced unresponsive. He died a week after his arrest due to severe spinal injuries, caused by the events that occurred inside of the van. This African American man have experienced unjust hostility from six men in uniforms. He suffered and died at a substantially young age due to extreme and unexplainable circumstances. Consequently, Gray’s family and friends had to mourn and grieve the loss of a loved one that can never be brought back. It is the opinion of the Baltimore police …show more content…
It is shown that he has had a previous history of being rebellious against the law, because of that it was used against him in cases in the court. Gray was arrested several times per year, and often violated his probation. For this reason, Gray was frowned upon by the Baltimore police department, they saw him as a threat to his neighborhood, and no longer as a regular civilian. When Gray was last arrested, he was not acting illegally. At the sight of him, the police officers tried to find anything to use as a reason for his arrest. The officers used an alleged “switchblade” as an excuse to hold Gray in their custody. While in custody, he was pronounced