After issuing Murder Indictments against the Officers who Killed Freddie Gray just 24 hrs after receiving the case from the Baltimore PD, when talking to CNN's Don Lemon, yeah Don Lemon, Maryland States Attorney pushed back hard on the criticism that she is both too close to Police, with many in her directly family including both her parents, her grandfather an aunt and an uncle having served in law enforcement, and simultaneous being criticized by the Fraternal Order of Police who argued that she is "too friendly" with the defense Gray family attorney.
Seems to me someone who is close too and trusted by all sides in the argument is the same person the public should trust to make the right decision.
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Mosby handled the questions easily, arguing that she can indeed remain impartial and that she is proceed not because she dislikes cops, but because she feels that bad cops do "a disservice" to those cops who do honor their commitment to serve their community.
Video over the flip.
Via RawStory.
Lemon touched on the positive reaction that greeted Mosby’s announcement, during which she acknowledged not only her ties to the law enforcement community — both of her parents were police officers, as were several uncles, her grandfather and an aunt — but residents calling for greater accountability from local police.
“Is it difficult to balance that?” he asked.
“No, I think it gives me a well-rounded perspective,” Mosby said. “I come from five generations of police officers, so law enforcement is instilled. I understand the time, the commitment, the sacrifice that these police officers make, time away from their families on a day-to-day basis, risking their lives for the benefit of our communities.”
But at the same time, she added, “those officers that usurped their authority, you have to be able to hold them accountable because it does a disservice to the really hardworking police officers. So for me it’s about applying justice fairly and accurately to those with or without a badge."
And in reality, it's just that simple. Upholding the law means doing it whether the crime is committed by a suspected Gang Banger or a Suspected Cop.
Vyan
Fri May 01, 2015 at 8:38 PM PT: Here's a quick video from Marilyn Moby's interview with Chris Hayes where she answers the question of what she may do if she starts getting pushback from the Police such as Officers not showing up to testify for her cases, she also points at thst the "conflict of interest" charges about her having taken campaign contributions from the Gray family attorney are moot since she also took contributions from the F.O.P.