We talked about Baltimore, where the police had just killed Freddie Gray and street protests were swelling to an uprising. My students were skeptical of headlines and commentary that called for nonviolent protest. One of the students noted that the
Officials in Baltimore have approved a $6.4 million settlement that will go to the family of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died while in police custody. The city's police union has spoken out against Wednesday's
September 8, 2015 12:54 PM EDT – The city of Baltimore has reached a $6.4 million wrongful death settlement with the family of Freddie Gray. Gray suffered a fatal spine injury while in police custody. (AP). September 8, 2015 12:54 PM EDT – The city of
The settlement is not related to the criminal charges that have been brought against the six officers involved in Gray's death, and Rawlings-Blake added that it does not “represent any judgment” on the guilt or innocence of those officers, whose
Freddie Gray was in perfect health until police chased and tackled him in Baltimore April 12, 2015, his lawyer said. Less than an hour later, he was on his way to a trauma clinic with a spinal injury, where he fell into a coma.