Let me understand... No one really knows why Mr. Gary was being arrested?

[diabeticman]

[fadedrose]

1. He had a switchblade knife

which is illegal in Maryland. But it was hidden away in on of his front pockets out of view.

How the cops knew, that I don't know. Why they stopped him, ?

Just remembered -it called for $500 fine and/or a year in jail.

[diabeticman]

2. Switchblade is illegal? Half the people I know carry some sort of knife.

[fadedrose]

3. I think it was spring-loaded

that's the kind that's illegal. There might be another term for it, but that's how I remember what was said on the tv.

[diabeticman]

4. Thanks,

[U4ikLefty]

5. You mean they found a switchblade?

[onecaliberal]

7. After they arrested him and searched I believe.

[U4ikLefty]

8. "Having" a switchblade & the police "finding" a switchblade can be two different things.

That was my point.

[onecaliberal]

14. Indeed!

[fadedrose]

17. Then it's like Mosby said...they had no business arresting him

[JTFrog]

15. The knife was not a switchblade - he was arrested illegally.

According to State Attorney Mosby.

The Baltimore Police Department said Gray was arrested on suspicion of possessing a switchblade. But Mosby said Friday the knife Gray had on him was not a switchblade and was lawful under Maryland law.

“No crime was committed by Freddie Gray,” Mosby said, adding that Gray was illegally arrested.

[sabrina 1]

6. I just asked someone that question. I might have missed it but so far, I haven't heard why he was

arrested.

[Downwinder]

9. He made eye contact.

[sabrina 1]

11. Sadly that's probably enough these days. I know there was something about a knife, but from what

read, they couldn't have known he had one unless they had stopped him already.

I guess they're afraid someone might have video that hasn't come forward yet.

And we just learned that they have arrested Kevin Moore, the guy who videotaped the Freddie Gray arrest.

Deja vu, they also arrested Ramsey Orta, the guy who videotaped the killing of Erik Garner.


Unbelievable that this doesn't get any better no matter how they are exposed, filmed, caught lying. Who is in charge of this?

[Downwinder]

12. Eye contact is enough

plus a furtive movement. He hauled ass.

No charge. What's the use, he's dead.

You only get overtime if you testify in court.

If you haven't read it, read "David Simon Talks About Where the Baltimore Police Went Wrong"
http://www.vice.com/read/david-simon-talks-about-where-the-baltimore-police-went-wrong-429

[MADem]

10. He ran and he was alleged to have a knife.

Who knows if he had one, though? It could have easily been provided by a helpful law enforcement officer to make a charge stick.

[gollygee]

18. Wasn't the knife found after the fact?

I thought he was arrested because he was running, and I don't believe it's illegal to run.

[MADem]

19. That's why I phrased my comment the way I did.

He ran, and he was "alleged" to have a knife.

Without body cameras, the police can say they saw that knife before he ran. And they can get away with it.

[safeinOhio]

13. The proper term is not switchblade..

It's called a "throw down".

from my personal life, married to a cop.

[HipChick]

16. He was arrested for being outside while Black

If you are White, prob will not understand the harrassment that happens to black males on a daily basis by Cops