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| Wednesday, October 30, 2024 |
Miles from the Mainstream |
D.
R. ZUKERMAN, proprietor |
A Statement on Removing the Blindfold from the Statue of Justice?
May 19, 2015 -- Marilyn Mosby, State's Attorney for Baltimore, concluded her statement announcing charges against six Baltimore police officers in the homicide of Freddie Gray, with these words (text provided by TIME): "[t]o the youth of the city, I will seek justice on your behalf. This is a moment. This is your moment. Let's insure we have peaceful and productive rallies that will develop structural and systemic changes for generations to come. |
You're at the forefront of this cause and as young people, our cause is now." In the course of Ms. Mosby's statement, delivered before a crowd May 1, in front of the Baltimore War Memorial, she also remarked: "To the people of Baltimore and the demonstrators across America, I heard your calls for "No justice. no peace...." |
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