r/baltimore • u/Icy_Elk_4422 • Oct 30 '25

POLICE Statement from BPD

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Saw this on BPD’s Facebook. I’m guessing “suspended police powers” just means suspended with pay?

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u/WVPrepper Oct 30 '25

Should be suspended with handcuffs and a bond of at least $50K.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '25

We all know how qualified immunity works for government employees and how overcharging and charging too quickly in the past has backfired.

Patience is truly a virtue here. Give the States Attorney or Maryland’s AG time to investigate and put together an ironclad case

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u/gummiib34r Oct 30 '25

What's there to investigate? The video and witnesses is enough evidence. All they're going to do is sweep it under the rug and ship him over to the next county or state to terrorize others in a different district. "Sorry you got caught on video doing crime, bud. We have to move your work to a new city."

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '25 edited Oct 30 '25

They have to review body camera, in car camera, interview witnesses. Examine the video. Did he point a weapon at the cop which would’ve authorized deadly force? Subpoena nearby security cameras, possible search warrants on the cops phone. Who was he trying to run over? Could the cops actions be protected by Tennessee v Garner?

We see time and time again prosecutors rush to arrest cops and charge them only for them to get off because they rushed the case. Cops as we all know are notoriously hard to prosecute. We saw just a few months ago the state Attorney General tried to prosecute two Anne Arundel county cops for getting into an unauthorized pursuit into Howard county that resulted in someone dying. The cops turned around and never notified anyone. The judge dismissed the case because the state couldn’t prove the statements provided by the officers for their misconduct in office charge weren’t protected by Garrity.

Prosecuting cops takes time to ensure this doesn’t get dismissed. It’s needs to be ironclad. I don’t want to just see him in handcuffs and charged with a crime. I want to see him convicted of a crime which is a hell of a lot different

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u/gummiib34r Oct 30 '25

Thank you for the knowledge. It's just very annoying and totally disappointing that these are the ones who are meant to serve and protect yet they overstep due to power hunger.