Update: Cop Union Comparing Baltimore Protests To A “Lynch Mob,” Adding Fuel To The Fire. “In fact, the images seen on television look and sound much like a lynch mob in that they are calling for the immediate imprisonment of these officers without them ever receiving the due process that is the constitutional right of every citizen, including law enforcement officers,” said the Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 in a statement this morning. That analogy resulted in immediate judgement and criticism. In 1950, the phrase ‘lynch mob’ was originated during the Civil War era. An era where mob killings or lynching against African Americans and other minorities killed a total of 4,000 in the South. John Cotton tweeted this photo last night with the caption:
Which one is the #LynchMob again?
In the photo posted by Cotton, you see a calm Baltimore protest along side photos during Gray’s arrest. It speaks for itself. Andrew O’Connell, an attorney of the Gray family commented, “The choice of words is not only ironic, it’s sad.” Danielle Villi Instagram| Twitter Source : CNN Original: There are a power in numbers and it is showing in the protest for Freddie Gray, Baltimore resident who died inb April due to injuries sustained from the police force. Since then Maryland Law Enforcement has announced that they will be opening an investigation on the 25-year-old’s death. On Tuesday [April 21], Gray’s parents joined protesters at the police department for their son Freddie Gray.…