Who is Freddie Gray?

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Freddie Gray Arrest Record, Criminal History & Rap Sheet

by Tom Cleary, a reporter and editor for Heavy.com.

Gray had a lengthy arrest record with convictions dating back until at least 2007, according to the Maryland Department of Justice. Not all of the arrests led to convictions, in many of the cases he pleaded guilty to one charge while the others were dropped. Exact details of when he spent time in prison were not immediately available. His arrest record includes at least 18 arrests:

March 20, 2015: Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance
March 13, 2015: Malicious destruction of property, second-degree assault
January 20, 2015: Fourth-degree burglary, trespassing
January 14, 2015: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute
December 31, 2014: Possession of narcotics with intent to distribute
December 14, 2014: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance
August 31, 2014: Illegal gambling, trespassing
January 25, 2014: Possession of marijuana
September 28, 2013: Distribution of narcotics, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, second-degree assault, second-degree escape
April 13, 2012: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, violation of probation
July 16, 2008: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession with intent to distribute
March 28, 2008: Unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance
March 14, 2008: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to manufacture and distribute
February 11, 2008: Unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance
August 29, 2007: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, violation of probation
August 28, 2007: Possession of marijuana
August 23, 2007: False statement to a peace officer, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance
July 16, 2007: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance (2 counts)

Read more at: http://heavy.com/news/2015/04/freddie-gray-arrest-record-criminal-history-rap-sheet-why-was-freddie-gray-arrested/

Simple Answer to the question of who is Freddie Gray:

I don’t know. I know who Al Sharpton is. I know who the mayor of Baltimore is. I know who Geraldo Rivera is. I know who all the people are who are seeking to advance their own interests through Freddie’s death and the resulting riots. But I don’t know much about Freddie. So I conclude it is not really about Freddie. All the profiteers have already thrown him under the bus.

More Personal thoughts:

We don’t have complete information.
Freddie Gray’s arrest record was mostly for drug violations, with very little indication of violence.
Police silence on the circumstances of Freddie Gray’s death is deafening.
Main Stream Media is treating him as a victim.
We must see the riots as opportunistic thug behavior.
We also must understand why Freddie Gray’s death is so troubling for black people.

We will likely know much more in the coming weeks. But the special interests who are trying to benefit from his death are clouding the discussion.

Freddie’s death is tragic. I’m not saying he was a good guy or a bad guy. Due to all the blurring of information about him, we can’t find out. I don’t like anyone who sells drugs, but I also don’t like any cop who abuses his/her power.

Freddie is not the only victim. American civility is also a victim.

Americans, “send not to know for whom the bell tolls,
it tolls for thee.” *

* “No man is an island,
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of thine own
Or of thine friend’s were.
Each man’s death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.”

— John Donne
Meditation 17
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions

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