Reporter Luke Broadwater states that Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby instantly became a controversial figure across America — lauded as a hero by the left and decried as a demagogue by the right — when she brought charges against the six officers in the death of Freddie Gray. One year later, her circumstances are even more debatable ("Marilyn Mosby stirs strong feelings," July 3).
Here's my side of this story. I'm not on the left or on the right. I am something different — one who tries to be ethical and who follows the truth no matter where it goes. The truth is that Ms. Mosby became confused, not knowing the difference between being a prosecutor and a politician. She forgot that, even though she was elected in a political arena, her responsibility as a prosecutor is to follow the law. Instead, she chose to pander to the street mob who demanded convictions of the six police officers without any due process.
Ms. Mosby decided to placate the liberal agitators who obviously lack knowledge about constitutional law. This decision reflected recklessness and lack of judicial responsibility on her part making it clear her ambition of becoming a new political rock star took precedence over the constitutional rights of the six police officers. That's the reason I filed a complaint with the Attorney Grievance Commission back in May 2015 — way before the recent disbarment request submitted by a law professor which was detailed in Kevin Rector's article ("Activist law professor calls for Mosby disbarment over prosecution in Freddie Gray case," June 29).
Today, we are confronted with a polarization of the police department against the state's attorney — a schism encouraged by the liberal media of this town that further impedes the Baltimore City Police Department from doing its job effectively. When officers have their hands tied behind their backs with threats of being arrested themselves when they make an arrest, how can they be expected to capably carry on? To condemn the entire Baltimore City Police Department for the wrongful behavior of a small number of bad cops is simply unfair.
Until the mainstream media in Baltimore adapts a fair approach in its coverage of the trials of the six officers and the agitators develop more respect for the people who protect us, the law abiding citizens of Baltimore will continue to suffer as victims of horrendous crimes.
Ralph Jaffe, Baltimore