Commentators Steven H. Levin and Jason M. Weinstein call on Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby to conduct a full and fair grand jury investigation of the Freddie Gray case, but they seem to have already conducted their own investigation and dismissed all charges against the officers involved ("Mosby has a second chance to get the Freddie Gray charges right," May 18).
The "evidence" they present appears to be based on rumor, supposition, surmise and guesswork. They claim that Mr. Gray possessed an illegal knife, a claim categorically denied by Ms. Mosby.
They also assert that the reputations of Officers White and Goodson are "glowing," which, while it may be true, overlooks that even "good" people have been known to do bad things. That is a regrettable flaw of human nature.
And they offhandedly imply too that Ms. Mosby seeks political gain for her actions.
In essence, they have preemptively tried the accused officers in the almost always unreliable court of public opinion and, as the NAACP charges, thrown red herrings into what has already been a confusing and troubling affair.
While I have no certainty as to how this drama will play out, I believe that so far been it has reasonably well handled. I await the actions of the grand jury and, if it so decides, a fair trial of the accused officers.
Robert B. Ludwig, Nottingham