The Baltimore Sun reported yesterday that the case against motorcyclist Anthony Graber has been dismissed.  Mr. Graber was speeding down the highway, popping wheelies, when an unmarked car pulled in front of him.  The driver of the car pulled out a gun before announcing he was a police officer.  I’ve written about it a bunch and am sort of in a rush so I’m not going to link to all of the previous entries right now (I know, bad for my google juice.)  Anyway, the Judge wrote: “Those of us who are public officials and are entrusted with the power of the state are ultimately accountable to the public. When we exercise that power in public fora, we should not expect our actions to be shielded from public observation. ‘Sed quis custodiet ipsos cutodes’ (“Who watches the watchmen?”).”

Here’s a longer article with some tasty snippets from the police chief and the State’s Attorney.  

I’ve been trying to find a copy of the decision online but can’t right now.  I’m writing an article right now, and I’ve got to edit out all the swear words.  If I get to another part of Maryland this week I’ll see if I can pick up a copy of the decision and publish it here for you all.

UPDATE:

Found it here

Copy of the Motion to Suppress.

Power to the people, or something like it.

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