In a clip from The Real News Network, former FBI agent Tyrone Powers evaluates the case against the six Baltimore officers charged in Freddie Gray’s death, whether they had probable cause to arrest Gray in the first place and zero-tolerance policing.

–Posted by Jenna Berbeo

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