![]() ![]() Protest scenes flash across the screen, reenacting the response to the death of Freddie Gray so accurately that the Black Mental Health Alliance was called in to support actors and residents during filming. #BALTIMORE BLACK WOMAN IN PHOTO POLICE SERIES#The intro to the series captivates viewers with images and recordings of police brutality, former Mayor Catherine Pugh and Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby. “The old ways- the wrong ways- which allowed for misconduct and unconstitutional policing to grow and fester within the department are not and will not be a part of the department moving forward.” “The type of behavior exhibited by the GTTF should never have been allowed to occur,” Commissioner Michael Harrison said in a video released by the Baltimore Police Department one day after the show’s debut. In the wake of the Freddie Gray case, the police union has push back against reforms designed to provide citizens with more oversight, the union also has sued to block a civilian review board from having access to police disciplinary records. In this Apfile photo, police stand in formation as a curfew approaches in Baltimore. The last two, Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor were sentenced to 18 years in prison in 2018. However, in 2017, six out of the eight GTTF members, Thomas Allers, Wayne Jenkins, Momodu Gondo, Evodio Hendrix, Jemell Rayam, and Maurice Ward, were indicted and pleaded guilty to charges from extortion and robbery to falsification and drug dealing. The GTTF was a unit within the Baltimore City Police Department, created to disrupt violent gun crime and gun sales in Baltimore. Set in Baltimore City, the show highlights the real-life actions of former BPD police sergeant, Wayne Jenkins, played by Jon Bernthal of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” and “The Punisher” by Marvel Comics. ![]() There are currently two episodes that can be streamed on HBO Max and Watkins has an accompanying podcast for both episodes. A new HBO miniseries, “ We Own This City,” has refocused attention on the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) and the corrupt officers of the BPD Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF) that terrorized the city for years.ĭirected by Reinaldo Marcus Green, the six-episode series is based on the book, “ We Own This City,” written by Justin Fenton, a former reporter for the Baltimore Sun. ![]()
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