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Marilyn Mosby is under fire.

On May 17, a coalition of law-enforcement officers, attorneys and community officials formed a super PAC dedicated to ousting Mosby from her position as Baltimore City state’s attorney, according to the Baltimore Sun. While the position is not typically the focus of a highly funded political race, the June 2018 Democratic primary is shaping up to be a heated contest. In Maryland, a super PAC can accept unlimited funds from corporations, unions and individuals, and the group has already released an attack ad against Mosby—even though she has no opponent.

All of Mosby’s critics allege she was overzealous in prosecuting the police officers who faced trial on charges of killing Freddie Gray after he died following being found badly injured in the back of a police vehicle after a 2015 arrest. They accuse her of defaming their names and conducting a secret investigation. They even say Mosby filed charges that were harsher than the crimes committed.

Go back and read the previous paragraph and replace the word “police” with any black-sounding name and notice how unremarkable that statement seems. In other words, they are angry at Marilyn Mosby for treating cops with the exact same biased, heavy-handed one-sidedness with which police officers treat black suspects every day.

One of the reasons that only five white police officers have been convicted of killing a black man in the last 13 years is because the law is technically on their sides. The city, district and state’s attorneys responsible for prosecuting officers charged with crimes are the same lawyers who work hand in hand with the police on a daily basis. They depend on cops for evidence-gathering, investigating crimes and testifying in court cases against criminals. They support the police unions. Cops and state’s attorneys work under the umbrella of the same employers and are essentially teammates, so it is naive to expect prosecutors to pursue justice against police officers with any impartial vigor.

But Mosby bucked that system when she filed 28 charges ranging from false imprisonment to second-degree murder against six officers whose actions she believed led to Freddie Gray’s demise. Since then, she’s been a target for the people who believe police are infallible and suggest that anyone who says otherwise in an un-American criminal.

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Funny how when the tables are turned, cops see it as anything but justice. Hypocrites. Hope she stands strong through this.