The mugshots of the six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray were released this evening. Three of them are white, three of them are African-American.

This should remove the racial element from the case and make it a clear question of excessive police force.

That sound you hear is the “this was racism” narrative subtly shifting to something else.

— RBe (@RBPundit) May 1, 2015

Or, at least, it should.
https://twitter.com/stopbeingfamous/status/594290317689540608
Say what?
https://twitter.com/stopbeingfamous/status/594290921262424064
Well, it should make rational people question the narrative being pushed, and start having a conversation on the exercise of police authority over anyone in their custody. And as for people who still want to push the narrative – well, they have a lot of convoluted explaining to do.

The officers have all been released on bail.