Democracy Now! — Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015

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In Baltimore, a judge has declared a mistrial in the case of the first police officer to be charged in the death of Freddie Gray, after jurors were unable to reach a verdict on any of the charges against Officer William Porter.

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Baltimore: Mistrial in Trial Against Officer in Death of Freddie Gray. Image: vide still.

Baltimore: Mistrial in Trial Against Officer in Death of Freddie Gray. Image: video still.

Today’s episode examines the Freddie Gray case mistrial verdict due to a hung jury, which has sparked protests in Baltimore. There is also a feature on the state of emergency declared in Michael Moore’s hometown of Flint, Michigan. Flint’s mayor made the declaration following the discovery of unsafe lead levels in drinking water.

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