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EDITORIAL: Freddie Gray, Aura Rosser

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 12, 2015 0

A KNIFE COST both Baltimore resident Freddie Gray and Ann Arbor resident Aura Rosser their lives. In Gray’s case, Baltimore police officers alleged that the small, spring-assisted pocket knife Gray was carrying was illegal. The debate over…

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EDITORIAL: Aura Rosser’s Life and Death

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 6, 2015 0

AURA ROSSER WAS mentally ill, perhaps with Bipolar disorder, according to statements made by her relatives and evidence presented in a 12-page memo released by the Washtenaw County Prosecutor Brian Mackie. The night she was tasered by one…