Baltimore Riots

[LongBlade]

I've heard the reports here too. They're taking them seriously.

I'm still struggling to figure out if any of these "leaders" can screw things up any further. It's awful.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

It's the looters that make ke the most nauseous. Maybe looking up Meredith Heller will push me over the edge and vomit on my phone.

"Looters" is also racist.  How can you live with yourself?

[GDS_Starfury]

robot is a pretty racist term,

[BanzaiCat]

I'm pretty sure after seeing a lot of news on this, that the mayor of Baltimore is an unmitigated idiot and shouldn't be running a lemonade stand, let alone the city of Baltimore.

[bbmike]

From ABC News:

Numerous fires were reported overnight and Baltimore police reported people throwing cinder blocks at fire engines as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames.

WTF? 

[Steelgrave]

From ABC News:

Numerous fires were reported overnight and Baltimore police reported people throwing cinder blocks at fire engines as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames.

WTF? 

Look at it this way......even if they burn their neighborhoods down, they know the government will be there with FEMA trailers, $2000 Mastercards and free cell phones......

[steve58]

Baltimore City Council President Apologies...to Rioters :o  They are not thugs, just "misdirected youths"

[Centurion40]

Where are Bunk & Jimmy when you need them?







oh, there they are!

[Nefaro]

Baltimore City Council President Apologies...to Rioters :o  They are not thugs, just "misdirected youths"

The Baltimore "leadership" seems to be almost non-existent.  Or even supportive of the rioting. 

Sorry for the racist term I used.  :P

[LongBlade]

An analysis of social media traffic in downtown Baltimore Monday has unearthed striking connections to the protests in Ferguson, Mo. last year, according to a leading data mining firm that shared its findings exclusively with Fox News.

The firm, which asked to remain anonymous because of its government work, found between 20 and 50 social media accounts in Baltimore that were also tied to the peak period of violence in Ferguson. While further analysis is being conducted on the data, it suggests the presence of "professional protesters" or anarchists taking advantage of Freddie Gray's death to incite more violence. 

Further in the article

One account, which also tracked the recent union protests in New York City as well as other disturbances, tweeted photos of Gray's funeral and used language that seemed to anticipate violence in Baltimore.

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source: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/04/28/social-media-analysis-suggests-links-between-baltimore-and-ferguson-violence/

[BanzaiCat]

Heh. Glad someone has a sense of humor in the middle of this insanity.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/baltimore-riots-watch-michael-jackson-5594887

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Baltimore City Council President Apologies...to Rioters :o  They are not thugs, just "misdirected youths"

The Baltimore "leadership" seems to be almost non-existent.  Or even supportive of the rioting. 

Sorry for the racist term I used.  :P

Bad!  Bad man!  (and apparently "thugs" is now racist as well)

http://dailycaller.com/2015/04/27/tonight-show-drummer-calling-rioters-thugs-is-code-for-ners/

[bbmike]

Baltimore City Council President Apologies...to Rioters :o  They are not thugs, just "misdirected youths"

The Baltimore "leadership" seems to be almost non-existent.  Or even supportive of the rioting. 

Sorry for the racist term I used.  :P

Bad!  Bad man!  (and apparently "thugs" is now racist as well)

http://dailycaller.com/2015/04/27/tonight-show-drummer-calling-rioters-thugs-is-code-for-ners/

No, if Obama says it then it must be ok. 

[Gusington]

That mother is a hero. What is needed is 1 million more mothers like that.

I agree that the Mayor of Baltimore is acting like a deer in headlights.

I unfortunately also agree with Steelie...to an extent. I have read and seen a lot of footage of regular people trying to keep control in those streets in Baltimore, including a black Vietnam vet who put himself between the rioters and the police lines. Am I still allowed to use the word 'black?'

Also - Obama is such a fraud. Never has a US President had such potential to make good, do something to heal, help a terrible situation...and totally squandered it. Way to step up your game, Mr. President. Not.

[Steelgrave]

That mother is a hero. What is needed is 1 million more mothers like that.

I agree that the Mayor of Baltimore is acting like a deer in headlights.

I unfortunately also agree with Steelie...to an extent. I have read and seen a lot of footage of regular people trying to keep control in those streets in Baltimore, including a black Vietnam vet who put himself between the rioters and the police lines. Am I still allowed to use the word 'black?'

Also - Obama is such a fraud. Never has a US President had such potential to make good, do something to heal, help a terrible situation...and totally squandered it. Way to step up your game, Mr. President. Not.

My sarcasm was in full swing. There are plenty of folks from all spectrum's who are appalled both at the rioting and at the police action that sparked it off. It's the people who take advantage of the chaos in order to steal, burn and harm that I disdain, along with the enablers and excuse makers. Policing in our country has to change, but when the common man sees cities burning and rioters burning down their town, the focus becomes public safety and in the end, works against the kind of change that needs to happen.