why are there riots in Baltimore?

[BeeBoop]

I saw it briefly on the news. Gangs teamed up to fight the police?




So you troll here under the guise of not knowing the news?

Sure thing.....................




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[IronWing]

The Pigs landed iN the wrong forum, the residents were revolting.

 

[DesiPower]

Free iPods

 

[Coulrophobia]

You were sittin' home watchin' your TV
While I was participating in some anarchy
First spot we hit it was my liquor store
I finally got all that alcohol I can't afford
With red lights flashin', time to retire
And then we turned that liquor store into a structure fire
Next stop we hit, it was the music shop,
It only took one brick to make the window drop
Finally we got our own P.A.
Where do you think I got this guitar that you're hearing today?

 

[Bock]

I saw it briefly on the news. Gangs teamed up to fight the police?

Cops and their frequent abuses against minorities. You should check out the videos on youtube. Google "unarmed black man shot by police" & notice how many different incidents there are, with video evidence.

 

[John Connor]

I saw it briefly on the news. Gangs teamed up to fight the police?

You don't stay informed?

 

[BeeBoop]

Okay, I see. Did a quick Google search and this is about Freddie Gary. Black lives matter protest! Lol. Turns out that Freddie had 80% of his spinal cord detached from his neck. I definitely agree that there was some police brutality. Cop probably jammed his knee into the guys neck too hard. Maybe a body camera would have solved this problem.

 

[BeeBoop]

You don't stay informed?

I try not to watch a lot of news and get on with things that I feel are more important but sometimes these things get right up in your face.

 

[MongGrel]

Appears so.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/04/27/gangs-vow-to-target-police-as-baltiomore-protests-spread/

 

[steppinthrax]

I lived in Baltimore for 10 years. I'll tell you this.

They were waiting for something to happen like this just so that they could burn the city. It was like a pot of hot gasoline with a match over it.

 

[MongGrel]

The Wire was pretty popular for a long time prior to now ....

 

[brianmanahan]

why are there riots in Baltimore?

probably because of something you did

 

[Captante]

If your were in Baltimore wouldn't you riot?

 

[PhIlLy ChEeSe]

no jobs, no economy, they want us to pay down the debt, big Gov little people, gov making laws to separate them selves from prosecution of normal laws, etc.

 

[MongGrel]

Anarchy will be happening soon, there are enough large organized South American gangs hanging out that haven't even went public yet I imagine.

Got me, you can see it happening I guess.

 

[Brian Stirling]

Same shit, different day!

This was a no win situation for the authorities.

They wanted a minimum presence on the day of the funeral and didn't want a police show of force that might trigger something. If they had had a large presence it probably would have resulted in trouble and they would have been second guessed by the media for provocation.

They did not respond to the rioting and looting in a timely manor because they had not mobilized (see above). Had they moved on these scenes earlier, with inadequate numbers, they feared, correctly, that they would have been "flanked" and many lives could have been lost. There are reports from reporters that police had been surrounded by rioters and had to leave or be injured or killed. It's also the case that when police did move the rioters tended to melt away from that area BUT pounced on another area. Whack-a-mole anyone?

But, if they had insufficient numbers why didn't they call up the national guard? If they had done this before the rioting began it would have caused the rioting and they would have been blamed for provocation.

But, why didn't they have the guard on call and ready to go if something happened? Because if they had done this the story would have leaked out and that would have been blamed for causing the trouble.

In summary, there was NOTHING they could have done that wouldn't have either resulted in many more incurred or dead or been blamed for causing this.


Brian

 

[MongGrel]

Same shit, different day!

This was a no win situation for the authorities.

They wanted a minimum presence on the day of the funeral and didn't want a police show of force that might trigger something. If they had had a large presence it probably would have resulted in trouble and they would have been second guessed by the media for provocation.

They did not respond to the rioting and looting in a timely manor because they had not mobilized (see above). Had they moved on these scenes earlier, with inadequate numbers, they feared, correctly, that they would have been "flanked" and many lives could have been lost. There are reports from reporters that police had been surrounded by rioters and had to leave or be injured or killed. It's also the case that when police did move the rioters tended to melt away from that area BUT pounced on another area. Whack-a-mole anyone?

But, if they had insufficient numbers why didn't they call up the national guard? If they had done this before the rioting began it would have caused the rioting and they would have been blamed for provocation.

But, why didn't they have the guard on call and ready to go if something happened? Because if they had done this the story would have leaked out and that would have been blamed for causing the trouble.

In summary, there was NOTHING they could have done that wouldn't have either resulted in many more incurred or dead or been blamed for causing this.


Brian

Yeah, they pretty much saw this coming.

 

[JackBurton]

Cops and their frequent abuses against minorities. You should check out the videos on youtube. Google "unarmed black man shot by police" & notice how many different incidents there are, with video evidence.

LOL, keep blaming the man. That's the problem. lol Take a close look at the shit people rioting. Those are the exact people that are being "abused" by the cops.

 

[Ruptga]

The difference is... ok, ONE really important difference is the presence of respected leadership. Today we don't have anyone like MLK who can unify and rein in so many fractious groups and put them to a useful purpose, and all that undirected frustration ensures that any action will quickly decay into mob violence.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Obviously, the way to get people to respect you is to act like a total imbecile by attacking people and destroying stuff. Yep. Totally makes people think better of you.

/facepalm

 

[KeithP]

I definitely agree that there was some police brutality.

A lot of people that don't know what happened seem to agree on that. I wish some of the folks like you would go into police work, it would save a lot of time on investigations.

That being said I find it odd that police officers killing black people generate such reactions given that the vast majority of black people murdered are killed by other black people not in law enforcement. But I guess the community is cool with that. <shrugs>

-KeithP

 

[videogames101]

I saw it briefly on the news. Gangs teamed up to fight the police?

Someone made a fake bloods twitter account and CNN reports it as news.

Meanwhile west coast gangs are laughing at the coverage from LA.

The difference is... ok, ONE really important difference is the presence of respected leadership. Today we don't have anyone like MLK who can unify and rein in so many fractious groups and put them to a useful purpose, and all that undirected frustration ensures that any action will quickly decay into mob violence.

The fact is people riot for a reason. =/

 

[Insomniator]

What does police brutality have to do with looting 7-11's and burning down the city?

I'm sure the people rioting are real stand up members of society.

Can we make law enforcement body cameras mandatory already?

 

[videogames101]

What does police brutality have to do with looting 7-11's and burning down the city?

I'm sure the people rioting are real stand up members of society.

Can we make law enforcement body cameras mandatory already?

Get real man, it's related because that's how you make the news.

 

[BeeBoop]

A lot of people that don't know what happened seem to agree on that. I wish some of the folks like you would go into police work, it would save a lot of time on investigations.

That being said I find it odd that police officers killing black people generate such reactions given that the vast majority of black people murdered are killed by other black people not in law enforcement. But I guess the community is cool with that. <shrugs>

-KeithP

Well, he had a broken neck. Just seems more likely police did it since he ran from them. Often times, when I watch police arrest videos, I see them placing their knee on the suspect. Getting kneed in the chest, neck, or head can be serious.