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Baltimore: The Next Ferguson? (2 Viewers)

tdoss said:
Doctor Detroit said:
tdoss said:
Damn...you know Baltimore has to be pretty bad if someone from Detroit is openly dogging it.
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Says the guy from the inland empire of hell. Those in glass meth labs...
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/11/15/24-7-wall-st-safest-cities/18933099/Live in the 2nd safest city in the U.S.

Wife works in the 1st.

But don't let me stop you from mocking Baltimore.
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http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2005/fall/california-conflictLove Riverside, is that the third safest city in the US? Hellhole

 
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Doctor Detroit said:
tdoss said:
Doctor Detroit said:
tdoss said:
Damn...you know Baltimore has to be pretty bad if someone from Detroit is openly dogging it.
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Says the guy from the inland empire of hell. Those in glass meth labs...
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/11/15/24-7-wall-st-safest-cities/18933099/Live in the 2nd safest city in the U.S.

Wife works in the 1st.

But don't let me stop you from mocking Baltimore.
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http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2005/fall/california-conflictLove Riverside, is that the third safest city in the US? Hellhole
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Hemet, Lake Elsinore and some other Inland Empire areas definitely have that Detroit kinda stank on them...no doubt.

 
As usual there are peaceful protestors with every right to be angry, and then there are thugs. Throw the thugs in jail.

 
The Baltimore Sun, Monday, April 27, 2015

Juveniles clash with police at Mondawmin; threat prompts downtown closures

A large group of juveniles and police in riot gear clashed near Mondawmin Mall on Monday afternoon, while the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and numerous downtown businesses closed early out of fears of violence.

Police responded with shields and a tactical vehicle as they were pelted with rocks and bottles. An officer was injured in the melee, police said via Twitter.

Lexington Market, a city courthouse and businesses including T. Rowe Price and Venable LLP said police warned them of large gatherings and protests downtown, days after protests over the death of Freddie Gray turned destructive.

According to widely circulated flier, a high school "purge" was to take place at 3 p.m., starting at Mondawmin Mall and ending downtown. Such memes have been known to circulate regularly among city school students, based on a film "The Purge," about what would happen if all laws were suspended.

The flier included an image of protesters smashing the windshield of a police car Saturday during a march spurred by the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old man who suffered a spinal cord injury earlier this month after being arrested by city police.

Mondawmin Mall closed at 1 p.m. ahead of the incident. The mall's Metro stop also closed.

A post on the University of Maryland Baltimore's website said it was closing early based on a recommendation from city police. The campus will also stop shuttle service.

Police officials could not be immediately reached about the warning.

UMB posted the following notice on its website:


"Due to reports from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) concerning scheduled activities today beginning at 3 p.m., UMB will close today at 2 p.m. at the recommendation of the BPD. These activities may be potentially violent and UMB could be in the path of any violence. The safety of our students and employees is of paramount importance please vacate the campus as soon as possible."

T. Rowe Price closed its downtown offices at 2 p.m. after receiving what a spokesman called “credible information” about protests and large crowds expected downtown.

“We took this step out of an abundance of caution and to honor our commitment to the safety of our associates,” spokesman Brian Lewbart said in an e-mail.

Venable closed at 2 p.m., also citing an "abundance of caution," spokesman Chris Till said.

Baltimore City District Court closed at 2:30 p.m., officials said.

Robert Thomas, director of the Lexington Market, said the downtown market was closing three hours early at 3 p.m.

“We’re relying on police intelligence,” Thomas said. “It’s too unpredictable. We want to make sure the public is safe as well as the employees.”

Thomas said the market closed early on Saturday during the massive protest that marched past the building. He said the market had five windows broken during the protest.
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If you want to follow this in real time, here are a few key Twitter accounts:

@ericalg - Baltimore Sun reporter on the scene

@BaltoSpectator - community activist and pot stirrer

@BaltMetroNews - a weirdo who sits by the scanner and helpfully tweets out breaking police calls

@justin_fenton - Sun's main cops reporter

@baynardwoods - Alternative press reporter

This is kind of surreal to see happening here in real time.

 
The_Man said:
Well, I might be wrong. Police and media seem intent on creating a riot situation around here.

A bunch of high school kids just left school, marching "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" and the cops responded with the SWAT team like it's a riot. So now the kids are throwing rocks at the cops and another defenseless 7-11 window just got smashed.

Meanwhile, half the offices in downtown Baltimore just closed and sent their workers home early.

Will really suck if things get sucky around here.
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The media loves a good riot & dont mind fanning the flames
 
Send in the National Guard, order a curfew, arrest anyone who is not off the streets by nightfall. Do it now governor.

 
timschochet said:
The_Man said:
SaintsInDome2006 said:
timschochet said:
Send in the National Guard, order a curfew, arrest anyone who is not off the streets by nightfall. Do it now governor.
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Leadership is needed. Is this O'Malley or someone else?
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His Republican successor, Larry Hogan

Going to be very dicey for a white Governor to come in and start bossing around the African-American mayor and Chief of Police
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too bad. That's the job.
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I thought the problem was identified as these areas not having enough black leaders (Mayor, Chief of Police, etc)...at least that's what was being said in Ferguson.

 
Wow the mob is crushing a police car live on CNN. Just crazy!

 
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tdoss said:
timschochet said:
The_Man said:
SaintsInDome2006 said:
timschochet said:
Send in the National Guard, order a curfew, arrest anyone who is not off the streets by nightfall. Do it now governor.
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Leadership is needed. Is this O'Malley or someone else?
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His Republican successor, Larry Hogan

Going to be very dicey for a white Governor to come in and start bossing around the African-American mayor and Chief of Police
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too bad. That's the job.
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I thought the problem was identified as these areas not having enough black leaders (Mayor, Chief of Police, etc)...at least that's what was being said in Ferguson.
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It's hard for me to see anything that the city has done wrong here (police tactics aside).

I asked this before, what are the protestors calling for that is different from what is being done already?

 
Jack White said:
This police spokesman is delivering nothing but empty platitudes. Typical.
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Well there is something you and a police spokesman have in common. Go with that, maybe tase yourself a few times for good measure. :thumbup:
 
I still feel like this situation was escalated by a massive over-reaction by the Baltimore Police. It was a bunch of high school kids walking down the street after school.

So, against a high-school protest with NO violence, Baltimore police unopposed deployed immediately with armored vehicles and full riot gear. This was a couple of hours after they issued a press release - DURING Freddie Grey's funeral - saying they're being targeted by gangs.

Now they've shut off the major public transit hub in that part of the city, meaning kids who just want to get home have no way of getting out of there. And they've shut off other major intersections in the city, miles from the ongoing disturbance.

Where is the Mayor? Where is the Police Chief? This is so dispiriting.

 
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