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And pardon me for saying it, but the mayor of Baltimore looks like she's on drugs. She's embarrassing to both my husband and I.
We live in a predominantly white community, and we love it. Our neighbors accept us and we accept them. It's a matter of character, not race. We raised our children to respect people of all colors. If these black punks ever decided to branch out, to come and try to burn whitey out of his business, the fight will be on. White people will fight back. White people have lots of patience, but there's a limit to how much they'll be pushed around. My husband and I would join them to protect what we've all worked so hard to create.
Those who are looting and burning down Baltimore have no vested interest in their communities. That's their fault, not whitey's, not the cops, not society's.
Truer words were never spoken!!!
To destroy their own community is incomprehensible. The only thing that makes sense is that the protesters were looking for the excitement and free stuff they could steal. The faces of the protesters didn't look angry, in fact most were grinning ear to ear. They certainly weren't concerned with the business owners who have had years of their work and livlihood destroyed in a matter of minutes, nor the senior citizens who now cannot avail themselves of the help offered by the senior center.
Im from New York so I am not really familiar with Rawlings-Blake but my impression is that she is a "progressive" Democrat who has a certain degree of sympathy for the rioters but is forced by her position as mayor to condemn them and speak out, hence her awkwardness.
We saw a similar picture with NYC Mayor Comrade Bill de Blasio last December. He hates the cops, but because he is the mayor he has to appear in support.
She also veto'd a bill last year that would have gave officers body cams. She claimed there were too many issues
I had a conversation with my adult son last night about all of this, specifically while watching the police be attacked and not fighting back. He asked what I would do if I was one of the officers and after some thought I told him "I'd probably go to the mayor and hand her my badge/ID after telling her that I cannot condone being used as a target/cannon fodder/fuel for your political gain".
I see a no confidence vote coming to Baltimore soon, I can't see the PD trusting or wanting to work for a city hall like this.
I hear you. My brother has been a cop for over 25 years. He works a lot with schools, mentors underprivileged kids, and volunteers in the black community. I'm going back to see him this summer, and won't be surprised if he's decided to retire. He chose to stay on the job when he was eligible for retirement because he loves his job and knows he makes a difference.
The koreans did a good job of protecting their stores in LA because it turned out the cops were even more racist against Korean people than they were against black people. The cops blatantly refused to protect the korean community in los angeles during the 1992 riots. LAPD was the most corrupt police force in the entire country at the time.
LAPD was not protecting anybody but their own stations during the first two days of the riots. the new shopping mall in South LA had a LAPD traffic division unit stationed there so the mall within the riot zone survived. The California Highway Patrol was escorting fire trucks. When federal agents arrived they were protecting federal buildings.
Given the history of police brutality in Baltimore, why wouldn't he avoid the police? Avoiding the police seems to be the prudent move to me. After all, engaging with them worked out great for him, did it not?
But since the minority is the majority in both the police dept and gov't - why has this continued? I can't believe the black cops or the city gov't would have allowed this to continue without raising concern.
But since the minority is the majority in both the police dept and gov't - why has this continued? I can't believe the black cops or the city gov't would have allowed this to continue without raising concern.
That's a good question, and one that needs investigating further. I have no answers.
But since the minority is the majority in both the police dept and gov't - why has this continued? I can't believe the black cops or the city gov't would have allowed this to continue without raising concern.
Baltimore has a black mayor, a black police chief, the police department is nearly 50% black, most of the city council is black, over 60% of the population is black, and black people are somehow being oppressed.....by other black people apparently.
The koreans did a good job of protecting their stores in LA because it turned out the cops were even more racist against Korean people than they were against black people. The cops blatantly refused to protect the korean community in los angeles during the 1992 riots. LAPD was the most corrupt police force in the entire country at the time.
The LAPD wasn't racist,it was just burnt out from dealing with all the scum.
I watched the riots, I watched the interviews with the rioters. What I saw was young people who were functionally illiterate. If you can't communicate you can't even flip burgers..There is a bleak future ahead for these kids.
I wondered where were the parents,,and how the family structure had to be scrambled eggs to let the kids out on the streets...
Baltimore failed it's poor population and it's poor population failed the city, that much is clear.
I think it's clear enough that the politicians dictate how police department policies are enacted and then wash themselves clean by throwing the police under a bus. Clear enough that the news media hype the situations up and that poverty and a poor education feeds on itself.
What to do? I haven't a clue...If I had to put my finger on where to start it would be with the parents but that would be hopeless because they haven't the skills...Poverty is a black hole.
You hit the nail on the head and this is what I was trying to explain to my kids on the way to school this morning. Daughter was reading the news and getting worried. The hole of poverty is a terrible thing. I really don't see a way out for these young folks and this problem will continue to spread. Baltimore this week, another city later. I think the rage is going to continue to build and at some point, things will explode. Right now it is concentrated in the poorer sections of town. What happens if this whole thing really blows up? Will discord really start to spread? I know that throughout history, there have always been riots. With our social media though, any incident now has the potential to explode.
I try not to be an alarmist but seriously thinking about a gun purchase. We've never owned one due to an unfortunate event involving firearms in hubby's family 30 years ago. My general reluctance is starting to be over ridden watching events unfold in our country. I am really worried.
But since the minority is the majority in both the police dept and gov't - why has this continued? I can't believe the black cops or the city gov't would have allowed this to continue without raising concern.
Good point and to add to this it'll be interesting when the InJustice dept. starts investigating Baltimore PD. Given their obvious bias against police departments and (some) law enforcement as a whole it'll be interesting how they try to dance around this minority/majority PD and City Hall with their conclusions.
I'll bet it's nothing like the job they did on Ferguson.
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