Curfew? Really? And people accept that in the States? I don't understand.. If you're all so liberal and keep fighting for liberal rights, how on Earth could you accept something like that? I mean, you consider us Europeans commies, but curfew would be completely unacceptable in Belgium.
This would never happen in Belgium. Remember that discussion?
But this time I'm serious. I can't see this happening in Belgium.
I'm assuming all these people will be identified and given the appropriate punishment? In London the police were actually very harsh (in terms of UK sentencing) with what they handed out to people, to act as a deterrent.
This ghetto culture and "dindu nuffin" reaction to police brutality (proven or unproven) keeps that aspect of society firmly in the gutter. It's like a section of these hoods want to be kept down, they play up to the role of street thugs with hard luck stories and oppression.
I counted approximately 100 people running from the Mondawmin Mall in like 15 minutes. The looting went on for over an hour there. So nah, the vast majority of folks will be left unpunished, sitting at home drinking their 40's and trying on their new Nikes they looted. Hopefully some are dumb enough to post it on Facebook.
But here we go, you've highlighted why we need cameras every five feet so we can control the public. Perhaps there should be TSA at every store front so this doesn't happen.
It irritated me too. I heard CNN calling them "protesters" and was thinking WTF?
If I set my neighbor's house on fire and $#@! all his children, does that make me a protestor too?
I would be happy to call you a protestor as long as you make me money.
Because its a step short of martial law.
Damn, you sound like Alex Jones. Welcome aboard!
I know, you can't say anything in America without someone getting hurt and an ensuing lawsuit
You might laugh, but this is becoming a truthful facet of society now, which is a shame. The 1st amendment is essentially all but revoked at this point. Only certain speech is protected.
There is nothing wrong with that statement. Black communities were some of the hardest hit by the recession and therefore some of the poorest and most frustrated communities in the nation. I mean really, would you expect a riot in Owings Mills or Ellicott City? No way. In Baltimore things have been this way for decades, that is part of the reason Baltimore competes for murder capital of the US year in and year out. I think people concentrate too much on race in these things. People are pissed at the police but the police are an easy target for obvious reasons. They happen to represent a city that has let them down and now things are just exploding. Mind you Baltimores mayor is black and so are most members of the city government. It would not surprise me to see things like this continue until folks address certain issues such as economics, education, business infrastructure.
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You can.
Word to that. As bad as police brutality is, the issue is more socio-economic than race, more economic opportunity than police. A high school kid in Baltimore who supposedly vents his frustration by throwing cinder blocks at cops may carry a few scars from run-ins with the cops, or he may not, depending on who or what he's been involved with. But the scars of living in poverty, having no job opportunities, no food on the table, no community investment and a city that neglects them, no future ... now those make any police-related scarrings seem small by comparison.
So the question becomes, what are whites/blacks/the government/corporations/et cetera supposed to do about that? Baltimore has black folks running the town and they still have no meaningful jobs. Obama and the Democrats have been in office for a while now and Baltimore still has no jobs. Food stamps are essentially at record levels per capita since the Great Depression. What are we supposed to do, collectively, as a nation to help out these folks from an economic point of view? All the usual options of taxation, handouts, public sector jobs, government-sponsored community action, and the like have already been exhausted.
This brings me to my point about government. It's time for certain folks who find themselves in these predicaments to not rely on government because obviously they can't save you. As dark as it may sound, they are on their own, and nothing is going to change that other than working hard for themselves and creating feasible markets with each other. Instead of blaming everyone else for their problems, take ownership and learn some skills or trades. Instead of committing crimes, start legitimate businesses within your community. If someone tries to loot your store, blow their damn heads across the inner harbor. Nothing is going to change on the path we're on if all these "protestors" and "activists" think government will solve anything. It's up to the individual, just like it always has been (unless you're a leechfuck like Hilary and other circle jerkers in government).
Baltimore 'before' and 'after' the riots photos should make for a challenging "find the differences" exercise.
Are you making cracks about Baltimore, being from Boston?
If Baltimore took your approach, there would be SWAT Teams breaking down the glass to Free Willy at the National Aquarium.