AADM talk about Baltimore riots.

[dutch508]

ANd here we go with the very few self identified African Americans who still reside at the DUmp>

JustAnotherGen (15,560 posts) http://www.democraticunderground.com/118713937

African American Group Discussion - Baltimore Riot


Quite a few threads in GD right now - but some of the comments there. 

In all of this - I can only find empathy for Freddie Gray and his family.

I have not one **** to give about the injured police officers. They are no better or worse than those who riot - and destroy their community this evening. They've just been doing it slowly - and sneaky. Not one difference.

And some concern for the small businesses in those communities. They aren't coming Back for a long time.

And all of this could have been avoided - beginning with Mr. Gray's murder - if they didn't have a bunch of thugs and criminals in that police department. How many other people did they murder, rape, intimidate, shake down?

This rage from the rioters and the street gangs is coming from somewhere.

They didn't pull it out of their asses.

And kudos to Reverend Al Sharpton - for having an open discussion on this tonight. And clarifying - these aren't the protestors of days past - this is different.

Now snark - Where the hell are Corney and Smiley?

Cops arresting a know criminal who sells drugs to the community dies. We still don't know how. Community riots burning down the city, attacking cops, firemen, reporters...

NoJusticeNoPeace (4,048 posts)
1. Black people revolting will ALWAYS become the story in America, this is a racist country.

White people control everything including the media and the conversation.

And no, having a AfAm president changes NONE of that.

I mean look at what happens when that man tries to say something in support of someone like Trayvon.

Holy hell breaks out.

Anyway, Corney and Smiley   

Oh lord are they gonna blame this on the Prez to ya think?

Maybe what is happening in Baltimore, minus the looting, needs to happen everywhere and now, but it didnt work the first time, I remember being in a protest march in Seattle after Eric Garner was brutally murdered by NYPD.

Aint gonna change until....not even sure what anymore.

sheshe2 (23,541 posts)
2. I read one of those threads....

The concern was for CVS not Freddie Gray or his family. His spine was severed!!!! Hell, I doubt they care about an unarmed child being shot to death either. Duh! Of course they don't.

The rage and desperation of the rioters. They are terrified for there lives. It is hunting season and the police are locked and loaded.

We are in a NATIONAL CRISIS HERE, and it’s high time the DOJ stepped in and HELP CLEAN UP THIS SYSTEM OF WHITE SUPREMACY. Isn’t that why it’s called department of JUSTICE?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026576687

It breaks my heart JAG.

And we still don't know what happened to Gray. We do know he was a worthless peice of shit selling drugs to the kids of that black neighborhood. When will the black community raise up and do something about the gangs and drugs? Or is all that Whitey's fault too?

Number23 (18,050 posts)
7. Who is the woman on tv calling them "thugs?" I have no doubt she will regret that soon enough
A nice looking black woman with a slamming hair cut. I couldn't believe what she was saying.

kwassa (19,326 posts)
9. She is the Mayor of Baltimore. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.

Aside from the "thugs" characterization, I agree with her.

I lived through the riots in LA; unlike there, they are taking the right actions.

There are two groups of people here, the protestors, and the opportunistic thieves. I saw a lot of thieving going on.

I think my next mole will be a militant black woman, probably lesbian.

Behind the Aegis (36,399 posts)
13. It demonstrates a true disconnect.

Not only do the riots show there are some serious problems which aren't being addressed, the reactions here show there are many who aren't looking for the center of the problem. Are there people taking advantage of the chaos? Sure, that's to be expected, but that is not the totality of the situation; so, it shouldn't be the focus of the problems!

Some of the comments I am seeing aren't at all that surprising, nor, I would guess, aren't surprising to you or many other POC (and allies) here. Again, this is an issue of race relations being defined by the WHITE perspective and our (I am white, after all) sensitivities. I am certain there will be those who are POC who will be waved about as "proof" of whatever some white people are trying to say.

It is amazing how many just expect us to sit down, be quiet and wait for our futures to be decided for us, and be grateful they are doing it for us! The majorities are feeling their oats, telling us what is and isn't racist; what is and isn't anti-Semitic, what is and isn't sexist...homophobic...and the list goes on!

Have heart there are a few of us white folk who are behind you (beside you if you need it)!

[Gina]

sheshe2 (23,541 posts)
2. I read one of those threads....

The concern was for CVS not Freddie Gray or his family. His spine was severed!!!! Hell, I doubt they care about an unarmed child being shot to death either. Duh! Of course they don't.

The rage and desperation of the rioters. They are terrified for there lives. It is hunting season and the police are locked and loaded.

You are some special kind of stupid.  They aren't terrified of nothing.  Nothing will be done to them, the mayor has already stated that. 

You go on being proud of these shining examples of civilized people.

[JohnnyReb]

First, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, the mayor, tells police to pull back and give them a few blocks to loot and burn down. Then she changes her mind and calls them thugs.....what happened....were the fires and looting getting close to her house?

[txradioguy]

It is hunting season and the police are locked and loaded

Oh it's the cops?  Really?

Calling it a “credible threat,” the Baltimore Police Department’s Criminal Intelligence Unit say they received information that members of multiple gangs — including the notorious Black Guerilla Family, Bloods and Crips — “have entered into a partnership to ‘take out’ law enforcement officers.”

http://pix11.com/2015/04/27/multiple-officers-injured-in-baltimore-mall-riot-gangs-teaming-up-to-take-out-officers-police/

[txradioguy]

First, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, the mayor, tells police to pull back and give them a few blocks to loot and burn down. Then she changes her mind and calls them thugs.....what happened....were the fires and looting getting close to her house?

No she got upstaged by one of her city council members...Brandon Scott

http://globalnews.ca/video/1964602/baltimore-city-councillor-i-am-simply-pssed-off-by-looting

Baltimore City Councillor Brandon M. Scott did not mince words when addressing the recent riots and widespread looting which gripped the city Monday, saying he was “simply pissed off” by the rioting and saying that “adults need to step up”.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

there are a few of us white folk who are behind you

Said the queer.

[Carl]

Number23 (18,050 posts)
7. Who is the woman on tv calling them "thugs?" I have no doubt she will regret that soon enough
A nice looking black woman with a slamming hair cut. I couldn't believe what she was saying.

Yet they call us racists.

[txradioguy]

Number23 (18,050 posts)
7. Who is the woman on tv calling them "thugs?" I have no doubt she will regret that soon enough
A nice looking black woman with a slamming hair cut. I couldn't believe what she was saying.

That's the mayor you moron.

[dutch508]

That's the mayor you moron.

She's clean. Articulate. Doesn't speak with a negro accent if she doesn't want to [/Biden]

[thundley4]

kwassa (19,326 posts)
9. She is the Mayor of Baltimore. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.

Aside from the "thugs" characterization, I agree with her.

I lived through the riots in LA; unlike there, they are taking the right actions.

There are two groups of people here, the protestors, and the opportunistic thieves. I saw a lot of thieving going on.

There was never a protest on Monday. The whole thing started with teen-aged thugs deciding to reenact "The Purge".  There were no protest signs calling for justice, just hoodrats wanting to loot and vandalize .

[Duke Nukum]

I think my next mole will be a militant black woman, probably lesbian.

Is "Laureen Hobbs" taken?

[tuolumnejim]

Damn tards. The murdered by cop  youth's rap sheet, and this is only the stuff that he was convicted of. 

http://universalfreepress.com/freddy-grays-arrest-record-heres-the-rap-sheet-of-the-guy-theyre-destroying-baltimore-over/#

March 20, 2015: Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance
March 13, 2015: Malicious destruction of property, second-degree assault
January 20, 2015: Fourth-degree burglary, trespassing
January 14, 2015: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute
December 31, 2014: Possession of narcotics with intent to distribute
December 14, 2014: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance
August 31, 2014: Illegal gambling, trespassing
January 25, 2014: Possession of marijuana
September 28, 2013: Distribution of narcotics, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, second-degree assault, second-degree escape
April 13, 2012: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, violation of probation
July 16, 2008: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession with intent to distribute
March 28, 2008: Unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance
March 14, 2008: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to manufacture and distribute
February 11, 2008: Unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance
August 29, 2007: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, violation of probation
August 28, 2007: Possession of marijuana
August 23, 2007: False statement to a peace officer, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance
July 16, 2007: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance (2 counts)

[obumazombie]

I should join that discussion group.
I am black in protest of the current administration.
No one questions Jesse's or Al's blackness.
No one should question mine.

[GOBUCKS]

Last night a black woman was on TV grabbing her teenage son, who was one of the mall looters, screaming and smacking him on the head.

Wonder why the DUmpmonkeys haven't gone after her for child abuse?

She's been praised like "mother of the year", but you have to wonder - what was she doing in a mall that was being looted?

Most likely she was screaming at him to share.

[HawkHogan]

Damn tards. The murdered by cop  youth's rap sheet, and this is only the stuff that he was convicted of. 

http://universalfreepress.com/freddy-grays-arrest-record-heres-the-rap-sheet-of-the-guy-theyre-destroying-baltimore-over/#

March 20, 2015: Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance
March 13, 2015: Malicious destruction of property, second-degree assault
January 20, 2015: Fourth-degree burglary, trespassing
January 14, 2015: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute
December 31, 2014: Possession of narcotics with intent to distribute
December 14, 2014: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance
August 31, 2014: Illegal gambling, trespassing
January 25, 2014: Possession of marijuana
September 28, 2013: Distribution of narcotics, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, second-degree assault, second-degree escape
April 13, 2012: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, violation of probation
July 16, 2008: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession with intent to distribute
March 28, 2008: Unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance
March 14, 2008: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to manufacture and distribute
February 11, 2008: Unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance
August 29, 2007: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, violation of probation
August 28, 2007: Possession of marijuana
August 23, 2007: False statement to a peace officer, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance
July 16, 2007: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance (2 counts)

Why wasn't he in jail??

[GOBUCKS]

I spoke too soon.

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 11:33 AM
demmiblue (6,096 posts)
20. I find it abusive.

Those are some very hard hits to the face/head. I also find it really strange that assault and battery is acceptable when it it directed at a child, but entirely unacceptable when it is directed at adults/strangers.

I bet she would have had the same result if she left out the abus

[HawkHogan]

I spoke too soon.

Haha, yes you did. 

Oh well, she should be smacking herself for not having a father figure in his life.

[tuolumnejim]

Why wasn't he in jail??

Ya got me.

[delilahmused]

I thought the dead thug just had some kind of back surgery didn't they?

Cindie

[HawkHogan]

I thought the dead thug just had some kind of back surgery didn't they?

Cindie

The rumor is that he was in a recent car accident and had a surgery on his spine shortly before this encounter. 

I guess we'll find out on Friday. 

[Delmar]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAuhm-MzN4Y[/youtube]

Please tell me they caught this guy.

[RayRaytheSBS]

I spoke too soon.

Good find GOBUCKS, the ignorance in this statement astounds me:

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 11:33 AM
demmiblue (6,096 posts)
20. I find it abusive.

Those are some very hard hits to the face/head. I also find it really strange that assault and battery is acceptable when it it directed at a child, but entirely unacceptable when it is directed at adults/strangers.

I bet she would have had the same result if she left out the abuse

I seriously doubt she would have gotten the same result, DUche. We humans still work on the acquisition of the two basic things we want; a need for pleasure, and a desire to avoid pain. Sometimes, you have to make someone feel some pain, especially kids, so that they DON'T take pleasure from something that is bad for them, or society.

If the kid was looting, then he deserved a smack upside the head and more. It worked for me, it works for anyone. Now I am not condoning abuse, don't misunderstand me. But discipline (NOT the bondage type, the old fashioned type), that is sometimes a necessary evil.

Every last one of these looters should have gotten a smack upside the head... At the minimum. But I say, If they want to act out 'The Purge' in their neighborhood, fine. Put a fence up around it, nothing goes in, nothing comes out, and THEY have to live with their actions. Burning down your neighborhood has consequences, and we as a society should remind these idiots of that.

[obumazombie]

If more libs were "abused" like that when they were still formative, we'd have less libs.

[98ZJUSMC]

If more libs were "abused" like that when they were still formative, we'd have less libs.

 

Cops arresting a know criminal who sells drugs to the community dies.  We still don't know how.

..... and there it is.

One of those nagging inklings is telling me that it is not according to the narrative.  If there was incontrovertible evidence, it would be 24/7 on the MarxistMedia® LLC.

[SVPete]

One of those nagging inklings is telling me that it is not according to the narrative.  If there was incontrovertible evidence, it would be 24/7 on the MarxistMedia® LLC.

The MSM will run with any kind of nonsense so long as they are first with it, so I interpret MSM silence on this critical point to mean something is afoot. Either they know or fear something counter-narrative is imminent.