A Disturbance in Baltimore

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake stated in a press conference on Sunday: that she asked the Baltimore Police Department to “give those who wished to destroy space to do that.”

Some folks have apparently taken advantage of the mayor's policy and are in the process of enlarging the space in which to destroy.

Some Baltimore Nicknames...

https://baltimore.about.com/od/landmarksattractions/tp/Baltimores-Nicknames.htm

"1. The Land of Pleasant Living

You'll find this nickname on each can or bottle of National Bohemian, a beer that was first brewed in 1885 in Baltimore. The slogan is a nod to life on the Chesapeake Bay. The beer's mascot, the mustachioed "Mr. Boh," remains a Baltimore icon even though the beer is now brewed by Pabst Brewing Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "

Where is Mr Boh when you need him?


"2. Charm City

In the 1970s, then Mayor Donald Shaefer commissioned one of Baltimore's largest advertising firms to come up with a slogan to promote the city. The firm came up with the idea to promote the city's hidden charm and created an advertising campaign tied to the collection of charms for charm bracelets. Although the ads and the bracelets are long gone, the nickname stuck."

Maybe they should revisit this one...hidden charm is all the rage now.

"3. Mobtown

The Mobtown nickname was bestowed on Baltimore because of how quickly the city would find an excuse to riot. Some sources trace the nickname back shortly after the American Revolution, when an angry mob captured a newspaper baron at his home. The earliest known reference to the nickname found in "The Baltimore Sun" archives dates back to 1838—but one must keep in mind the archives begin in 1837."

Some things never change.

The Baltimore mayor made it clear that "We also gave those who wished to destroy room to do so." Have black Liberals gone completely nuts?

It is OK to give it away, or let it be destroyed, as long as it belongs to someone else.......that's the Socialist philosophy.

She is now denying saying it

Here's the mayor on Youtube equating looting, arson, and thuggery as free speech which must be protected.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqpDFfSLMs8

I just saw a video where rioters threw either a bottle or a brick at the windshield of a fire engine in transit to an emergency. What in the world did the firemen do wrong?

The mayor is not saying that she asked police to give space to people who sought to create violence. Any suggestion otherwise would be a misinterpretation of her statement.”

Most of the people rioting have no idea why they are rioting they just want to raise hell.

I have never been able to wrap my head around the idea that you are so pissed off you go out and destroy things and burn down your neighborhood.

Dr. King is rolling over in his grave and unfortunately this type of behavior makes prejudice people even more steadfast in their beliefs and for those of us that aren't prejudice it makes it hard to defend our position.

Sounds like a lovely place maybe I will consider it for my next vacation.

But seriously when you have cops that murder suspects and then throw rocks at protesters what do you expect? They are supposed to be setting the example.