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Rawlings-Blake lifts Baltimore curfew, effective immediately
Source: Baltimore Sun
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Sunday morning lifted the curfew that has been in place across the city for nearly a week..
Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-curfew-lifted-20150503-story.html
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Rawlings-Blake lifts Baltimore curfew, effective immediately (Original Post)
Rosa Luxemburg
May 2015
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samsingh
(18,321 posts)1. i'm surprised to learn that 3 of the charged are African American
one was a sgt.
how many clarence thomas' are there out there?
Stuart G
(38,726 posts)2. I wish they would charge...Clarance Thomas..
for what?......lying during confirmation hearings..
Malraiders
(444 posts)3. I've observed in most cases that being a member of a police force
elevates the individual cop to a point where the cop thinks that being a cop takes prcedence before race, religion and humanity, and where loyalty to his fellow cop is paramount to anything else. It's not a race thing at all, IMHO.
Much the same way a gang member feels about his acceptance into a gang.