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In reply to the discussion: Why I don't care about looters,people breaking shop windows etc. [View all]Yo_Mama
(8,303 posts)6. Destroy enough property, and you destroy the lives of the people who live there
and work there.
Of COURSE, if I have to choose between running over a bicyclist or running into someone's building, I will run into the building.
But this is not a forced choice, and the "thugs" (mayor's term, not mine) who did this have attacked people (some overtly), but even the property destruction will destroy people's lives, and cause more poverty, and more hopelessness.
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2015/04/27/umb-closes-early-due-to-potential-rallies-threats-in-baltimore/
What we see going on tonight that is going on in our city is very disturbing. It is very clear there is a difference between what we saw over the past week with the peaceful protests, those who wish to seek justice, those who wish to be heard and want answers, and the difference between those protests and the thugs who only want to incite violence and destroy our city, said Rawlings-Blake during a press conference Monday evening.
The mayor said the only exceptions for people to be on the streets during the curfew would be for medical emergencies or those going to work.
Im a life-long resident of Baltimore, and too many people have spent generations building up this city for it to be destroyed by thugs who, in a very senseless way, are trying to tear down what so many have fought for, she said. We are deploying every resource possible to gain control of the situation and to ensure peace moving forward.
The mayor said the only exceptions for people to be on the streets during the curfew would be for medical emergencies or those going to work.
Im a life-long resident of Baltimore, and too many people have spent generations building up this city for it to be destroyed by thugs who, in a very senseless way, are trying to tear down what so many have fought for, she said. We are deploying every resource possible to gain control of the situation and to ensure peace moving forward.
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Why I don't care about looters,people breaking shop windows etc. [View all]
undergroundpanther
Apr 2015
OP
except the shops being vandalized had NOTHING to do with the police brutality. The protesters were
still_one
Apr 2015
#1
A huge company that sells drugs has nothing to do with the problems in america?
SoLeftIAmRight
Apr 2015
#23
what the hell are you talking about. McDonalds, 7/11, Dunkin Donuts, Urban Outfitters, H&M, etc.
still_one
Apr 2015
#25
One of the fires was a senior citizens home being built by a local church $60 Million dollars. That
okaawhatever
Apr 2015
#11
Plus a million, we need to drown out the fake concern about CVS stores and jobs...
NoJusticeNoPeace
Apr 2015
#5
I get really pissed when I see white privileged people sit back and lecture about
NoJusticeNoPeace
Apr 2015
#94
2 years in Vietnam fighting the NVA and VC who just wanted to unite their country.
GGJohn
Apr 2015
#65
you wish the looters well, says everything about you, and your bullshit about peace
still_one
Apr 2015
#74
Well, if it gets bad enough you can't get ongoing insurance, so you are forced out.
Yo_Mama
Apr 2015
#14
Ah the simplicity of those who look no further than the end of their noses....
AuntPatsy
Apr 2015
#32
Under your fucking logic we should not stop the looters or the arson? LOL, you are really not....
Logical
Apr 2015
#9
Except the property in this case provides jobs, goods, food, and resources to the community.
X_Digger
Apr 2015
#17
My biggest problem is bad targeting, take that shit to the burbs and fuck up the people who support
TheKentuckian
Apr 2015
#18
That physical property is part of the fabric of a community that makes a place livable.
Throd
Apr 2015
#21
Well if I were to chose between my shit being trashed and having that young man alive neck intact
Ed Suspicious
Apr 2015
#61
My backbone is in pretty good form not like those spineless punks who wait untill they can make a
demosincebirth
Apr 2015
#97