CVS (now jobless) employees speak out against violence in Baltimore.

[pipi_k]

22. I know...

I couldn't believe what I was reading, but then I guess there are some people who can't see beyond the obvious, which was that people were mourning more than just the loss of the building.

It was a place for people to get prescriptions and other stuff without having to walk or drive across town (or however far the nearest other one is).

It's about people's livelihoods. Maybe some of those people who worked there had been on welfare or otherwise unemployed for a long time. While a job at CVS isn't going to make someone rich, it was at least a job and meant the ability to afford food, rent, etc.


People "more concerned" about Freddie Gray than a bunch of burned down businesses. Well, unfortunately, poor Freddie Gray is beyond help now and all the "concern" in the world isn't going to bring him back.

And if poverty is a factor in why people get into trouble and commit crimes, then someone has to seriously be concerned about the people whose lives will be affected by those rioters. Because not to be concerned about them only means they, or their children, could very well become victims just like Freddie Gray.