Are you talking to them, or... 
Be careful what you wish for . . .
So I’d like to ask -
how would any lefty actually accomplish the idea
of a police force protecting the citizenry of Baltimore from criminals,
without “oppressing” the criminals?
Are you talking to them, or...
I don’t understand the straw dog and the extreme actions the cops are taking. No one asked for “no cops”.
The anger is all about unarmed blacks being killed by cops. Freddie Gray died in police custody. There were policies in place that cops were suppose to follow when they put him in the paddy wagon. They did not follow those policies. They were put into place because the City had to pay a big lawsuit about someone getting hurt in a paddy wagon. Yes he ran. Yes he had drugs. Yes he has been a thug and criminal for a good while. No, that does not give the cops the right not to follow policy. If he is in custody it is their responsibility to see that he is safe. The cops do not get to decide that it is ok for him to die.
Now, because a grand jury indicted six cops who are accused of not following policy, cops are not doing their jobs. We will show the city, they say. If the city does not go along with what the cops want,we will not do our jobs until we are allowed to do what ever we want to do to whoever we want to do it to.
Cops should be told in person that they had better do their jobs are lose them.
Cops are the servants of citizens, cops are not in charge.