Posted on 04/27/2015 12:03:02 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
The reaction from authorities and activists to the violence exploding from protests in Baltimore appears to be a start of a pattern.
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake “thanked the Nation of Islam” Saturday, “who have been very present in our efforts to keep calm and peace in our city.”
The Daily Caller’s Chuck Ross asked the mayor’s office relating to her comments about giving “space” to those who wish to “destroy.” The mayor’s office would only say her comments were taken out of context.
The thank you came following the riots that erupted from local protests relating to the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died from spinal injuries he incurred during his detainment by Baltimore law enforcement.
Malik Zulu Shabazz, former chairman of the New Black Panther Party, descended upon the city the day before the protests began and he told supporters at a rally, “Shut it down if you want to! Shut it down!”
After the violence erupted the next day, he told a reporter his remarks were only condoning civil disobedience, not mass violence. However, he was “not surprised” by the protesters anger because they “haven’t received justice.”
Bloods, Crips and Nation of Islam members posed with one another on Saturday afternoon in Baltimore. The photo was posted on the Million Man March Facebook page with the caption “Bloods and Crips unite for justice for Freddie Gray #JusticeOrElse.”
The alliance between the Nation of Islam and gangs is not unusual. The Washington Times reported in 2013 that Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan suggested that gang bangers are “natural soldiers” who could be taught the “science of war.”
A similar scenario with the police, gang members and the Nation of Islam happened in Ferguson, Missouri last summer when riots erupted after Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson during a struggle. Newsweek reported at the time that the riots in Ferguson were a major “recruitment tool” for the gangs in the area.
During a press briefing, National Review noted, when Missouri Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson announced a curfew in Ferguson, Shabazz told Johnson his organization — as well as the Nation of Islam — were controlling the situation in Ferguson.
By November, Farrakhan declared that if the demands of Feruson protesters weren’t met, “We’ll tear this goddamn country apart!”
“As you well know, on Thursday night, my group — and thanks to you — my organizers, along with the New Black Panther Party and the Nation of Islam, we are the ones who put those men in the streets and we controlled the flow of traffic,” he said.
“I personally shut down the avenue at 2 o’clock,” Shabazz said to Johnson. “You were there, and you witnessed that,” he said noting that establishing a curfew would be a “prescription for confrontation” between protesters and police, adding that the violent confrontations ended because “we have the rapport with the demonstrators—they respect me. They respect us.”
Johnson agreed that Shabazz was “absolutely correct” in his assertions.
A grand jury did not bring charges against Wilson and the Department of Justice cleared the officer of any wrong doing.
The Daily Caller reported in early January that Farrakhan called for “retaliation” for the death of Brown. One month later, two NYPD officers were killed execution style.
The incident happened after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio criticized the NYPD, saying his biracial son, Dante, should be fearful of police as a result of law enforcement’s apparent bias against black people. The remarks were made during protests of the NYPD’s handling of Eric Garner, a black man who died when police held him down during an attempted arrest in Staten Island.
The Baltimore City Police received a credible threat Monday that gang members are looking to take out law enforcement. The threat appears similar to a warning the NYPD received from some gang members during the Garner protests.
White People, leave the cities NOW!
Baltimore needs a lot of CRUZ control!!!
From what I understand, the Crips and Bloods are criminal enterprises whose criminal activity goes well beyond drugs, gambling, and prostitution. In fact, I’m going to assume that violence against another is prerequisite for joining the gang. Is this what a “Chocolate City” looks like? I wonder how may white people voted for this mayor. Anyone (white, black, brown) who doesn’t like the Crips, Bloods, Black Panthers, and Nation of Islam being their police force should probably move themselves and their businesses out of Baltimore and every other lawless city.
Reports: Rival gangs join forces to ‘take out’ law enforcement
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/national/reports-rival-gangs-join-forces-take-out-baltimore/nk4Rg/
Welcome Detroit, part II
I don’t just leave it in boxes either. Load everything into magazines.
What is that a finger puppet show or something?
People here laughed at me when I said that the Fallout video game scenario was our future. Roving gangs, cities in flames, standard dystopis stuff.
Sucks being so right so often. But I’m used to it. Then again, Stevie Wonder could have seen it coming so no miracle on my part.
Riding on the back of the tiger is fun, exciting and profitable.
Until it kills you.
Hold onto those reins, Democrats.
bump
“Malik Zulu Shabazz”
Which reminds me, I need to watch “Zulu” again. Those Martini-Henry rifles toss nearly an ounce of lead with decisive effects!
BLOAT
Convention of the gravitationally challenged and arthritic association.
Reality TV will take this up and run with it — “War Zone: Baltimore”, “War Zone: Ferguson”, etc.
Yea but even those with the worst cases of arthritis can still do something positive in life. Unlike the contents of that pic.
I dunno. They/MSM types seem to be getting attacked regularly already. I doubt that the lillywhite trustfunders will follow that avenue.
Film the zoos from drones? Yup.
Obama is destroying the livelihood of many black Americans, so as a diversion, he started the faux race wars (along with Sharpton & others) to keep the blacks busy hating whitey, and all cops. Meanwhile, Obama plunders the economy and floods the country with illegal immigrants who will take jobs held primarily by blacks. A “twofer” for Obama.
And his GOP supporters. Of which there are many.
That pic is so going on my fb page
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