Posted on 04/26/2015 12:00:06 PM PDT by Libloather
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) alleged Sunday that many rioters in Baltimore the previous night were from "out of town," noting that he was amid crowds in the area.
A protest over the death of Freddie Gray, a black 25-year-old, in police custody turned violent as some went on a rampage as darkness fell, as they were seen smashing windows and throwing objects at police.
"I've gotta give it to the citizens of Baltimore. I was there all day, and it was very peaceful all day," Cummings said on CBS's "Face the Nation."
"At the end, there were a few people that said, 'We're gonna turn this city down, we're gonna close it down.' And the next thing you know we had a few people – mainly from out of town – to come and to start beating up on police cars and throwing all kinds of projectiles," Cummings alleged.
At least a dozen people were arrested, according to The Associated Press. Police also kept Baltimore Orioles fans inside the ballpark as they cleared an area outside, which Cummings called a "smart idea."
"This whole police community relations situation, Bob, is the civil rights cause for this generation, no doubt about it," Cummings told host Bob Schieffer on Sunday.
Cummings noted that the Maryland delegation in Congress had asked for the Department of Justice to conduct a civil rights investigation into the death of Gray.
"We've got to take this department apart and try to figure out what is wrong and what is right," he said, referring to local police.
ANSWER and its rent a mob.
Africa ?
is he trying to claim that his home grown looters behave better?
Why is it that whenever I hear a liberal make that kind of implication (not their words, of course,) that I hear extreme disappointment that it wasn't "their" people doing it?
This cummings is a piece of work. Individuals like him are responsible for much of the rot in balmore.
So now the police can't tackle fleeing suspects because on the rare occasion, one may break their spine and die?
“This cummings is a piece of work. Individuals like him are responsible for much of the rot in balmore.”
Look in the dictionary under POS, and there’s a picture of Cummings
A more vile human being, I know not. Elijah is scum.
“So now the police can’t tackle fleeing suspects because on the rare occasion, one may break their spine and die? “
I can’t believe you wrote that!
So what happened?
Welcome to Ferguson II. That’s what happened in Missouri, there were lots of outside agitators to get the riots and looting started. Many were Black Muslims.
He is likely correct; likely the Occupy Movement
Just because they were out of towner’s does not explain why the police
did nothing.
Stay on their own side of town. No better than to cause problems near the stadium. Burn down the local liquor stores.
LOL - Cummings should check with liberal elite groups that feed off the misery of blacks... See if they've chartered a bunch of city buses. They should be easy for him to find... all run by his fellow democrats.
most of the signs seen at the “protest” aka RIOT....bear the name of..
SEIU.......ala.....Service Employees International Union
between the panthers and “muslims” and the union thugs...they.ve got the BASE of the riots covered.
“So what happened?”
What I “gleaned” from your comment is that evidently you think it’s o.k. to fatally injure a “fleeing suspect” who isn’t a physical threat to you as a cop.
As to what “happened,” we will probably never know and the cops involve will get to do it again. I guess you need to hope you are not in their line of sight.
Not from the comments I’ve read from people who say they live there. It was the local no-goods who just took advantage of the situation, just like they did in Fergustan.
It’s time to hold the organizers of these “protests” accountable for any damage done.
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