Student 'Purge' Threat Shuts Down Baltimore Businesses, Schools

The Baltimore Sun ^ | Monday, April 27, 2015 | Erica L. Green

[kristinn]

The University of Maryland, Baltimore and numerous downtown businesses closed early Monday, citing concerns about potentially violent activity in the area.

Lexington Market, a city courthouse and businesses including T. Rowe Price and Venable LLP said police warned them of large gatherings and protests downtown.

According to widely circulated flier, a high school "purge" was to take place at 3 p.m., starting at Mondawmin and ending downtown.

Such memes have been known to circulate regularly, but today's has led to bolstered police presence around the city.

The flier includes an image of protesters smashing the windshield of a police car this past weekend after a march spurred by the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old man who died earlier this month after being arrested by city police, turned violent and destructive.

A post on the University of Maryland Baltimore's website said that the closure was prompted by a recommendation from city police. The campus will also stop shuttle service.

[caww]

This is simply their History....no matter what programs and helps and trillions of dollars and opportunites....they remain WITH their culture as it is...it's what they DO....a culture of Violence.

[matt04]

But, but he was just trying to turn his line around and started going to church. /s

[VRWCarea51]

Ranger Ailes AND Shepard is going to hear from me over his injecting his political slant to his reporting today.

Absolutely disgusting!

[dfwgator]

Faux News sucks.

[tcrlaf]

CNN:

Maryland Gov.

300 National Guard now on Standby

[Ghost of SVR4]

I’m wondering if that is what happened. Pull the police back, deploy a few sniper teams (quietly) then send the Police back in. Once the sun fully sets, the gang bangers will be taking pot shots from distance and hopefully will be countered.

[GeronL]

300?

what will 300 be able to do?

[1010RD]

Back in 1770s the Scotts-Irish were a bunch of louts without dads, too.

[CivilWarBrewing]

I hope all the businesses, including CVS, FLEE the area permanently and it turns into a Detroit. Serves them right. There are plenty of illegal aliens elsewhere who can do these jobs.

[novemberslady]

Shep is calling them children blaming poverty etc for their behavior.
Sorry they're not at his house doing this.

[caww]

[CivilWarBrewing]

I agree. Shep was even disparaging the remarks of his own colleagues.

[dfwgator]

When you see these animals, I understand why the police have to be the way they are, it’s a war zone on a daily basis.

[MinuteGal]

I just got home and trying to catch up. Forgive me if my question has been answered back-thread....but is there any talk by the city honchos about calling out the National Guard to keep the city from being burned down tonight?

Thanks in advance,

Leni/MinuteGal

[lapsus calami]

 

 

No kidding. And if I had a business out there and had an inkling that things were gonna go sideways, me and some associates would be there with whatever force multipliers we believed we would need to repel hostiles. Keep them moving along and away from us. Seems people just do not get it that the police are NOT going to protect their stuff. It's not their primary function. And especially in this current political climate. They are subservient to the questionable whims of politicians and cannot be counted upon by Mr. & Mrs Citizen when the dookey hits the oscillating cooling device.

 

 

[caww]

"YESTERDAY"..Baltimore

[Quickgun]

I’d go a bit stronger than fire hoses. I’m thinking flame throwers, the real “fire” hose....

[dfwgator]

[drewh]

time to call out the national guard..

[caww]

It will always be about "Race"....and it will be growing as that between Blacks and Latinos.....then they'll merge and eventually come after everyone else Imo.....we have lost this country to third word mindsets that simply will not change their violent means