“What a waste. Cops just standing in place watching all this, so the criminals could have their “space” and “speech”. Ridiculous. Sad for the police.”
While I agree with you about it being a waste, how can you say it’s “sad for the police,” when their “actions” started the whole thing. And like Judge Napolitano said tonight on Kelly, “The government was slow to react and ineffective at stopping the violence before it got out of hand,” and “given the circumstances surrounding Gary’s death, it’s long past time when the “investigation” should have had some basic answers.” All of it would have served to diffuse the situation. They can’t even tell us why the cops took the guy into custody.
No, Gray started it when he ran from the Police.
You are absolutely right about causation. I’m convinced of the police brutality. But burning Baltimore brought no justice to that cause. The mayor was late to wake up, coddling the criminals, holding off police, delaying the call for enough forces, and way late calling the governor for the Guard.
I mean sad. It is sad when our forces and our military ever have to be seen in retreat from thugs and outside fascist influence, in the face of raiding, stealing, burning and destruction is an open invitation to criminals for more of the same.
IMHO, there was no question the neighbors were angry that the police stood there outmanned and did nothing to even protect themselves, let alone the residents, or even try to stop the lighting of fuels and fires in the street.
The mayor called for destruction space and free speech and the police were frozen in place. This can’t fly, I don’t think.