Lord of the Flies' comes to Baltimore

CNN ^ | 05/02/2014 | John Blake

[Mercat]

Hmmm sounds like Chicago in the book Divergent.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

I thought the same.

[gattaca]

You can’t say tribalism anymore. That’s “racist” like thugs.

[livius]

Interesting points. The problem is that the Democratic Party and the political caste of those places have a vested interest in resisting any change and crushing any new ideas.

[DaveA37]

John Blake certainly nailed that one. In Baltimore, the inmates (and potential inmates) are indeed running the asylum as law enforcement is told to stand down.

How long will it take for Baltimore to become another collapsed city like Detroit?

[tumblindice]

Welcome to Baltimore: `Space to Destroy'

[mass55th]

I thought Obama said he wasn’t going to Baltimore.

[GilGil]

Actually I prefer to update the metaphor to Mad Max beyond the Thunderdome.

This is a recent in Baltimore the Thunderdome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHU6K47qgc8

[Pirate Ragnar]

In the film/book the little savages changed “kill the pig, kill the pig”. They had spears, in Baltimore they had chunks of concrete.

[Arm_Bears]

What happens when "free food" stops coming into the cities?

Fly swatting in the suburbs.