I thought The Wire ended in 2008

[ZEE]

Elok is a nerd.

[dannubis]

I'm curious how well the mayor's offer to allow people the space to destroy is playing now.

What they should have done is kill a few blacks more... right ?

I mean, take them into custody.

[Elok]

AAHZ has so many lice, he's federally registered as a wildlife refuge.

[I AM MOBIUS]

What they should have done is kill a few blacks more... right ?

I mean, take them into custody.

Yeah, I mean, if you 'take them all into custody', you win, right?

[Lorizael]

I think it's sad that people feel strongly enough to believe rioting is their only answer.

...

I mean that in all the ways it could be taken.

[DinoDoc]

What they should have done is kill a few blacks more... right ?

I mean, take them into custody.

Because there's totally no level between the passive police response we saw in the beginning and calling in a Hellfire missile strike on the crowd.

[regexcellent]

I'm picturing in my mind tear gas rounds for the National Guard's howitzers.

[N35t0r]

I'm sorry, but isn't things like this (overthrowing an oppressive government) the main reason for supporting the second amendment? Why do you complain when people actually act upon it?

[Imran Siddiqui]

You're treating this as some sort of tactical decision, where they look at the situation and decide on a course of action that will further their interests. Aside from the unfairness of expecting that level of organization from a hastily-gathered and very angry crowd, you're assuming that there is, in fact, a course of action that will further their interests. I think the whole point is that there is not; black people keep getting beaten or killed for petty offenses, and fifty years after MLK they've basically run out of patience and hope. They don't believe the system will change no matter what they do, but they've tried everything peaceful and that hasn't worked. We crackers at least pay attention when they start burning ****, albeit not for long.

Indeed. Martin Luther King, Jr. actually said it quite well:

It is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without, at the same time, condemning the contingent, intolerable conditions that exist in our society. These conditions are the things that cause individuals to feel that they have no other alternative than to engage in violent rebellions to get attention. And I must say tonight that a riot is the language of the unheard.

[kentonio]

Meanwhile a FOX news reporter learnt a valuable lesson in when and when not to try and wander around with a camera crew.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/420067103...#sp=show-clips

[Hauldren Collider]

We crackers at least pay attention when they start burning ****, albeit not for long.

(the looting part is actually fairly logical and straightforward: if all the cops are busy dodging bricks, and you're a crackhead, hey, look, free stuff!)

Baltimore PD is over 50% black. Baltimore itself is 60% black. The mayor is black, the city council is black, and the police commissioner is black.

Where exactly do "crackers" come into this picture?

[spambot]

Criminals have found a way to tacitly coordinate their activities so that the police are overwhelmed and can't stop them from robbing and looting. Brilliant

[MrFun]

This and the Ferguson riots have done an outstanding job of reinforcing everyone's worst prejudices.

Help me reconstruct this train of logic because somewhere along the way I got lost:

Black guy dies in police custody -> ???? -> rob stores, commit arson

The media unfortunately, ignores the peaceful protesters, and how those peaceful protesters have actually tried reaching out to police.

[MrFun]

[MrFun]

One way cities and towns can prevent riots such as these, is to seriously reform their police forces to weed out the racism, corruption, and cronyism. You know . . . like actually thinking in the long-term in solving problems.