Thinking about taking a vacation....what about Baltimore?

[Baz]

Seems like they really know how to throw a party!

[VincentVega]

My girlfriend works a few blocks from the CVS that went up in smoke.

Unbelievable what's going on.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by VincentVega

My girlfriend works a few blocks from the CVS that went up in smoke.

Unbelievable what's going on.

That's crazy! Hope she stays safe...

[fastfredracing]

The guy who grew up next door to me lives in the area as well. He has been posting photos to facebook all evening. What a zoo. I think I would just get the hell out of town for a few days if I lived anywhere near that mess.
Seems our world is a real powder keg these days. I would not be surprised in the least if this is coming to a town near you soon .

[tabs]

I really enjoy a big bowl of popcorn while watching Faux show the city burn...

[motion]

I'm all for it. If they want to burn down their own city, go for it. Just stay away from my town. I have guns, and so does every other person in town.

[HardDrive]

[Porsche-O-Phile]

This guy would approve.

[onewhippedpuppy]

I'm all for it. If they want to burn down their own city, go for it. Just stay away from my town. I have guns, and so does every other person in town.

That's really sorta my thought. I always wonder if they wake up the next morning with a hangover, walk to the corner CVS for some Advil, then realize that they burned it down the night before. Doh!

[widgeon13]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

This guy would approve.

He's probably there!

It's pretty sad especially when you think that it's only a few miles from the national capital.

[onewhippedpuppy]

It wouldn't surprise me to see something similar happen in our nation's capital.

[ckelly78z]

The guy in the picture above sure scored (a case of paper towel rolls WOOHOO). These idiots are looking for any excuse to tear some stuff up and get thier mugs on the national news, why is it ALWAYS the black youth who are doing the looting, and burning of cars and buildings ?

[widgeon13]

It's pretty bad when the looters and thugs have better strategies than the cops!

"Yes, we planned for it. That wasn't the issue," Batts told reporters late Monday. "We just had too many people out there [for us] to overcome the numbers we had." The commissioner added that the rioters had pulled his officers to "opposite ends of the city" and had "outnumbered us and outflanked us."

[Porsche-O-Phile]

There is no obligation on the part of the police whatsoever to protect your property or even your life. You're expected to trust them completely, place all your safety in their hands, forego any right to protect yourself (if you do you're likely to be branded an instigator or vigilante and prosecuted) and let them handle it. If they don't feel like doing so that day, too bad for you. You have no recourse. Modern (unionized) police forces the biggest protection shakedown scam in history. They make the mafia jealous. Think of that the next time you see them strutting around in their expensive "hoo-rah" tactical gear or blasting through traffic endangering people's lives for the oh-so-critical task of pulling over someone to write a traffic ticket from the helm of their $50,000 highly-modded cruiser.

I was raised to trust and respect the police and they deserved it back then. Nowadays not so much. More and more I see them as being there largely just to prop up our corrupt system by force and occasionally shake money out of the public-at-large to pay for it. If the police want us to respect them again maybe they ought to try earning it rather than demanding it.

Yes, looter criminals are scumbags but as the saying goes, "it takes two to tango". The PD is hardly blameless and with increasingly confiscatory government policies being enforced via increasingly militarized police units we can unfortunately expect to see more of these kinds of incidents in the future. Demagogues like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton (and Michelle Obama) stoking the fires of racial tension certainly don't help matters any.

[Crowbob]

Meanwhile, small towns all across America are arming up:

Local Police Acquire Surplus Military Items - Northern Michigan's News Leader

The thing I found particularly troublesome is the mental gymnastics involved in the police departments' rationalizations for acquiring such firepower:

"It's a good use of tax payer money, instead of using our budget we use what's already being manufactured," Borkovich said."

"These departments say they try hard not to be frivolous and request only items they know they can use."

[fintstone]

I am sure the Baltimore PD would have been more than happy to break some heads (as they well should have).
Unfortunately they do not call the shots. Liberal Mayors and Governors do.

[Nickshu]

[BK911]

The mayor told the police to stand down. Give the protesters room. How did that work out?

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by BK911

The mayor told the police to stand down. Give the protesters room. How did that work out?

It worked out great. "See, this is what happens without the police. Now stop complaining about cops and let us do our job."

[Baz]

I'm not saying law enforcement is perfect. They make plenty of mistakes. Terrible PR for one.

But.....those who are complaining about them are usually the first to dial 9-1-1 when their boy friend slaps them across the face or steals their TV set when they break up.

Don't break the law and the police will not be an issue in your life!