Baltimore Riots

[Ed, Ego and Superego]

People don't tend to riot about this sort of thing unless they have run out of options and or patience.  I vaguely remember the race riots of the 70's.  It all seems to be the final expression of helplessness.  Of course then the idiots come along and loot.

Sports riots are when they run out of sense of course. 

[ulthar]

People don't tend to riot about this sort of thing unless they have run out of options and or patience.  I vaguely remember the race riots of the 70's.  It all seems to be the final expression of helplessness.  Of course then the idiots come along and loot.

Sports riots are when they run out of sense of course. 

Sadly, that's not true anymore.  There are traveling agitators that instigate social unrest.  Sometimes they get things off the ground in a big way, and sometimes they don't.

Ferguson, for example...

http://www.ijreview.com/2014/08/169519-leading-riots-ferguson-residences-arrested-provide-interesting-clues/

[VenomX73]

And how do you guys like the idiot mayor of Baltimore who said she gave the looters "space to destroy"?   

That was unbelievable!

[lester1/2jr]

I think the story about him having some sort of previous spine injury is not true

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-gray-settlement-20150429-story.html

He had been a plaintiff in a lead paint lawsuit which appears to be a local "thing you could call a scam if you were so disposed" but he there was no car accident or spine injury of any kind

[Trevor]

Well, Mr Gray's death has now been ruled a homicide.