Troops from the US national guard began rolling into Baltimore in armoured vehicles on Monday night after violent clashes, looting and fires led city authorities to declare a week-long curfew banning people from the streets at night.

At least 27 people were arrested after intense rioting broke out following the funeral service for Freddie Gray, a young black man who died last week of injuries sustained after his arrest. Fifteen police officers were injured in Monday night’s unrest, six of them seriously, according to chiefs.

OrangeDragon wrote:Honestly its stupid. There was video footage, the cops are getting investigated and will be tried and found guilty. Zero question of that. Without riots.

I say let the guilty cops go free, not because they are innocent, but because if you clearly have no respect for actual justice it should have no respect for you. Hate cops? Fine... we won't use any to arrest/punish the ones who killed that kid. Happy?

cane toad John • 2 days ago
Have you seen 'The Wire'? A lot of the problem is corrupt black politicians exploiting their own people for personal gain. It's not the white population, it's the elite population running the show for their own advantage, to hell with us. Any change anybody tries to make, OWS for example, dies a quick death, that has been true my entire life, I'm 65. This is a fascist country, run by capitalist goons who want no change whatsoever because things are working to plan for them and they control the show. But keep drinking that racist cool aid, that divides us so nicely so they can more easily maintain control.
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John -- cane toad • 2 days ago
I respect your opinion and I also respect your seniority, but US is and has always been a very a racist country dominated by white men determined to keep things that way. Putting ones blinders up will not make it go away. As you state, many black politicians are equally at fault for not addressing black plight but the system, that is the white system of neoliberal capitalism, is the real culprit. We have 400 years of history to show that this has worked extraordinarily well for white men at the expense of Native Americans, blacks, Latinos and poor whites.

I've spent quite bit of time researching the history of the Americas and it always the same -- whites decimate the aboriginal populations, then bring in slaves from Africa as cheap labor. Since the end of slavery new forms of wealth extractions from blacks (poor people in general) have emerged that have benefited white men in numerous ways -- education, housing, jobs, etc. The last 400 years has always, always, always been about creating more wealth for white men.

Society is very divided along race, there is no question. It has been that way for 100s of years. There is no point in denying it. Just because racism is not so explicit does not mean it does not exist.

In the real world pulling oneself by their bootstrap only works for a very few -- primarily white men. The class system we have continuously reinforces this position.

Unfortunately, racism permeates throughout society to the benefit of mostly white men. The has had a deleterious impact on poor whites and Latinos who've been swept up in the vacuum.

OrangeDragon wrote:Honestly its stupid. There was video footage, the cops are getting investigated and will be tried and found guilty. Zero question of that. Without riots.

I say let the guilty cops go free, not because they are innocent, but because if you clearly have no respect for actual justice it should have no respect for you. Hate cops? Fine... we won't use any to arrest/punish the ones who killed that kid. Happy?