Acts
of violence and destruction won't be tolerated - Maryland gov.
RT,
18
April, 2015
Acts
of violence and destruction will not be tolerated in Baltimore City,
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said as he announced a state of emergency
after riots broke out in the wake of Freddie Gray's death in police
custody.
Hogan
said the riot "put innocent Marylanders at significant risk”
and that the deployment of the National Guard is a "last resort"
to restore order to the city.
"People
have the right to protest and express their frustrations, but
Baltimore city families deserve peace and safety in their
communities," he added. "Destructive acts cannot and will
not be tolerated."
Earlier
in the day, Hogan declared a state of emergency and activated the
National Guard to help handle the unrest in Baltimore. The situation
escalated dramatically on Monday after a group of school-age kids
gathered at Mondawmin Mall and began throwing rocks at law
enforcement. Officers responded with mace and pepper spray, but the
young people involved then moved to set at least two vehicles on
fire, as well as a local pharmacy.
Prior
to the governor's statement, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
declared a curfew will be implemented beginning Tuesday night and
will last for one week. All adults and minors, outside of emergency
situations, will need to be off the streets from 10pm to 5 am.
She
also called the rioters "thugs" several times and said it
was "idotic" to think that destroying the city would lead
to improvements in anyone's life.
“Too
many people have spent generations building up this city for it to be
destroyed by thugs," she said.
Rawlings-Blake
also differentiated between those destroying property and causing
injury from those who took to the streets without violence last week.
“It
is very clear there is a difference between what we saw over the past
week with the peaceful protests… and the thugs who only want to
incite violence and destroy our city,"she said.
Tensions
between law enforcement and the community have risen since the death
of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, who was arrested earlier this month
after running away from police. He suffered a severe spine injury
while in police custody and slipped into a coma upon being
hospitalized. Gray died one week later.
Local
police have acknowledged that officers should have sought medical
attention for Gray at the point of apprehension and that they failed
to offer timely assistance multiple times. They also did not secure
him with a seatbelt in the police wagon, which is against department
policy.
Both
local and federal law enforcement are investigating the incident.
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These
actions by the Mayor allowed violent thugs to descend on the city;
looting, robbing and attacking innocent people on the streets.
Numerous
storefronts and vehicles were damaged; a number of innocent citizens
were robbed, and many were injured after being attacked by violent
criminals who were allowed to run amok throughout the city.
This is a Serious Threat to the Public’s safety; One people need to Prepare for!
A
number of people asked me why I cover these types of stories; the
more ignorant ones accuse me of somehow pushing an agenda. The fact
is, the only people pushing an agenda are the cowards who use social
injustice as an excuse to commit crimes and terrorize the public.
As
we’ve seen over the last year, these events are very real and they
are growing with regularity.
My
number one reason for covering these types of events is to help
people prepare.
We live in a world where this type of behavior is increasingly being
not only tolerated, but promoted by those in power. This is a threat
that is not going to go away anytime soon, and I’m afraid we are
only seeing the beginnings of the social unrest that’s about to hit
this country.
When
I first wrote my book, The
Ultimate Situational Survival Guide: Self-Reliance Strategies for a
Dangerous World,
many asked me why I devoted so much of the book to surviving things
like criminals attacks, active shooter situations, and social unrest;
I believe these current events highlight exactly why I did so, and
exactly why people need to take these threats seriously.
This is a Serious Threat to the Public’s safety; One people need to Prepare for!
A
number of people asked me why I cover these types of stories; the
more ignorant ones accuse me of somehow pushing an agenda. The fact
is, the only people pushing an agenda are the cowards who use social
injustice as an excuse to commit crimes and terrorize the public.
As
we’ve seen over the last year, these events are very real and they
are growing with regularity.
My
number one reason for covering these types of events is to help
people prepare.
We live in a world where this type of behavior is increasingly being
not only tolerated, but promoted by those in power. This is a threat
that is not going to go away anytime soon, and I’m afraid we are
only seeing the beginnings of the social unrest that’s about to hit
this country.
When
I first wrote my book, The
Ultimate Situational Survival Guide: Self-Reliance Strategies for a
Dangerous World,
many asked me why I devoted so much of the book to surviving things
like criminals attacks, active shooter situations, and social unrest;
I believe these current events highlight exactly why I did so, and
exactly why people need to take these threats seriously.
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