Baltimore Unrest

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Rasputin_Vol said:
Again, cause and effect. You know that there is a likelihood that the goons will come out to get some free TVs and beer if law enforcement kills some black guy over some shady circumstances... so why do cops continue to do the things that start riots?
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I, again, think that protests are warranted, even encouraged, if a group feels themselves to be wronged. And in this case, there certainly does need to be an in depth investigation and appropriate charges placed once it's concluded.

But it's a sad day when we expect looting to go on after such incidents.
 
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Nothing positive came from last night but reading this caused me to have a gratifying grin.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO4Y2Wipv1c[/youtube]
 
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Burhead said:
Nothing positive came from last night but reading this caused me to have a gratifying grin.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO4Y2Wipv1c[/youtube]
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Yep it's just like Huff says..... These guys are no different than the tea party participants.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
Again, why was he even arrested?

I'm going to keep drilling this into the heads of these LEOs and their defenders until they realize that we are either arresting far too many people on the pettiest of crimes or that we have people loosing life and limb over the most trivial of offenses. The blood of Baltimore is right now on all of the police and their defenders hands right now...
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Again, he was on probation and he was carrying a knife.


--According to court documents CNN obtained, there were more than 20 criminal court cases in Maryland against Gray, and five of those cases were still active at the time of his death.

The cases involve mostly drug-related charges, but there are charges from March for second-degree assault and destruction of property.

Gray was due in court on a possession charge on April 24.

He had been in and out of prison since 2009 for various drug cases, according to Maryland Department of Corrections spokesman Gerard Shields. In February 2009, he was sentenced to four years in prison for two counts of drug possession with intent to deliver. Shields said he could not determine from records what kind of drug was involved.

Gray was paroled on June 30, 2011.

On April 4, 2012, Gray was arrested for violating parole but he didn't go back to prison, Shields said, reasoning that whatever Gray allegedly did, it "was something minor."

Gray did return to prison in May 2013 for drug possession, serving a month behind bars before his release in June.
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Carl Pickens said:
Yep it's just like Huff says..... These guys are no different than the tea party participants.
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You think the guys who dressed up as Indians and dumped private property into the ocean were a group of rational, brave, compassionate do-gooders. It was likely mostly a group made up of uneducated, rebellious trouble-makers, just like in Baltimore.
 
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vols-1 said:
Again, he was on probation and he was carrying a knife.


--According to court documents CNN obtained, there were more than 20 criminal court cases in Maryland against Gray, and five of those cases were still active at the time of his death.

The cases involve mostly drug-related charges, but there are charges from March for second-degree assault and destruction of property.

Gray was due in court on a possession charge on April 24.

He had been in and out of prison since 2009 for various drug cases, according to Maryland Department of Corrections spokesman Gerard Shields. In February 2009, he was sentenced to four years in prison for two counts of drug possession with intent to deliver. Shields said he could not determine from records what kind of drug was involved.

Gray was paroled on June 30, 2011.

On April 4, 2012, Gray was arrested for violating parole but he didn't go back to prison, Shields said, reasoning that whatever Gray allegedly did, it "was something minor."

Gray did return to prison in May 2013 for drug possession, serving a month behind bars before his release in June.
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This is such BS. So he can't carry a knife, because he's violated drug laws that shouldn't exist. I know, I know, but why does he need a knife? Maybe because he lives in one of the most dangerous inner cities in America. The fact that he didn't have a gun and just a knife tells me he's a somewhat rational criminal.

Looks like he's never been convicted of violent crime. This is all completely unnecessary. The law is so dumb. The law is the biggest problem-maker for police/citizen relationships.
 
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n_huffhines said:
This is such BS. So he can't carry a knife, because he's violated drug laws that shouldn't exist. I know, I know, but why does he need a knife? Maybe because he lives in one of the most dangerous inner cities in America. The fact that he didn't have a gun and just a knife tells me he's a somewhat rational criminal.

Looks like he's never been convicted of violent crime. This is all completely unnecessary. The law is so dumb. The law is the biggest problem-maker for police/citizen relationships.
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Well it wouldn't be the most dangerous inner city in America if they cleaned up trash like Gray. :hi:
 
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n_huffhines said:
This is such BS. So he can't carry a knife, because he's violated drug laws that shouldn't exist. I know, I know, but why does he need a knife? Maybe because he lives in one of the most dangerous inner cities in America. The fact that he didn't have a gun and just a knife tells me he's a somewhat rational criminal.

Looks like he's never been convicted of violent crime. This is all completely unnecessary. The law is so dumb. The law is the biggest problem-maker for police/citizen relationships.
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Something tells me you might feel differently if he moved in next door.
 
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vols-1 said:
Again, he was on probation and he was carrying a knife.


--According to court documents CNN obtained, there were more than 20 criminal court cases in Maryland against Gray, and five of those cases were still active at the time of his death.

The cases involve mostly drug-related charges, but there are charges from March for second-degree assault and destruction of property.

Gray was due in court on a possession charge on April 24.

He had been in and out of prison since 2009 for various drug cases, according to Maryland Department of Corrections spokesman Gerard Shields. In February 2009, he was sentenced to four years in prison for two counts of drug possession with intent to deliver. Shields said he could not determine from records what kind of drug was involved.

Gray was paroled on June 30, 2011.

On April 4, 2012, Gray was arrested for violating parole but he didn't go back to prison, Shields said, reasoning that whatever Gray allegedly did, it "was something minor."

Gray did return to prison in May 2013 for drug possession, serving a month behind bars before his release in June.
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So a bunch of drug possessions charges?
 
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vols-1 said:
Well it wouldn't be the most dangerous inner city in America if they cleaned up trash like Gray. :hi:
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Oh, so the problem IS with law enforcement?

BTW, you just called a dead person who you know almost nothing about "trash". You can be a drug dealer and be a decent person. You can be a drug dealer and be a really good person.

Only people with weak moral compasses think legality =/= morality
 
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n_huffhines said:
Oh, so the problem IS with law enforcement?

BTW, you just called a dead person who you know almost nothing about "trash". You can be a drug dealer and be a decent person. You can be a drug dealer and be a really good person.

Only people with weak moral compasses think legality =/= morality
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He just started posting in this thread a few minutes ago... so he is probably just getting home from church where the sermon was about forgiveness and love they neighbor.

It probably won't sink in until later this afternoon once he's had a few beers.
 
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n_huffhines said:
This is such BS. So he can't carry a knife, because he's violated drug laws that shouldn't exist. I know, I know, but why does he need a knife? Maybe because he lives in one of the most dangerous inner cities in America. The fact that he didn't have a gun and just a knife tells me he's a somewhat rational criminal.

Looks like he's never been convicted of violent crime. This is all completely unnecessary. The law is so dumb. The law is the biggest problem-maker for police/citizen relationships.
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I do believe switch blade knives are illegal to carry in the state.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
He just started posting in this thread a few minutes ago... so he is probably just getting home from church where the sermon was about forgiveness and love they neighbor.

It probably won't sink in until later this afternoon once he's had a few beers.
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This is a "how to" guide on passive-aggressive.
 
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