Baltimore, MD -(Ammoland.com)- Facing a weekend of protests against the mysterious police-related death of resident Freddie Gray, it is logical that Baltimore authorities would be on edge.
What no one expected is what Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (D – MD) admitted in a press conference on Sunday: that she asked the Baltimore Police Department to “give those who wished to destroy space to do that.”
“We work very hard to keep that balance [between free speech and destructive elements], and to put ourselves in the best position to de-escalate,” she said.
Hear it for yourself around time stamp 7:59.
Looks like she got her wish as at the time of this reporting downtown storefronts were smashed and looted, police cars were burned and a massive fire was raging in downtown. Baltimore as State police and National Guard were taking over for outnumbered Baltimore PD.
To bad citizen of Maryland have had the very tools they now need for self defense made illegal under recent changes to Maryland gun laws.
I wonder if her attitude & philosophy will remain the same as it is now if her property goes up in flames
And this is the same mental midget who complains about the lack of jobs and opportunity in the black community. Yeah, like I’m going to open a business so I can get robbed, burned down, have employees assaulted and pay sky-high insurance to do business in basically a war zone!
I can only hope that those that have lost their lively hood turn around sue this mayor for the damages that have been done, from people that I have talked to parts of old Baltimore went up in flames buildings that can never be rebuilt, I hope this mayor is proud of herself for letting thugs and criminals destroy the place, it will never be the same again. I that ALL law abiding people move out of the state and leave it to the welfare rats and other criminals, hope the mayor can live with what she or it has… Read more »
That such a moron holds public office is a great indication of the intelligence level of the voters.
Apparently Democrats are tolerant of anything or anybody but legal gun owners who want to protect their life and property.
It just shows they take care of their own.She would have done the same thing,”back in the day,in the HOOD”