OK. But your original post suggested that peaceful demonstrations were ineffective & you've been shown otherwise.
The problem is those who are acting like animals.
"""My question to you is, when we were out here protesting all last week for six days straight peacefully, there were no news cameras, there were no helicopters, there was no riot gear, and nobody heard us," she said. "So now that we've burned down buildings and set businesses on fire and looted buildings, now all of the sudden everybody wants to hear us."""
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/...age_n_7166018.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013
The name calling, the defining and the race hating on this board is exactly why race relations in this country continues to be a problem.
Baltimore had 6 days of peaceful protests, and plenty of incidents where white people on the sidewalks were shouting the nword to peaceful protesters as they walked by, and yet the only criticism is you people can find is that they are black and all have single parents.
There were plenty of white people in those protests, but not one word from any of you on the multitudes of races involved.
For you people, its just another opportunity to hate on blacks.
In this photo, captured by cell phone, shows a bar behind police barricades. As protesters walked by, the white men at the bar shouted the nword at the crowd telling them "Nwords go home" "get off our streets"....
Some of the men walking in the protest went up to these men to address them personally.
This was just one example of the sparks that set that city on fire.
There were plenty of white people walking in these protests in baltimore.
But what is escaping this thread is the death of Freddie Gray.
The narrative is being changed by the media by focusing on the rioting.
There should be federal investigation into the death of mr gray and those responsible for his death should be charged for their actions.
Having his neck 80% severed after being placed into a police vehicle is something that is OUTRAGEOUS and should be our focus instead of just blaming the black community.
TOS.