Baltimore is Burning

Good headline but it has nothing to do with the mysterious death of Freddy Gray while in the custody of the Baltimore Police Department. The bystander video of part of this bizarre situation shows two police officers holding Mr. Gray on the ground. When the paddy wagon arrives they pick him up and he clearly cries out in pain and cannot walk on his own. In the wagon he goes, what happens next we don't know. We don't even know why the police arrested him. But seven days later he died as a result of a spine that was 80% crushed.

The city should be outraged and should keep up a large peaceful demonstration to demand answers and changes in Baltimore long-term. The teenagers and outside forces that brought a violent reign of terror destroying buildings and vehicles have harmed the good fight and removed the focus from Freddy Gray.

There is no excuse for the violence that occurred. Yes there are serious problems in that city, many cities in fact. Destroying your own habitat and harming your fellow citizens will not bring the change you want. It will however lead to an erosion of freedom as people demand that political leaders take action to secure the streets. What follows is the rule of force not law.