Obama rebukes 'criminals and thugs' for Baltimore riots

[Freddie Stubbs]

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Source: The Hill

President Obama on Tuesday blamed "criminals and thugs" for the violence that erupted in Baltimore in response to the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died in police custody.

“There is no excuse for the kind of violence we saw yesterday. It is counterproductive," Obama said. "They’re not protesting, they’re not making a statement. They are stealing.”

Obama said the violent demonstrations undermined the message of peaceful protesters who made "legitimate" complaints about problems in Baltimore.

“One burning building will be looped on television over and over and over again and the ... protesters who did it the right way will be lost in the discussion."

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/240316-obama-blames-criminals-and-thugs-for-baltimore-riots

[jtuck004]

1. "...not making a statement. They are stealing.” > If you had said that about Bank$ters, we

might never have gotten here.

[candelista]

3. +1 nt

[project_bluebook]

4. You read my mind

and very well said!

[project_bluebook]

2. I wonder what Obama called the Wall Street banksters

after they ransacked and torched our economy? They got away with it and prospered from their deeds.

[Warren Stupidity]

5. How about rebuking criminal thug cops for murdering citizens with abandon?

[ciaobaby]

8. Patiently waiting.......

[Duval]

10. Exactly! I was watching

Thom Hartmann and agree with what he said. Not a direct quote, but he said" these people are tired of being killed" and then went on to mention "giving riot gear to contractors as well as police" does not help calm the situation."

[KittyWampus]

6. This is a duplicate. But it's interesting which leading headline was chosen for this thread.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141079590

[Doctor_J]

14. actually there are at least eight of them, probably 25 by bed time. I never understand why

people insist on starting a new thread when ten are already on the front page. Is there some sort of rec contest that I've never heard of?

[Stonepounder]

7. Or how about 'fan' demonstrations after winning a big game?

Where they set fires, turn over cars, and smash windows. How come that is 'fan enthusiasm' but when it happens to protest yet another police killing of an unarmed black man, then they are 'criminals and thugs'? When are we going to get over this damn double standard?

[Kelvin Mace]

9. "Thugs"? Really?

You are now adopting the dog whistle patois of the oppressor class?

[wingzeroday]

12. Well

It was the president who said it.

And it was Tupac Shakur that brought the term back into mainstream use many years ago.

[Kelvin Mace]

13. I am no danger of mistaking Obama for Tupac

[wingzeroday]

15. Good

Did you mistake the OP for Obama?

[bluestateguy]

16. Right, because Barack Obama knows nothinng about being black in America

Barack Obama just doesn't get it. Barack Obama doesn't know how racial profiling feels.

I'm not putting a sarcasm icon here because if you need one then I can't help you.

[NobodyHere]

11. The president is right on this one

nt

[cbayer]

17. Locking as duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141079590