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Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 02:29 PM Apr 2015

Baltimore Police Claim Gangs Have "Entered Partnership" to Take-Out Cops

The Baltimore Police released a statement Monday morning claiming that they’ve received “credible information” about members of the Crips, Bloods, and other local gangs joining forces to “take-out” police officers. Hmm.

“Law enforcement agencies should take appropriate precautions to ensure the safety of their officers,” the statement reads.



Was there a specific threat or piece of evidence that triggered the warning? Something to make police actually believe that the notoriously hostile gangs had put aside their differences to unite against a common enemy, Avengers-style? Eh. Captain Eric Kowalczyk, the department’s spokesman, told the Baltimore Sun that he couldn’t explain how the information was received or why it was deemed credible, or even if it has anything to do with the ongoing protests over the death of Freddie Gray, the Baltimore man who died last week after suffering a broken neck in police custody.

As the Sun notes, this is the third time in five months that police in Baltimore have issued similar warnings. From the Sun:

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Baltimore Police Claim Gangs Have "Entered Partnership" to Take-Out Cops (Original Post) Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 OP
Cowardly fucks are getting ready to go in hot and break some skulls TransitJohn Apr 2015 #1
Exactly. Have you seen them on TV this afternoon? philosslayer Apr 2015 #20
Liars. bravenak Apr 2015 #2
And watch who supports this...it will be like clockwork NoJusticeNoPeace Apr 2015 #4
Funny who you can watch pintobean Apr 2015 #32
This is bound to happen 951-Riverside Apr 2015 #3
Someone watched "The Warriors" and thought it would be a credible excuse? arcane1 Apr 2015 #5
So exactly how many police have been killed by gangs lately? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #6
Details from the DAILY BEAST brooklynite Apr 2015 #7
the legal gang with benefits doe not like the amateurs horning in on the racket nt msongs Apr 2015 #8
My thought, exactly. Gangsters, all. libdem4life Apr 2015 #16
SMH Mr Dixon Apr 2015 #9
I just got the blue alert in my email nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 #10
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #11
Tough shit. hifiguy Apr 2015 #12
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #15
Sounds more like the cops inventing excuses to "crack down" arcane1 Apr 2015 #17
You mean like how blacks are gunned down execution style by cops? Cali_Democrat Apr 2015 #21
white people might start being recipients of the cop's special version of protecting and serving frylock Apr 2015 #23
It happened in NYC philosslayer Apr 2015 #25
Yep, I do. Scootaloo Apr 2015 #29
So now, just to be on the safe side they are going to shoot to kill as their first option DefenseLawyer Apr 2015 #13
COde for "It's Open Season" joeybee12 Apr 2015 #14
Oddly enough, latest breaking news is that police clashed with a group of juveniles Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #18
Does anyone know if the Baseball Furies have joined the coalition? frylock Apr 2015 #19
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2015 #24
Sho'nuff! Scootaloo Apr 2015 #31
WBAL showing looting at a CVS pharmacy brooklynite Apr 2015 #22
I heard it was the Blood and Crips romanic Apr 2015 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Apr 2015 #27
We Americans need new police that protect and serve US. Todays police just want to hurt people. Sunlei Apr 2015 #28
I think ISIS has infiltrated US Inner Cities! tenderfoot Apr 2015 #30

TransitJohn

(6,932 posts)
1. Cowardly fucks are getting ready to go in hot and break some skulls
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 02:31 PM
Apr 2015

of protestors, no doubt. Can we call it fascism, yet?

 

philosslayer

(3,076 posts)
20. Exactly. Have you seen them on TV this afternoon?
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 04:43 PM
Apr 2015

Full riot gear, looking for trouble. And they found it.

brooklynite

(94,591 posts)
7. Details from the DAILY BEAST
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 02:55 PM
Apr 2015

Before protests over Freddie Gray’s death turned chaotic, an unlikely alliance was born in Baltimore on Saturday: Rivals from the Bloods and the Crips agreed to march side by side against police brutality.

The alleged gang members are pictured on social media crowding together with Nation of Islam activists, who told The Daily Beast they brokered the truce in honor of Gray, who died last week after sustaining spinal injuries while in police custody.

In one photo, a gang activist in a red sweatshirt crouches to fit into a group photo with rivals decked out in blue bandanas.

“I can say with honesty those brothers demonstrated they can be united for a common good,” said Carlos Muhammad, a minister at Nation of Islam’s Mosque No. 6. “At the rally, they made the call that they must be united on that day. It should be commended.”

Mr Dixon

(1,185 posts)
9. SMH
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 03:05 PM
Apr 2015

Another pre excuse for mass murder of dark people? I don’t even have the strength to be outraged anymore, they’re not even trying to be sneaky anymore they just issues a warning and a excuse and fire away. SMH.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
10. I just got the blue alert in my email
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 03:09 PM
Apr 2015

and this is the big question... what to do with this? Especially when the Baltimore Sun reports three other times.

For the moment local media is not touching this either... given I got it because of that reason...

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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
21. You mean like how blacks are gunned down execution style by cops?
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 04:43 PM
Apr 2015

Shot 5 times in the back from 30 feet away.....

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
29. Yep, I do.
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 05:20 PM
Apr 2015

And yet there's still that nagging voice in the back of my head saying "well, we've tried everything else..." Our legal system treats cops like saints. Our politicians treat them like gods. if that keeps up, the public is going to treat them like an occupying military.

Yeah, it's fucking horrifying. And I don't want anyone thinking, "Oh, Scootaloo thinks we ought to start killing cops!" - I don't. But that the nagging doubt remains seems testament to the utter failure of our system to reign in these paramilitary gangs - by which i mean the cops - and restore safety to the communities they reign over.

 

DefenseLawyer

(11,101 posts)
13. So now, just to be on the safe side they are going to shoot to kill as their first option
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 03:28 PM
Apr 2015

Oh wait, they already do that.

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
18. Oddly enough, latest breaking news is that police clashed with a group of juveniles
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 04:33 PM
Apr 2015

and seven officers have 'serious injuries' including broken bones, and one officer is unconscious.

So who knows, maybe there is a grain of truth. Or maybe it's just anarchist types.

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Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
28. We Americans need new police that protect and serve US. Todays police just want to hurt people.
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 05:03 PM
Apr 2015

Many innocents are caught in police crossfire and outright murdered.

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