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http://blackwestchester.com/2015/04/27/10000-peacefully-protest-bmore/10,000 Strong Peacefully Protest In Downtown Baltimore, Media Only Reports The Violence & Arrest of Dozens
Posted on April 27, 2015 by AJ Woodson in Across The Nation
10,000 people from across the country peacefully protested in Baltimore in support of the seeking of justice of the death of Freddie Gray. Despite the fact that 100 of the 10,000 acted up and approximately 35 people were arrested after the peaceful protest, (thats about 1%), much of the mainstream media used attention grabbing words in their headlines like Protest Turns Destructive, (USA Today) Scenes of Chaos In Baltimore (NY Times), Dozens Arrested After Protest Turns Violent (WBAL TV). One website BreitBart.coms headlines read: 1,000 Black Rioters In Baltimore Smash Police Cars, Attack Motorists In Frenzied Protest.
The truth is you had 10,000 plus people come together in unity in support of the fight for justice for Freddie Gray. While the numbers vary, 100 or so were the ones you saw acting up on the news and the 35 persons who were arrested were the ones you read about. But reporting that wont bring in the ratings that attract a heavy advertising revenue.
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What they dont report was there were, Muslims, Christians, Jews, Blacks, Whites, Asians, Young and Old, Rich and Poor people all united and standing harmoniously against common oppression, shared one of the organizers Frank Sha Francois. The demonstration was sponsored by a wide coalition of social justice groups, including Malik Shabazz of Black Lawyers For Justice (BLFJ), Carl Dix of Stop Mass Incarceration (SMIN) and brother Ted Freedomfighter Sutton of Sutton House, just to name a few who came in support of their brothers and sisters in Baltimore. Support for justice of Freddie Gray, 25, who was arrested one week ago, in West Baltimore. Who died on April 19th, from injuries sustained while he was in police custody.
realFedUp
(25,053 posts)Maybe they should be home with their kids....
babylonsister
(171,070 posts)NOLALady
(4,003 posts)still_one
(92,219 posts)civil rights movement, and ended up dead:
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Jonathan Myrick Daniels
Rev. James Reeb
Juliette Hampton Morgan
Clyde Kennard
Jimmie Lee Jackson
Vernon Dahmer
Oneal Moore
Harry And Harriette Moore
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)Hey, I'm not doing anything tomorrow.
Want to get together?
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)liberal N proud
(60,336 posts)Have not watched news since this morning.
AuntPatsy
(9,904 posts)I realized what was happening earlier, a concerted effort was underway to label, a fight for public opinion began early with announcement by police, watching the "loopy" media doing its usual was telling... The anger on DU from some proves such methods work well...
justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)was most likely started by predominately white Orioles fans tossing everything from racial slurs to bar stools at the protesters.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6576943
marym625
(17,997 posts)Very important great post
Calista241
(5,586 posts)Apparently, nobody gives a shit about legit protesters anymore.
Skittles
(153,169 posts)oh wait
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)One old brick wall fell and damaged some cars and the media kept running those pictures from all angles making it look like all of California was rubble. I got calls from all over asking if I was okay. I had a hanging plant swing a little. That's it.
certainot
(9,090 posts)go on all day egging on the cops and local authorities and vigilantes and blowing any violence out of proportion.
same with OWS, ferguson, and on and on, and making excuses for the brutality and turning on the racists.
americans ought to be protesting those stations and the 90 universities that rent their sports logos to them to help them sell that racism and divisiveness and lies.
Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)A riot, which is fairly rare, grabs an audience's attention faster and more engagingly than African American's smoldering resentment for nearly two hundred years of broken promises; which is as ingrained and common place in the United States as Coca Cola.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)6000eliot
(5,643 posts)for news on the protests? It took me almost an hour to find a streaming source on Youtube. I refuse to watch corporate media ever again.
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)Cha
(297,321 posts)Quantess
(27,630 posts)but I wouldn't set foot in Baltimore. No way. I don't ever want to go to Baltimore, after seeing some of the videos.