04-28-2015, 11:08 AM
(04-28-2015, 10:48 AM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: Nobody said that the rioters pulled their violent dipshittery as a result of conservatives twisting the mayor's words, Jimbone and Maggot.
But, it sounds like you're saying that the rioters pulled their violent dipshittery as a result of the mayor's words, which I personally think is equally ludicrous.
I think the riots occurred because thugs had an opportunity and they took it. They would have done so, like so often happens during protests, regardless of the mayor's statement and how one chooses to interpret it.
I understood her meaning to be consistent with the clarification issued yesterday when I first heard her make the statement at her press conference this weekend and didn't realize how poorly it was worded until I saw it in print and out of context.
But, I understand that others believe she was actually green-lighting violence and riots, though that contradicts all of her previous and subsequent pleas for peace.
In either case, the mayor neither encouraged nor condoned the riots, in my opinion.
No, you said she was taken out of context. She wasn't. She was hammered by ALL media for a terribly worded statement during a volatile situation. It wasn't just conservatives (who of course had a field day), it was universal.
I'm not saying her words started the riots - knuckleheads were screwing around before she said anything.
But her words - and actions - certainly gave space to those who want to be opportunistic, and they took that space.
The City of Baltimore is handling this terribly. And unfortunately for her, she's responsible for that...