A city in America has erupted in riots that have injured at least 20 police officers, resulted in over 200 arrests and more than 150 fires – but chances are, you’re still not across the details of what’s been going on.
The riots in Baltimore, Maryland began after African-American man, Freddie Gray, was killed in police custody. Mr Gray was arrested and thrown into a police wagon, where he fell into a coma after suffering a spinal injury during his violent arrest.
A week later, Mr Gray was pronounced dead.
His death — which followed a string of black deaths in custody, including those of Freddie Gray and Michael Brown — proved to be the last straw for a population ravaged by a racial power imbalance.
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Tensions in the United States run far deeper than many foreigners could understand, but we hope these images will help explain some of the events of the past week.
1. This protest sign.
The riots were spurred by the death of local African-American man Freddie Gray. He appeared to be the final straw in a spate of black deaths in custody across the country. People marched through Baltimore carrying signs reading “Black Lives Matter” and “All Lives Matter”, and demanded justice for the killing of men in custody.
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These images do not explain the riots at all. Post some images the cost of health care, the disparity between Iowa score in rich and poor areas, then post the racial make up of these areas. Post the crime and incarceration statistics of black and white people and then examine the over representation of black people. Post the statistics of the pay differential between whites and minorities. Post pictures of a) court houses, b) schools and universities c) public hospitals d)members of the Senate and Congress and when you post them look at the inherent structural road blocks they pose and deprive whole communities of access to opportunities. The article is tokenistic rubbish.
Agree, above article says less than zero.