Maryland Governor Declares State of Emergency 27 April 2015

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Will add ASAP.

Parents city advised to collect children at once and shelter in home.

More on the way...

Governor activates National Guard | Maryland News - WBAL Home

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Baltimore protests turn violent; police injured - CNN.com

(CNN)[Breaking news, posted at 7:45 p.m. ET]

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is expected to speak shortly regarding the riots in her city Monday.
[Original story, posted at 7:33 p.m. ET]

Chaos and violence erupted on the streets of Baltimore late Monday as protesters clashed with police, several of whom were injured.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard.

"This afternoon, a group of outrageous criminals attacked our officers. Right now, we have seven officers that have serious injuries, including broken bones, and one officer who is unconscious," Capt. Eric Kowalczyk told reporters.
      
He vowed to find the attackers and put them in jail.

Video showed police in riot gear taking cover behind an armored vehicle, as protesters pelted them with rocks.
At one point, it looked like officers used tear gas. The Baltimore Police Department said it had heard reports of protesters setting small items on fire, and footage showed a cruiser in flames.

Video also showed people looting local stores, and an area CVS Pharmacy was set on fire after it was ransacked. Thick dark smoke filled the streets.

Baltimore Police
@BaltimorePolice
Several people in the group are reported to be armed with sticks, bricks, and other weapons.
4:17 PM - 27 Apr 2015

Baltimore Police
@BaltimorePolice
The group continues to be violent and aggressive. They are disobeying dispersal orders. We are working to evacuate our injured officers.

"This is not OK," Kowalczyk said. "You're going to see tear gas. You're going to see pepper balls. We're going to use appropriate methods to ensure that we're able to preserve the safety of that community."

There were no immediate reports of injuries among the protesters. There were also no immediate reports of arrests.

'Credible threat' to officers

Earlier in the day, the Baltimore Police Department said it had received a "credible threat" that gangs were teaming up to "take out" officers.

It did not say where the information came from, nor did it say whether the threat was tied to the recent death of Freddie Gray. Gray died in police custody under circumstances that remain unclear.

His death has sparked ongoing protests in Baltimore and raised long-simmering tensions between police and residents.

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LIVE: Baltimore Protesters clash with Police and Riot, Nepal Quake Disaster, Aurora Shooter Trial

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It's time to place a few well-placed rounds downrange, IMHO.

The herd needs to be culled of idiots who have no regard for ethics, integrity, honor.

(With love, of course.)   

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5,000 additional troops called in by governor.

CAN WE SAY
MARTIAL LAW ?

"We are NOT at that point,"

so says National Guard (black woman) spokesperson General Sing on CNN LIVE just now.

"We are going to roll in some assets, beginning tonight and rolling full-on tomorrow."

City-wide curfew 10pm-5am.

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"City is divided into sectors and Baltimore PD will 'search and secure'
and then hand off 'clean' sector to the National Guard to 'hold securely.'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law

Martial law is the imposition of the highest-ranking military officer as the military governor or as the head of the government, thus removing all power from the previous executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.[1] It is usually imposed temporarily when the government or civilian authorities fail to function effectively (e.g., maintain order and security, or provide essential services).

Martial law can be used by governments to enforce their rule over the public. Such incidents may occur after a coup d'état (such as Thailand in 2006 and 2014); when threatened by popular protest (China, Tiananmen Square protests of 1989); to suppress political opposition (Poland in 1981); or to stabilize insurrections or perceived insurrections (Canada, The October Crisis of 1970). Martial law may be declared in cases of major natural disasters; however, most countries use a different legal construct, such as a state of emergency.

Martial law has also been imposed during conflicts and in cases of occupations, where the absence of any other civil government provides for an unstable population. Examples of this form of military rule include post World War II reconstruction in Germany and Japan as well as the southern reconstruction following the U.S. Civil War.

Typically, the imposition of martial law
accompanies curfews,
the suspension of civil law,
the suspension civil rights,
the suspension habeas corpus,
and the application or extension of military law or military justice to civilians.
Civilians defying martial law may be subjected to military tribunal (court-martial).

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"Now, people will be relieved to see the National Guard show up."

Governor activated National Guard | Maryland News - WBAL LIVE

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MORONS...

Police chatter indicates 'peaceful protestors' posting pics of themselves inside
the freaking mall on InstaGram and Twitter, monitored LIVE by police.

Baltimore County Central Police and Fire Departments


Baltimore County Central Police and Fire Departments

Stereo Feed: LEFT is BCoFD MAIN Dispatch; RIGHT is BCoPD Towson & Franklin Precincts

Now you can appreciate what happens at Dispatch... we have 6 different feeds...

THIS LIVE BALTIMORE CHANNEL IS BEST WITH HEADPHONES...and a fattie and a cold beer.   

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Listening to Police, Fire, EMS and whatever 'Special Squad' is
and the dispatch is overwhelmed with calls and not enough
resources to handle the tsunami of situations.

We pray for and send energy to our brothers and sisters in the line of fire.

1080 at 95mph in progress after Lincoln Town car.

CRASH and bail-out...red shirt...dark pants...Belvedere and York.

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...shots fired...

Tim Pool on Livestream

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MORONS...Guess Who's Going to Jail...

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Peaceful civil protest trying to advance justice has been laid low by a mob of thugs looting and destroying.  Way to help the community.

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Peaceful civil protest trying to advance justice has been laid low by a mob of thugs looting and destroying.  Way to help the community.

I think you summed this up quite well even though I have no idea about the details sitting down in my chair using the internet to find this occurring in a long far away place where people have many means available to themselves to be happy. 

It's a damn tragedy people are willing to destroy (if the news report's are correct) their own environment to prove a point.  That is just nutz considering we have many poor dying every day around the world who would love our living conditions... NUTZ

There is a famous saying  that state's "that sometimes you have to concede the battle to win the war"