I have never seen such incompetence on the part of the mayor and the cops.
The mayor should have called in the national guard. The guard should have formed a shoulder to shoulder line, ten deep if necessary, in a half circle behind the rioters, cutting off any escape route. Trapped between the guard and the cops, every single one of them should have been arrested and charged with attempted murder, felonious assault, etc., for throwing dangerous objects at the cops.
They should have been jailed and bonded at $25,000 or so so that their parents would have to cough up considerable cash to get them out.
That would wake up some very stupid parents.
Instead we have the mayor calling for the cops to give them space, and the cops acting like kids by throwing rocks back at the kids.
Cops throwing rocks?
Give me a break.
I haven't watched it, but a friend of mine said she was watching the tv news feed from the helicopter around 6 pm tonight and she saw a woman reach into the melee, haul one of the thugs out and smack his face several times. There must be at least one good mama left in Baltimore.