BLM Said to Fry Police Like Bacon, Now They Are Begging for Cops to Come Back
The city of Baltimore is reaping the consequences of painting all police officers as villains, and it has no one to blame but itself.
In 2017, the city set a new record for the most murders per capita in the city’s history.
The Baltimore Sun reported that there were 343 homicides last year, which is a rate of 55.8 killings per 100,000 people.
Baltimore has not seen a number that high since since 2015, which happened to be the year Freddie Gray died from injuries he suffered while in police custody.
If you’ll recall, the Freddie Gray and Michael Brown cases galvanized the Black Lives Matter movement across the country.
Anti-police protesters gathered in droves and chanted, “Pigs in a blanket, fry ’em like bacon” at riots, helping to gin up hatred toward police.
Baltimore has not been the same since.
NPR reported that some residents blame a relaxed police presence for the rise in murder.
Of course they do. But they should be blaming Black Lives Matter for starting the anti-police movement, and liberal politicians for fueling it.
Baltimore pastor and activist Rev. Kinji Scott seems to understand how and why things went wrong.
He told NPR that he blamed progressives, other activists, politicians, and liberal journalists for fueling the anti-police movement that lead to Baltimore’s problems. He also said that police distanced themselves from communities, and members of the community distanced themselves even further.
Indeed. Things may have taken a different turn if those in charge hadn’t coddled rioters and activits while simultaneously working against the police.
Police Commissioner Kevin Davis told The Washington Post that he expected violence to decrease after Gray’s death, but instead riots emboldened criminals.
Sadly, it should surprise no one that Baltimore’s murder rate has climbed to an all-time high. Criminals tend to take over when police are not around to stop them.
Back Lives Matter and their racial justice agenda is a danger not only to police officers, but also to those who want to live in Baltimore without fearing for their life.
As long as BLM touts their anti-police, social justice rhetoric, things may never change.
H/T PJ Media
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