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In reply to the discussion: ‘None of this looks good': Cenk Uygur rips #BlackLivesMatter protest against Sanders and O’Malley [View all]Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)49. These protests pop up at O'Malley events a lot because of his policing record as mayor of Baltimore
Not these same exact people, but members of the grass-roots criminal justice reform community.
Activists Crash O'Malley Announcement: 'He Must Atone' For Zero Tolerance Policing
BALTIMORE, MD Former Baltimore Mayor Martin OMalley (D) chose the Charm City skyline to provide the backdrop for his speech Saturday morning announcing his campaign for the presidency. While the former Maryland governor spoke about the American Dream, telling the audience there is no such thing as a spare American, protesters and activists shared the spotlight as they spoke out about OMalleys failed police policies from the other side of the stage.
But Baltimore residents who were also in attendance in Federal Hill Park said Grays death last month and the ensuing demonstrations and riots were a direct result of OMalleys police policies as mayor. A few minutes into OMalleys speech, Megan Kenny, a Baltimore activist holding a sign reading Stop Killer Cops, began marching and chanting black lives matter as police attempted to stop the interruption.
The unrest and the unlawful police practices stem from OMalleys zero tolerance policies, Kenny said. His zero tolerance policies were ineffective, period.
The unrest and the unlawful police practices stem from OMalleys zero tolerance policies, Kenny said. His zero tolerance policies were ineffective, period.
#blackLivesMatter protesters disturb Martin O'Malley rally
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/05/30/3664429/omalley-baltimore/
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Back in Baltimore, Martin OMalley is heckled, and could face political fallout
BALTIMORE Former Maryland governor Martin OMalley was heckled on a packed street corner in West Baltimore on Tuesday, after he cut short a trip to Europe to return to the city he led as mayor for seven years.
OMalley (D), who is preparing to launch a White House bid, waded into a crowd near the burned-out shell of a CVS pharmacy that was destroyed and looted Monday night. He was confronted by two men on motorcycles who shouted expletives and blamed the recent violence in the city on OMalleys tough-on-crime policies from 1999 to 2007.
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In his travels to early nominating states, OMalley has described Baltimore to Democratic audiences as a down-on-its-luck city that came to believe in its potential again while he was mayor. He has trumpeted progress made during his tenure, including a steep drop in violent crime, which is attributed in part to a zero-tolerance approach that led to a sharp increase in arrests.
The mayhem that broke out Monday following the funeral of Freddie Gray who died after being injured in police custody complicates that narrative. And the unrest has given critics of OMalleys aggressive policing strategy a fresh platform to blame him for some of the deep-seated mistrust between the citys police and the poor communities, more than eight years after he left the mayors office.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/back-in-baltimore-omalley-seeks-healing-could-face-political-fallout/2015/04/28/1fc4fc54-ede7-11e4-a55f-38924fca94f9_story.html
OMalley (D), who is preparing to launch a White House bid, waded into a crowd near the burned-out shell of a CVS pharmacy that was destroyed and looted Monday night. He was confronted by two men on motorcycles who shouted expletives and blamed the recent violence in the city on OMalleys tough-on-crime policies from 1999 to 2007.
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In his travels to early nominating states, OMalley has described Baltimore to Democratic audiences as a down-on-its-luck city that came to believe in its potential again while he was mayor. He has trumpeted progress made during his tenure, including a steep drop in violent crime, which is attributed in part to a zero-tolerance approach that led to a sharp increase in arrests.
The mayhem that broke out Monday following the funeral of Freddie Gray who died after being injured in police custody complicates that narrative. And the unrest has given critics of OMalleys aggressive policing strategy a fresh platform to blame him for some of the deep-seated mistrust between the citys police and the poor communities, more than eight years after he left the mayors office.
O'Malleys Baltimore Protest Visit Backfires
Martin OMalley Visits Baltimore Protest, Unintentionally Highlights His Controversial Policing Policy
Critics say O'Malley's "broken windows"-influenced crackdown on crime when he was mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007, then Maryland's governor until January of this year, worsened the decades-old tension between Baltimore police and the black community. On Tuesday O'Malley toured the damage from the riot following Freddie Gray's funeral, but his attempt to demonstrate leadership only wound up drawing attention to his role in creating the conflict.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/04/omalleys-baltimore-protest-visit-backfires.html
...he was also heckled by several people. One man asked him what he was doing about the boarded-up houses in the neighborhood. "You made a lot of promises," he shouted. "And I did the best that I could," O'Malley said. "In what community? Not in the black community!" the man responded. Two men on motorcycles followed the former governor, shouting at the crowd that formed around him. "F--- that, this is his fault!" screamed one of the men. "Do you know who he is? Why would you shake his hand?
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While O'Malley is reportedly hoping to run to the left of Hillary Clinton, Politico notes that on crime he was "more Michael Bloomberg than Bill de Blasio." During his time as mayor O'Malley implemented a "zero tolerance" approach to policing and saw a dramatic reduction in crime. However, in 2010 the city paid $870,000 to settle a suit alleging that Baltimore police arrested thousands of people without probable cause during O'Malley's tenure.
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While O'Malley is reportedly hoping to run to the left of Hillary Clinton, Politico notes that on crime he was "more Michael Bloomberg than Bill de Blasio." During his time as mayor O'Malley implemented a "zero tolerance" approach to policing and saw a dramatic reduction in crime. However, in 2010 the city paid $870,000 to settle a suit alleging that Baltimore police arrested thousands of people without probable cause during O'Malley's tenure.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/04/omalleys-baltimore-protest-visit-backfires.html
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‘None of this looks good': Cenk Uygur rips #BlackLivesMatter protest against Sanders and O’Malley [View all]
still_one
Jul 2015
OP
Your theory makes sense, why did they attack their best hope(s) for President?
A Simple Game
Jul 2015
#50
Taking your comments at face value the thing I can't wrap my head around is --
Nuclear Unicorn
Jul 2015
#58
Maybe I'm just not radical enough. They seem more nihilistic than revolutionary.
Nuclear Unicorn
Jul 2015
#78
" a Trotskyite-type cadre to cause trouble, chaos" We've seen this script before
geek tragedy
Jul 2015
#29
I find your red-baiting of African-American activsits to be reprehensible nt
geek tragedy
Jul 2015
#39
Don't play the stupid-ass "divisive" card after accusing black activists of being Communists nt
geek tragedy
Jul 2015
#47
ALL republicans make the most of the free publicity started with a few protesters heckling
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#37
I agree and wonder why the people running Netroots didn't try to transform the confrontation to a
karynnj
Jul 2015
#54
Well and we have been told on DU that BLM will protest Hillary Clinton as well
davidpdx
Jul 2015
#148
and it won't be on the same Netroots Nation playing field as Bernie and Malcolm O'Malley.nt
daredtowork
Jul 2015
#152
The one thing you can definitely count on is that the Kochs are giggling or maybe celebrating this
GoneFishin
Jul 2015
#19
candidates need to provide the Department of Justice info so everyone treated badly by police, can
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#42
I think our candidates need to learn how to work with protesters, who may disrupt future events.
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#87
I doubt it. Most like an expression of frustration, but anyone who watched the video of the net
still_one
Jul 2015
#4
no I just posted here. What I meant is "Black Lives Matter" is such an important movement.
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#91
Sadly I believe Cenk is correct.... it's the GOP debates that should be disrupted
groundloop
Jul 2015
#7
No question that BLM was expressing their frustration at the lack of action that has been getting
still_one
Jul 2015
#12
So hurting one of the front running candidates will help anyone in the long run? And
jwirr
Jul 2015
#56
Thank you. That at least lets me understand where you are coming from. If we do not get this
jwirr
Jul 2015
#67
TYT are THE ONLY ones in media that have exposed what the cops are doing to the black community.
Dawgs
Jul 2015
#13
Business as usual crowd - neither the Selma event not NN are known for their business as
jwirr
Jul 2015
#120
I don't have to watch that I remember it when it happened. They were not especially accepted
jwirr
Jul 2015
#119
It is unfortunate, but we still have to do whatever we can to get the cops under control. nt
Zorra
Jul 2015
#24
I'll say Cenk is wrong. Jayar is right. It was a good conversation though.
Cheese Sandwich
Jul 2015
#26
Why are you making shit up like pretending that BLM has "completely ignored" Obama?
geek tragedy
Jul 2015
#48
These protests pop up at O'Malley events a lot because of his policing record as mayor of Baltimore
Cheese Sandwich
Jul 2015
#49
How many people in this thread agreed with Cenk & Crew when this happened? If so, you're
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#62
Cenk: The biggest hypocrite on the internet. Black folk know we're not equal in the eyes of some...
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#71
If I were black I would be helluva offended by having upper middle class white folks telling me...
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2015
#83
They don't seem to get that they are no better than the GOP on issues of race. They're so...
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#84
Do you realize that Cenk is THE ONLY PERSON IN MEDIA that talks about the issues of BLM.
Dawgs
Jul 2015
#93
Still voting GOP through GWB. And haven't learned much since. Yet they lecture... n/t
freshwest
Jul 2015
#129
These recovering Repukes are the new "liberal" thought leaders, doncha know? Go figure.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#138
Cenk is an idiot.. Netroots Nation stands behind the Protesters.. and bernie and his fans can
Cha
Jul 2015
#97
Yeah. Like BLM ever needed advice from the GOP "convert". Cenk is an a**hole, and I'll venture....
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#100
However Netroots Nation Stands Behind the Protesters of #BlackLivesMatter and so do I
Cha
Jul 2015
#105
Your own post has a major qualifier in it wherein Black Lives Matter agree with Cenk's point of view
Uncle Joe
Jul 2015
#107
More time, yeah.. but NRN stands with the Protesters there from #BlackLivesMatter and bernie lit out
Cha
Jul 2015
#112
I had heard it, but the poster who told me was taken to task, so I wasn't sure. Tsk...Tsk.
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#121
Blah....Blah...&...Blah. My initial observation of Cenk's rightwing ass stands. n/t
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#106
For someone with only 2% AA support & 3% support from Latinos, BS showed that he's not ready...
Tarheel_Dem
Jul 2015
#111
Poor little cenk.. "none of it looks good.." to him. Netroots Nation Stands behind the Protesters..
Cha
Jul 2015
#99
Good post. Those who benefit from the status quo have to work hard to keep it... Just sayin' n/t
freshwest
Jul 2015
#127