Protesters Going Over Board?

After the funeral of Freddie Gray, a riot happend in Baltimore which left six officers seriously injured, stores destroyed and a building on fire. President Obama is extremely upset by it. He commented on the issue by saying "There's no excuse for the kind of violence that we saw yesterday. It is counterproductive," he also added, "When individuals get crowbars and start prying open doors to loot, they're not protesting. They're not making a statement. They're stealing. When they burn down a building, they're committing arson. And they're destroying and undermining businesses and opportunities in their own communities. That robs jobs and opportunity from people in that area." He magnified the issue because this has been an underlying problem for how many years now, it just became worse. He is making sure the reason for Gray's death is investigated. In this news article, President Obama wanted to let the public to know that this problem really needs to be addressed immediately because this is old news, but because of this major incident, it added more fuel to the fire once again.

My thoughts on this is that, the government should have done something about it already when it was still small. If the people did this to voice out something to the government, or because the people are mad about Freddie Gray's case, we should also see it from another perspective. Freddie Gray is a criminal who tried to run away from the police. He has done a series of crimes and he is liable for his actions. Whatever the case is, there is no excuse for this riot. Buildings have been burned, stores have been destroyed and people were injured. In my opinion, the people who run Baltimore need to be more focused on what is really happening. They should get to the bottom of this right away and stop all riot that is happening. If the people want their voices to be heard, arrange a town meeting, instead of burning a building.I very much agree with what Obama said, this riot is not an excuse to be violent. It’s something to condemn and be concerned about. It’s not something to be ignored. Life is not fair, and there is no easy path to end poverty.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/28/politics/obama-baltimore-violent-protests/index.html