Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake appeared for a press conference just before 8 p.m. Monday, but not to announce her resignation. Rather, she announced that she had requested and secured assistance from the National Guard and was instituting a week-long curfew. She also distinguished between the “peaceful” protests of last week and the disturbing violence perpetrated today by “thugs.”
Baltimore @MayorSRB speaks out on violent protests: "What we see tonight…is very disturbing."
— ABC News (@ABC) April 27, 2015
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake orders city-wide curfew 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for one week. pic.twitter.com/P8OKXPaFm5
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) April 27, 2015
Baltimore Mayor announces national guard to deploy immediately and city-wide curfew from 10pm to 5am starting tomorrow.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 28, 2015
Baltimore Mayor: "we are deploying every resource possible to regain control of this situation"
— RickLeventhalFoxNews (@RickLeventhal) April 28, 2015
#Baltimore @MayorSRB calls rioters "thugs," says violence is "disturbing" #FreddieGray
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) April 27, 2015
Mayor of Baltimore just said “thugs.” #racism
— RBe (@RBPundit) April 27, 2015
"Too many people have spent generations building up this city for it to be destroyed by thugs," Baltimore Mayor Rawlings-Blake says.
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) April 27, 2015
Baltimore Mayor: I have been in contact with our Governor – and he has agreed to deploy the National Guard #greta #BaltimoreRiots @FoxNews
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) April 27, 2015
.@MayorSRB: "We have ordered a curfew to be in effect" tomorrow from 10pm-5am for a week
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 27, 2015
Many were perplexed by the idea of setting a curfew to begin tomorrow night, when violence and rioting broke out around 3 p.m. today.
So the curfew in Baltimore doesn't go into effect until tomorrow night? What about tonight Mayor?
— Brian Walsh (@brianjameswalsh) April 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/moriartytr/status/592841782527942656
"y'all get to riot for 1 more night" – @MayorSRB
— Ryan (@chasinghumility) April 28, 2015
Did J. Wellington Wimpy set this curfew?
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) April 28, 2015
Hear that, looters and rioters? The mayor is really going to start cracking down starting 10 pm tomorrow night!
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) April 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/USCnNC/status/592841460837437443
Oh, and no school tomorrow, so take advantage of that extra time on the streets before the curfew finally kicks in.
The last thing we need are kids not in school! Now folks will be all over with NO supervision. This is nuts! https://t.co/gvKmEksNzm
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) April 28, 2015
That curfew really would be handy tonight.
We have reports of several people inside Mondawmin Mall looting and destroying property. We are deploying resources to the area.
— Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) April 27, 2015
Baltimore PD reports that the rioters have broken in to the Mondawmin Mall, where the #BaltimoreRiots began. pic.twitter.com/ys23NOHuLQ
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) April 27, 2015
Watching looters coming out of #MondawminMall stuffing things into their cars. This is pathetic. #Baltimoreriots
— Jessica Kartalija (@JessKartalija) April 27, 2015
Cars are forming almost a take out line of looting at #mondawminMall…they are not kids… they are adults. @FOXBaltimore
— Tom Rodgers (@TomRodgersNews) April 27, 2015
Police roll in and stop the drive-in looting of #MondawminMall.
— Tom Rodgers (@TomRodgersNews) April 27, 2015
https://twitter.com/dangainor/status/592848725401296896
Seriously, could she have handled this any worse?
And now, the Mayor of Baltimore just welcomed Al Sharpton to town. Terrific. #Baltimore #BaltimoreRiots
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) April 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/SuzyKhimm/status/592844705412587520
Oh God, the Baltimore mayor just called for Al Sharpton to speak out….that is the LAST thing this situation needs.
— Pat McMahon (@PatMcMahonDC) April 28, 2015
Baltimore mayor said it's fine if Rev. Al Sharpton comes to her city to call for peaceful protest. Sigh.
— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) April 28, 2015
So the mayor is waiting until TOMORROW to impose a curfew AND invited Al Sharpton to come? #BaltimoreRiots aren't ending any time soon. Sad.
— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) April 28, 2015
Baltimore Mayor ends presser without any supportive comments about the police & suggests Al Sharpton should come to #Baltimore. Amazing.
— Brian Walsh (@brianjameswalsh) April 28, 2015
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