Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake appeared with WBAL radio’s Mary Beth Marsden this afternoon to discuss the release by City Hall of some 7,000 emails related to the Freddie Gray riots which ravaged part of the city in late April.
.@MayorSRB told @MDNewsNow that her legal team chose which emails to release. Says she had no role in choosing emails
— Robert Lang WBAL (@Reporterroblang) July 28, 2015
.@MayorSRB on @wbalradio "I don't know of another time when #Baltimore City has been more forthcoming" when it comes to release of emails
— Phil Yacuboski (@WBALPhil) July 28, 2015
.@MayorSRB says two operations centers were on the first day of riots. It was an "all hands on deck" approach
— Robert Lang WBAL (@Reporterroblang) July 28, 2015
.@MayorSRB on @wbalradio says during the #BaltimoreRiots she was at City Hall and later at the City Emergency Ops Center
— Phil Yacuboski (@WBALPhil) July 28, 2015
On report from Geraldo Rivera that she left the city during riots. @MayorSRB said "rumors are ridiculous."
— Robert Lang WBAL (@Reporterroblang) July 28, 2015
On question whether @MayorSRB left the city, mayor said "Absolutely, I did not leave the city."
— Robert Lang WBAL (@Reporterroblang) July 28, 2015
On assertion that no one was killed in riots @MayorSRB says she is not putting a positive spin on riots, "It was ugly tragic."
— WBAL NewsRadio 1090 and FM 101.5 (@wbalradio) July 28, 2015
8 seconds of dead air when @marybmarsden asks mayor if she's putting positive spin on riot response (~12:30 mark) https://t.co/lFFIrQ9LB5
— Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) July 28, 2015
@MayorSRB says "No one was killed in #BaltimoreRiots" Really that's what she's going with, over 100 injured, city destruction
— Wendy Spickerman (@wspickerman) July 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/ColonelTamar/status/626135129518247936
https://twitter.com/AJSaclolo/status/626136023844683776
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@MayorSRB does not speak about actions which need to be changed in how the public is handled throughout a riot 1 of 2 #Baltimore
— Wendy Spickerman (@wspickerman) July 28, 2015
@MayorSRB continuously focuses on retraining police/equipment. The big question is, "Will you give protesters the right to destroy AGAIN"
— Wendy Spickerman (@wspickerman) July 28, 2015
With the trial of the 6 Officers approaching, one has to be concerned about further riots breaking out #Baltimore under @MayorSRB watch
— Wendy Spickerman (@wspickerman) July 28, 2015
Especially considering this:
"I never suggested that we were totally prepared," Mayor Rawlings-Blake says of Baltimore unrest. http://t.co/ZlnEDnBWBL
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) July 28, 2015
What about the mayor’s infamous statement, “We provided spaces for protesters to destroy if they chose to do that”?
The Baltimore Sun reports that among the emails released was a note from former police commissioner Anthony Batts to a supporter. “In short, because this was a protest against the Baltimore Police Department,” Batts wrote, “we couldn’t be seen as the aggressors or instigators, as such we needed to give them space. Going forward we will tighten up the reins on the marches to ensure everyone’s safety.”
Mayor Rawlings-Blake said that remains the correct approach, however. “What public safety experts have said is that we used the right protocols and practices and the right strategy to de-escalate the situation and bring peace and order to the streets.”
https://twitter.com/Shaughn_A/status/626142297353093121
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