No 'space to destroy' this time? Baltimore mayor calls for 'patient' citizens after officer acquitted

Balto Mayor Stephanie Safe Space For Rioters issues response to Nero verdict, says she's ready for "disturbances." https://t.co/rt0mhQierS

— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 23, 2016

This morning, a judge acquitted a Baltimore police officer who was among the six charged in the death of Freddie Gray:

Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams cleared Officer Edward Nero of charges of assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake quickly put out a statement that seeks to quell any potential unrest by saying that the officer isn’t in the clear just yet:

My statement on the judge's decision in the criminal trial of officer Nero pic.twitter.com/2clErkU0YF

— Stephanie (SRB) (@MayorSRB) May 23, 2016

Tweeters noticed that Rawlings-Blake didn’t offer up spaces to destroy for people unhappy with this verdict:

https://twitter.com/MaryStewart01/status/734764421457825793

@MayorSRB oh NOW she promises to protect neighborhoods? No "giving them space to destroy" this time?

— ℝ? ?????? ? (@RJGarnerAuthor) May 23, 2016