On April 12, 2015, Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American resident sustained injuries following his arrest. Gray sustained a coma and Baltimore residents protested in front of the Western district police station. Then on May 1, 2015, Gray's death was ruled to be homicide and legal charges were issued against the six officers involved in the incident, including that of second-degree murder. After Gray's death was announced, numerous protests erupted throughout baltimore. On April 25, 2015, protests were organized in downtown Baltimore. Protesters marched from the Baltimore City Hall to Inner Harbor. After the final stage of the official protest event, some people became violent and damaged at least five police vehicles, and pelted police with rocks. During a press conference, Baltimore mayor Stephanie said most protesters were respectful but a "small group of agitators intervened". She also stated that "It’s a very delicate balancing act. Because while we try to make sure that they were protected from the cars and other things that were going on, we also gave those who wished to destroy space to do that as well. And we worked very hard to keep that balance and to put ourselves in the best position to de-escalate."The phrase "we also gave those who wished to destroy space to do that as well" was interpreted by some conservative-leaning news sources as an indication that the mayor was giving permission to protesters to destroy property, while some others, including Breitbart News Network, pointed out that "when you look at the full context, it’s clear the Mayor meant something different (though it’s also true she didn’t say it very clearly)."
http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2015/04/27/updates-from-baltimore-riots/YuKFLrjt8PnLWWCDbhkVDJ/story.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Baltimore_protests
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