OBAMA BEHIND BALTIMORE ORDER
FOR POLICE TO "STAND DOWN"
Sheriff: Baltimore Police Ordered to “Stand Down” Amid Riots
EXCERPT:
Baltimore police received an order to “stand down” amid the recent violence and unrest surrounding the death of Freddie Gray that swept the city, according to a Maryland sheriff who was there to help guard City Hall and the Baltimore Police Department headquarters. Wicomico County Sheriff Michael Lewis revealed in an explosive radio interview that law enforcement officers were outraged about the instructions, which contributed to the widespread property damage and looting, and the injuries sustained by about 100 police officers. Critics of the mayor are calling the order "reprehensible" and wondering whether the Obama administration may have played a role in jeoperdizing police, residents, and businesses.
Controversial Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake had already suggested that police were ordered to stand down during a press conference last weekend, saying rioters and looters were deliberately given “space” to “destroy.” However, Sheriff Lewis’ revelations suggest that not only were criminals styling themselves protesters given freedom to destroy private property, they were also given a free hand to attack police officers and other Baltimore citizens. And that gave local residents and especially law enforcement a very troubling feeling, Lewis said.
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