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I am so heartbroken for the city of Baltimore. The city has its problems, but it is still a great place with great people. I live 40 min out of town, so I haven't been affected that way, but I work in the city, blocks from the fires and rioting. It took me forever to get home last night and all night my phone was blowing up with security messages from the hospital/university where I work. The university ended up being closed today and the hospital, while no longer on lock down, has a high National Guard presence. I am hoping things are more calm when I go back to work tomorrow. Definitely appreciate any and all prayers for the city.
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@Ra: praying for you and your family and the entire city! Just saw everything going on in the news...
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Thinking of all the Baltimore bees. I hope the rioting stops soon.
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@jedeve: The opposing side to "I hope the riots die down" is "I hope the riots keep going". The riots aren't helping anyone, they are painting an extremely negative picture, distracting from the actual message people are trying to get across and they aren't the way to create positive change. Burning down a CVS doesn't equal working for justice.
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Hope all the Baltimore bees are ok!!!
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@Truth Bombs: Nope. The opposite to "I hope the riots die down" is "what can I do to create a world where people don't have the need to riot?"
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@jedeve: maybe you should create a separate thread.. this is not my intent of this thread
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"There are lots of mommas in Baltimore worried about their babies in a different way and experiencing a different type of violence. That half of it needs to be discussed. And I think that IS positive. If we want peace (and we all do!) we need to work for justice. "
Well said, @jedeve:.
This whole situation has made me profoundly sad, but I am hopeful that Baltimore will take this as an opportunity to spark real dialogue and meaningful reform. It is a wonderful, but damaged, city, and its people deserve better than they have been getting - better than vandalism and rioting, better than police brutality, better than failing schools and abandoned neighborhoods. It will be a shame if this story becomes just about the crimes committed last night, and not about the issues behind them.
Thank you to those of you expressing concern. It is a very concerning situation.
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@lady baltimore: well said. I agree wholeheartedly.
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