Baltimore Councilman: Calling Rioters and Looters ‘Thugs’ Is Same as Calling Them ‘Niggers’

BURNETT I want to ░░░░░░░░ you about the anger ░░░░░░░░ you concerned it could ░░░░░░░░ into more violence tonight ░░░░░░░░ does it appear it ░░░░░░░░ under control After all ░░░░░░░░ are 3 000 national ░░░░░░░░ and police now on ░░░░░░░░ streets STOKES I don ░░░░░░░░ think it s under ░░░░░░░░ because there are 3 ░░░░░░░░ police on the street ░░░░░░░░ can t predict what ░░░░░░░░ happen later but I ░░░░░░░░ tell you today has ░░░░░░░░ a tremendously good day ░░░░░░░░ Baltimore We woke up ░░░░░░░░ morning at 5 00 ░░░░░░░░ m cleaning up the ░░░░░░░░ cleaning up the neighborhoods ░░░░░░░░ have come out of ░░░░░░░░ doors No one is ░░░░░░░░ behind closed doors in ░░░░░░░░ The residents are coming ░░░░░░░░ and saying this is ░░░░░░░░ town our city Our ░░░░░░░░ is justice being served ░░░░░░░░ were a few aberrant ░░░░░░░░ I know that was ░░░░░░░░ terrible scene that we ░░░░░░░░ last night and a ░░░░░░░░ bit on Saturday but ░░░░░░░░ greater majority so a ░░░░░░░░ hundred people versus hundreds ░░░░░░░░ thousands of residents of ░░░░░░░░ city have come out ░░░░░░░░ their homes and said ░░░░░░░░ is Baltimore This is ░░░░░░░░ Baltimore And they re ░░░░░░░░ just who we are ░░░░░░░░ why we re standing ░░░░░░░░ for justice not only ░░░░░░░░ Freddie Gray but for ░░░░░░░░ of the Freddie Grays ░░░░░░░░ have been killed or ░░░░░░░░ in Baltimore BURNETT Councilman ░░░░░░░░ s interesting because the ░░░░░░░░ of Baltimore who has ░░░░░░░░ under a lot of ░░░░░░░░ scathing criticism for her ░░░░░░░░ this referred to the ░░░░░░░░ doing this last night ░░░░░░░░ thugs and she got ░░░░░░░░ lot of criticism about ░░░░░░░░ There were people I ░░░░░░░░ on Twitter who said ░░░░░░░░ would you call them ░░░░░░░░ Now they re not ░░░░░░░░ to listen to you ░░░░░░░░ Obama also called them ░░░░░░░░ unquote criminals and thugs ░░░░░░░░ also carefully chose to ░░░░░░░░ that word Isn t ░░░░░░░░ the right word STOKES ░░░░░░░░ of course it s ░░░░░░░░ the right word to ░░░░░░░░ our children thugs These ░░░░░░░░ children who have been ░░░░░░░░ aside marginalized who have ░░░░░░░░ been engaged by us ░░░░░░░░ How does that justify ░░░░░░░░ they did That s ░░░░░░░░ sense of right from ░░░░░░░░ They know it s ░░░░░░░░ to steal and burn ░░░░░░░░ a CVS and an ░░░░░░░░ person s home I ░░░░░░░░ come on STOKES Come ░░░░░░░░ So calling them thugs ░░░░░░░░ call them niggers Just ░░░░░░░░ them niggers No We ░░░░░░░░ t have to call ░░░░░░░░ by names such as ░░░░░░░░ We don t have ░░░░░░░░ do that That is ░░░░░░░░ what we have set ░░░░░░░░ to Now when you ░░░░░░░░ come on come on ░░░░░░░░ You wouldn t call ░░░░░░░░ child a thug if ░░░░░░░░ should do something that ░░░░░░░░ not be what you ░░░░░░░░ expect them to do.”