Will the last white person to leave Baltimore please remember to lower the American Flag from Fort McHenry and bring it with them?

Back in the year 2000, majority black Baltimore was governed by a white mayor, Martin O'Malley. He hoped to restore some semblance of law and order into the city, one ruled by the simple concept of "Black makes right" or "Black is right."

Pledging to emulate the "zero-tolerance" tactics of New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (those tactics that made New York City livable again) O'Malley found himself squarely targeted by a black community more interested in police leaders who are "sensitive to racial issues"... meaning one who will never blame black individuals for the dysfunction they cause and the deleterious effects of collective black crime on the overall health of the community. 

The future of Baltimore... 

O'Malley appointed a black man as police commissioner (Ronald Daniel -- who current Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's father, Howard Rawlings, called a "proud black man"), but he would resign over his refusal to support the "zero-tolerance" plan... after all, such a plan would mean targeting black people, the very population for virtually every crime in Baltimore. 

More than 15 years ago, the second-class status for white people still living in Baltimore was revealed in a quote from the Baltimore Sun, detailing the egg-shells white cops had to walk on when dealing with the black community. [Mayor steers a path through his first crisis: O'Malley receives applause in handling Daniel's resignation, Baltimore Sun, 4-9-2000]:

"The first time a police shooting happens, especially if the victim is African-American and it's conducted by a white police officer, that's when there could be trouble," said Matthew Crenson, a Johns Hopkins University political science professor.

But that's not even the best quote about what it was like for white people trying to maintain law and order in a majority black city quickly reverting to the law of the jungle. [Tough-Talking Chief Bridges Racial Divide in Beleaguered Baltimore: He's facing daunting problems, but has community support, Los Angeles Times, 8-18-2000]:

The black police commissioner had quit. And O'Malley's chosen replacement was not only white but a principal architect of the aggressive "zero-tolerance" tactics that made New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's name synonymous with racial tension. 

"I think it would behoove every black mother to put a tight leash on all of our African American young men with a hope of saving their lives," thundered the Rev. Douglas I. Miles, expressing the rage that surged through Baltimore's black community. "Now we will run from the New York boys in the drug world and from the New York boys in the police department." 

One feature of "zero tolerance" is arresting suspects for minor crimes as a way of catching repeat offenders and discouraging more serious crimes. Critics see it as a heavy- handed tool that unfairly targets blacks and leads to police brutality. After O'Malley insisted on implementing it expeditiously in Baltimore, Daniel resigned. 

When the mayor turned to Edward T. Norris, the deputy commissioner, many blacks reacted angrily, saying that Daniel had been set up to fail so a white official could step in. Critics urged the City Council, composed of 13 blacks and six whites, to block Norris. Black radio stations were rife with charges of racism.

Why bring up this history lesson? Because 65 percent black Baltimore (led by a black mayor; black police commissioner, who runs a 48 percent black police force; majority black city council; and with a black state's prosecutor)  has a police force now being investigated by the Department of Justice, which is headed by a black woman who was appointed by the black President of the United States of America. 

And though state's prosector Marilyn Mosby's charges against six Baltimore Police Officers are "incompetent at best" and potential "threatening to the city,"her attack on the police was welcomed by the black Police Commissioner Anthony Batts, who truly understands the concept of "Black makes right," governing Baltimore. 

As Mosby said in her triumphant press conference where she racially sided with the black gangs and black youth holding the city hostage (and forcing Major League Baseball to hold the first ever empty stadium game in the history of the league, because black Baltimore elected/appointed officials couldn't guarantee the safety of white suburban fans): 

To the people of Baltimore and the demonstrators across America, I heard your call for "no justice, no peace." Your peace is sincerely needed, as I work to deliver justice on behalf of this young man. To those that are angry, hurt or have their own experiences of injustice at the hands of police officers, I urge you to channel the energy peacefully as we prosecute this case. I have heard your calls for "no justice, no peace"; however, your peace is sincerely needed, as I work to deliver justice on behalf of Freddie Gray.

"Last, but certainly not least, to the youth of this city, I will seek justice on your behalf. This is a moment. This is your moment. Let’s ensure that we have peaceful and productive rallies that will develop structural and systemic changes for generations to come. You’re at the forefront of this cause. And as young people, our time is now."

Had the "zero tolerance" policy of Martin O'Malley stayed in place, it's highly likely Freddie Gray would never have set foot in Baltimore again after his initial arrest. But in a city governed by the principle of "Black is might/Black is right," the multi-time felon Gray was allowed to plead down for community service. [Friends and neighbors remember Freddie Gray: He 'was our family', Washington Post, 4-24-15]:

Court records show Gray was arrested more than a dozen times, going back to when he was 18, mostly in Gilmor Homes and mostly on charges of selling or possessing heroin or marijuana. He had a handful of convictions, and his longest stint behind bars was about two years. 

He had two pending drug cases when he died. In one, he was charged with a felony, accused of selling heroin by police who said they had witnessed hand-to-hand exchanges and found drugs in a small potato chip bag hidden in a drainpipe. 

Last year, he faced a charge that could have put him away for several years, but prosecutors agreed not to pursue the case in exchange for Gray serving 100 hours of community service. His attorney said the police account that Gray was acting as a lookout for a heroin dealer did not match images caught on a surveillance video. 

Yes, these few paragraphs form the character (or lack thereof) of Freddie Gray, the man who black Baltimore erupted into violence to honor/remember, and the man black elected officials quickly decided to also honor by downplaying - and apologizing for labeling it such - the thuggish actions of those black people who rioted/looted/burned/engaged in violence.

"Zero-tolerance" is the only way to deal with a black population.

The only way.

But as evidenced by black Baltimore's reactions to Martin O'Malley's attempts to restore western civilization to a city white people abandoned after the race war of 1968 (what most call the black riots really served to convince whites to give up the city to blacks), blacks will always rally around the worst of their community, because this is merely a reflection of the collective expression of blackness.

"Black is right/Black makes right."

What's strange though is apparently Attorney General Lynch is even praising black gang members in Baltimore, who (as the New York Times reported) united together in their blackness to protect black businesses in the city and point black rioters to non-black owned businesses for looting/burning. In a Q&A with the Baltimore Sun, Rep. Elijah Cummings  was asked what surprised him most about the 2015 black uprising in Baltimore, and he said:

 I have to give tremendous credit to the gang members. As [Attorney General] Loretta Lynch said, "There were gang members that were more drawn to their city than drawn to their differences." We were all singing "This Little Light of Mine." 

And this guy was a member of the Bloods. He started waving his bandanna and signing with us. Will that kind of unity come again? I doubt it. For a night, the congressman and folks who felt anger and disgust, we could spend some time together and channel our energies in a positive way. We had a lot of stories that may never be told. This is going to sound strange, but I'm going to miss those guys.

It seems 65 percent black Baltimore, governed almost by black elected/appointed officials, has a "zero-tolerance" policy to white people and instead believe the civilization whites left behind as they fled black crime belongs entirely to them.

"Black is right/Black makes right."

Those white police officers still employed by the Baltimore Police Department should resign, because the tax base of Baltimore is soon to be almost entirely black: meaning, how will the pension program still be funded?

Baltimore is a dead city, and when Mosby is forced to resign for her racially-charged indictment of six officers (hilariously enough, three of the six officers she charged in Gray's death are black), the city will go up in flames.

Will the last white person to leave Baltimore please remember to take the American Flag from Fort McHenry?