Baltimore erupts in race riots after funeral of black man killed by police. Governor declares state of emergency and activates National Guard.
The only thing Freddie Gray did was make eye contact with a cop. That’s not against the law. And be born black. That is. So Freddie Gray is in a coffin and Baltimore’s ghetto is exploding in paroxysms of anger against the police. In a country where white cops seem able to kill black people with impunity, this riot, like all the others before it, will be suppressed. But the anger can’t — and won’t — be swept under a rug.