Baltimore curfew lifted

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake lifted the curfew in this American city imposed in connection with the riots.

“I canceled my decision to impose a curfew. “I want to thank the people of Baltimore for their patience,” she said, adding that her order “takes effect immediately.”

How did the riots begin

Riots in Baltimore were provoked by the actions police during the arrest of 25-year-old African-American Freddie Gray 12 in April in one of the criminal areas of the city.

According to a number of media reports, during the arrest the police officers caused him a serious injury to the neck, he fell into a coma, survived clinical death, was brought back to life by doctors, underwent a complicated surgical operation, but 19 of April, despite all the efforts of doctors, died.

This incident led to mass protests, and later unrest. To prevent violence and robberies, police from other states were sent to the city, parts of the National Guard were introduced. Five of the six police officers accused of Gray's death have already been taken into custody. They are charged with murder and manslaughter.

Americans expect new unrest

Most Americans believe that the coming summer in the United States will occur new cases of racial discrimination and related unrest. This is evidenced by the results of a poll published today, conducted jointly by the American newspaper Wall Street Journal and NBC television.

As noted, 96% of respondents expressed confidence that new “race riots” will begin in the country in the summer months. As the researchers note, “This is a signal that Americans view the recent difficulties in Baltimore not as a local phenomenon but as a symptom of broader problems sweeping the nation.”

In addition, according to the survey results, white and black US citizens assess the reasons for the ongoing protests in Baltimore differently. 60% of black respondents said it was a matter of “long-standing dissatisfaction with the way African Americans are treated by police.” At the same time, 27% of blacks surveyed said that the unrest was provoked by people who used outrage at the actions of the authorities “as an excuse for looting and violence.” Among white survey respondents, only 32% chose the first of these two options, and 58% chose the second.

Approximately half of the respondents believe that unrest associated with issues of racial discrimination will occur directly in the cities where they live. 53% of white study participants and 46% of African Americans surveyed were in favor of this.