Violence STILL isn't the answer (SSR)

   Recently in Baltimore, violence has erupted. The streets are being taken over, stores are being broken into and vandalized, cars are being smashed; it's pure chaos. In an article written by the New York Times, they tell of the various occurrences of the violent protests and the differing opinions of all of it. Many people believe that violence is the only way to get things done and I STRONGLY disagree with that. Violence is only going to make the situation worse and give the other opponent a good reason to be violent back. That is like punching someone in the face and expecting them not to hit you back. More likely than not you're going to soon receive that punch in return. Two wrongs most definitely don't make a right but the police can't just sit here and let the violence occur.
   Martin Luther King made a great example of nonviolent protests and he accomplished equal rights for all races and even has his own holiday! Nothing productive will come out of smashing a bystander's car except that this type of stupidity will be put in jail and off of the streets. Violent protests to me have always only been a reason to hit something. It accomplishes nothing and even more than that, it defeats the whole purpose of protesting in the first place. There are not going to be any advances in society for the people breaking store windows and stealing things because they feel that they are being treated unfairly because of their race.
   What especially is off about the whole riot is that the rioters believe that they are mourning the death of Freddy Gray and avenging him by vandalizing and setting stores on fire. This in no way will create the positive outcome or advancement that they expect. People are abused every day in police custody maybe even to a ridiculous extent but the only time you hear of it is when it's a white officer and a black victim because they think that this specifically was based on racism. There have been cases where black police officers have injured white victims but have you ever heard of a riot because of this? And who I feel the worst for are the African Americans who have nothing to do with this and are receiving the consequences of the others' actions. If anyone is promoting the wall between the white population and the African Americans, its the protestors themselves.