Michelle Posted July 1, 2016 #1 Share Posted July 1, 2016 It's about time... A 20-year-old man who was seen in widely circulated photos squirting lighter fluid on a pile of propane cylinders during the rioting in Baltimore in April 2015 was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison. Donta Betts of Baltimore pleaded guilty in March to making a destructive device near the intersection of Pennsylvania and North avenues on April 27, 2015. He also pleaded guilty to shooting a woman in the leg over a $20 drug deal on July 2, 2015, federal prosecutors said in court Friday. "Donta Betts engaged in arson, looting, assault and other mayhem during the Baltimore riots," U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said in a statement. He said Betts' actions around the city during the riots included looting and throwing rocks at police officers. cont... http://touch.baltimoresun.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-87677818/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted July 1, 2016 #2 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Agreed. I'm tired of the media portraying most of them as protesters in some epic fight for equality. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted July 1, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted July 1, 2016 2 hours ago, supervike said: Agreed. I'm tired of the media portraying most of them as protesters in some epic fight for equality. Exactly! Even the mention of a Civil War and people say now, now...don't get carried away. The way to make changes is by getting involved and voting. You don't hear a peep from these same people about riots or physical attacks. Actually, they'll usually cheer rioters on and say they have every right to feel as they do and fight for what they think is right. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted July 2, 2016 #4 Share Posted July 2, 2016 15 years seems pretty lenient on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolguy Posted July 7, 2016 #5 Share Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) 15 years pretty good, they should lock Up all the people that destoyed cars and stuff Edited July 7, 2016 by coolguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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