There was a protest yesterday in Philly. The organizers surely don’t sense the irony of their slogan for the rally – PHILLY IS BALTIMORE. They are right, but for reasons they refuse to acknowledge or comprehend.
The march started at 40th street in University City and proceeded down Locust Walk through the University of Penn campus. I wonder why these protestors weren’t at work in the middle of the afternoon. I guess they all used vacation days to protest the death of Freddie Gray and let us all know that black lives matter.
It’s funny, because a black cop was gunned down in cold blood by two black thugs a month ago in North Philly and there were no protests. Not a peep from the black community. It’s funny, because a white man walking his dog was slaughtered by two black Overbrook High honor students in West Philly a month ago and there were no protests. White people didn’t burn down their CVS as retribution. Black people are murdering other black people on a daily basis in Philly, but there are no protests. But an incident that took place 120 miles away in another city is reason for protest in Philly?
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