I’ve seen him on Harvard campus. That is the real story. Why is he still studying with Harvard professors? The dude was convicted of rape....

Dunno. I voted for Obama and sometimes I wonder wtf he's doing so many snl tv show type of appearances.

This will almost certainly put him at odds with former teammate and notorious crip Wes Welker.

Are we ruling out the possibility that he’s secretly sworn to the Dallas Cowboys, though?

Most of the commenters here have NO fucking idea what they are talking about.

I agree, but an 80% disapproval rating is pretty eye opening. These are people being put into unimaginable and inhuman situations, and we expect them to deal with changes to the safety net of a social structure they are accustomed to just like that?

I am operating under the same information as the author. Except I might have more experience as I lived in Baltimore for a while. If she had sources or interviews, they would be in the article. It would be like you watching Straight outta of Compton and deciding they were rapping because they supported Lenin’s…

The tall can reference, the Roxie Theater reference, the use of “dope,” the “they sent me stickers!” brag, and even the Olde English reference in your screen name.

As a dirty liberal, I so want the narrative in this piece about “coming together” and ending violence and stuff to be true. But based on my own experiences with street dirt bikers and ATV riders in DC and Baltimore, there’s just no fucking way it is. They do this because fuck, they live in a city and there are lots of…

Wrong, a white writer with deep insight into this phenomenon said it is “a symbol of freedom and escape from the neighborhoods they’ve been forced into by segregation.” So you’re wrong and racist (duh).

This has been going on since before white people started moving back into the area.

+1000. You said this so much more eloquently than I. There's nothing noble and heroic in popping wheelies down city streets and showing a complete disregard for traffic safety laws. Driving erratically and performing reckless driving behavior is how you cause crashes.

wait... i don’t understand. Did.... did you.... wait.... Did you just bring actual evidence to an internet fight???

The message it sends is clear: “I am unemployable and my impending head wound is going to cost the taxpayers dearly.”

Violating noise ordinances, traffic laws, helmet laws and motorist intimidation... those are all A-OK in your book as well?

There’s a bunch of poor white trash rednecks on the other side of Baltimore,…

What Caitlin Goldblatt has omitted from her narrative are three key points:

1) The “well-appointed” elementary school that was slated for closure, Langston Hughes, was hardly closed by the Baltimore City School Board - a mixed-race group chaired by a black man http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/Page/24788 - due to…

Where is that the narrative? Straw-man much?

It is correct and moral because intelligent people of the world agree that motorcycles/motorcyclists should be licenced, roadworthy, inspected, and trained in safety as not to injure the rider or those around them. Also, Maryland has helmet safety laws. If society is going to allow people to stupidly endanger…

Not sure the exact law the article is referring to:

While everyone, including the bikers themselves, acknowledges that the sport can be dangerous, riders use hand signals and even ride in grassy areas to avoid intermingling with car traffic.

This has been going for years in Baltimore and Philly. Connecting it to Freddie Gray is stupid both for the subjects of the article and the author. Also, it is far from a benign activity. They most certainly do not use hand signals (at least in my experience). It’s usually a 14 year old helmetless kid doing a 50 mph…