Forbes has issued an article early this morning on who is the real culprit to blame for the Baltimore Riots.
Dan Diamond, Forbes Contributor, suggested that the real problem in Baltimore is social and economic inequality among different parts of the city.
Diamond said that the whole mystery behind the Baltimore Riots is driven by the unemployment rate in the city.
Currently, an estimate of 1/4 of Baltimore's population lives under the poverty line.
He attributes unemployment rates towards failing schools in Baltimore that have a drop out rate of 60%.
Diamond also compares Baltimore to other cities in the United States.
I have found this news article to be an interesting piece of journalism.
I like how this specific journalist wrote this news story. The story brings fourth interesting facts and draws quite an array of emotion while reading.
His paragraph that stuck out to me the most was "Broken Schools. Bad Jobs. No opportunities. These problems need to matter to all of us. Inequality needs to matter to all of us."
I found that the way this journalist wrote this news story was interesting and fascinating because he used a different angle.
However, I still do not think that vandalizing a whole city is the answer to solve under lying economic problems. The riots for the most part are not good for local businesses and the citizens of Baltimore a like.
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