The Chaos and Calm That Is Baltimore, As Told by Those Who Call the City Home

A look at how the city's residents are enduring.

On April 27, the city of Baltimore went up in flames. - It was the same day that funeral services were held for 25-year-old Freddie Gray. Parts of Baltimore were thrown into chaos as groups of teenagers and young adults torched a CVS pharmacy, set police cars on fire and looted local businesses. Under different circumstance, many of the young people would have kept out of trouble. Many people told BET.com that the looters felt like life has offered them so little, there was nothing to lose. (Photo: AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
But that's exactly why others felt so hurt and angry the next day. - Not only has this senior center bus been reduced to ashes, but the senior center has, too. (Photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images)
What about the owners of these cars? - They may now not be able to get to work or school or their kids' daycare center. The protesters did not think, many people said, about the consequences of their actions and how they have hurt their own relatives and neighbors.(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)The looters did not care. - And to prove it, they damaged and stood atop a Baltimore Police car, almost daring law enforcement to do something. Their frustrations with the police, who have a notorious reputation for being abusive, was so high, the rioters decided to actually give the officers a real reason to come after them.(Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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On April 27, the city of Baltimore went up in flames. - It was the same day that funeral services were held for 25-year-old Freddie Gray. Parts of Baltimore were thrown into chaos as groups of teenagers and young adults torched a CVS pharmacy, set police cars on fire and looted local businesses. Under different circumstance, many of the young people would have kept out of trouble. Many people told BET.com that the looters felt like life has offered them so little, there was nothing to lose. (Photo: AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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