- Tue Jan 02, 2018 6:46 am
#98156
Baltimore Residents Blame Record-High Murder Rate On Lower Police Presence
For the third year in a row, Baltimore, Md., has had more than 300 murders, reaching a new record of murders per number of residents in 2017.
Some residents attribute the high murder rate to relaxed police patrols in the city following high-profile cases of police brutality. Officers have backed off in neighborhoods, like the one where Freddie Gray was arrested.
The Rev. Kinji Scott, a pastor in Baltimore who's held positions in local city government, says the opposite needs to happen.
"We wanted the police there," Scott says. "We wanted them engaged in the community. We didn't want them beating the hell out of us, we didn't want that."
He's among activists who are calling for police reform to reduce the violence in Baltimore and several other high-crime cities across the U.S. that he says haven't seen change. That change begins with a conversation between the communities directly involved, Scott says.
"We need the front line police officers and we need the heart of the black community to step to the forefront of this discussion," he says. "And that's when we're going to see a decrease in crime."
https://www.npr.org/2017/12/31/57482496 ... e-presence" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Damn liberals are stupid
And, in the category of, "Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes", we have this entry.
You charged 6 cops in the death of a drug addict and dealer who had more court cases than birthdays, was breaking the law when arrested that day, and had a history of injuring himself while in police custody to get paid.
Then, your jacked-up mayor tells police to stand down so folks can have "space to destroy" during riots, and she pays the dead loser's family lotto money.
By the way, not one single officer was convicted by the silly black female prosecutor who tried the cases in bench trials which included a black judge.
But you want the cops to care about your ratchet behinds? To go above and beyond to protect you?
Not...gonna...happen.
For the third year in a row, Baltimore, Md., has had more than 300 murders, reaching a new record of murders per number of residents in 2017.
Some residents attribute the high murder rate to relaxed police patrols in the city following high-profile cases of police brutality. Officers have backed off in neighborhoods, like the one where Freddie Gray was arrested.
The Rev. Kinji Scott, a pastor in Baltimore who's held positions in local city government, says the opposite needs to happen.
"We wanted the police there," Scott says. "We wanted them engaged in the community. We didn't want them beating the hell out of us, we didn't want that."
He's among activists who are calling for police reform to reduce the violence in Baltimore and several other high-crime cities across the U.S. that he says haven't seen change. That change begins with a conversation between the communities directly involved, Scott says.
"We need the front line police officers and we need the heart of the black community to step to the forefront of this discussion," he says. "And that's when we're going to see a decrease in crime."
https://www.npr.org/2017/12/31/57482496 ... e-presence" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Damn liberals are stupid
And, in the category of, "Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes", we have this entry.
You charged 6 cops in the death of a drug addict and dealer who had more court cases than birthdays, was breaking the law when arrested that day, and had a history of injuring himself while in police custody to get paid.
Then, your jacked-up mayor tells police to stand down so folks can have "space to destroy" during riots, and she pays the dead loser's family lotto money.
By the way, not one single officer was convicted by the silly black female prosecutor who tried the cases in bench trials which included a black judge.
But you want the cops to care about your ratchet behinds? To go above and beyond to protect you?
Not...gonna...happen.
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