For the third consecutive year (2017), Baltimore City, Maryland, has had between 319-343 homicides, making it the most dangerous city in America.
On top of the death and despair, Baltimore gained national attention during the 2015 riots, after Freddie Gray, a young black male was arrested and died in police custody. Needless to say, there are much larger trends at play, including 50-years of failed Democratic leadership and decades of de-industrialization, which have ultimately given today’s war-zone a silver patter to thrive.
The Reverend Kinji Scott, a pastor in Baltimore who’s held various positions in local government, recently spoke with Lauren Frayer, an NPR journalist, on the current environment in Baltimore. Scott clearly describes the city as a war-zone and said, “we have broad daylight shootings–all over the city.”
He’s among a group of activist who believes the higher homicide rate is due to a relaxation of police patrols following the Ferguson effect and the death of Freddy Gray. “We wanted the police there,” Scott said. “We wanted them engaged in the community. We didn’t want them beating the hell out of us, we didn’t want that.” Scott believes real change will come when the black community forms strong relationships with the police; however, that has yet to happen.
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6 comments:
Not fixable.Border crossings are down 61%,which is great news.
Well, any cop trying to stop crime gets charged with brutality, and this is what you get.
Lick it and tell me it's so sweet, buttercup!
As a retired cop I will tell you, me and my fellow officers used to hang back or drive slow to a "Shots Fired, Gang activity" call. You have a wife, kids, and a pension you want to enjoy later, the gang- bangers are scum anyway.
When you accuse the police of being racist every time they question your actions what do you expect. They are just going to let you thin the herd yourselves, and I don't blame them! You reap what you sow.
The nice thing about having a radio in a police car is being able to say there was some sort of static and unable hear the call for help when the thugs want some help.
It certainly couldn't have anything to do with the young people not having a male (father) in the house, could it?
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