What’s weird, at least to me, is that many (mostly from the political left) seem to dismiss the never-before-seen increase in homicides in Baltimore as just some random uptick. “You know,” I’ve been told (and more than once), “violent crime is up in New York City, too.” Are you fucking crazy?! Homicide in Baltimore is up 250 percent over-fucking-night! And…
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Murder in Baltimore
With murdered doubled post-riot, you’d think more people would care. I don’t mean people in high-crime neighborhoods in Baltimore, they do care. It’s all those other people who so righteously saw police as the biggest problem in the hood. Where are they, now that the murder rate has doubled? Oh, and how did that “gang truce” work out? Well that…
Baltimore Homicides, pre- and post- riot
After the riots, the daily number of homicides in Baltimore more than doubled from 0.58 to 1.41. That’s a lot more dead people. 0.8 per day. (For those of you not too good with math, that’s almost one a day. And yes, Gotti, I’m looking at you.) Click to embiggen. The trendlines, pre- and post-riots, are in red. [Updated May…
Taking a break
This will be my last post for close to three weeks. I’m heading out of the country (hiking in Greece). The late-breaking news is that six BPD officers have been criminally charged. That’s a lot. This will be a very tough case for the prosecutor to win. The most serious charges need intent (said a law professor I was just…
The 2nd man in a van
Interview with Donta Allen, the second man in the van. He’s Baltimore, that’s for sure. Straight out of the Western. Some might find him unique and charming. I’d just like to point out that his is a voice you don’t hear much.
The scale of the riots
In certain circles (like my circles) it’s popular to post things about how when whites riot (and they do) we call it frat boys having a good time. Now whites frat boys riot over stupid shit, like their sport’s team winning, or their sport’s team losing. And don’t get me wrong, I’m not down with frat boy culture. I think…
Don’t believe the hype
Baltimore has 99 problems… gangs aren’t really one. At least not on list of top 5. Batts seems a bit obsessed with them. That’s West Coast bullshit. An article by Leon Neyfakh in Slate.
The “ghetto”
I use the word “ghetto” because it is the vernacular of police officers and many (though by no means all) of the residents. Here’s what I said about “ghetto” in Cop in the Hood: In any account of police work, inevitably the noncriminal public, the routine, and the working folks all get short shrift. Police don’t deal with a random…
Civil Unrest Mom
“Isn’t that child abuse?” “Absolutely” Holly Walker is my friend. So no saying nothing bad about her. But how could you? She does a great job here. Get More: Comedy Central,Funny Videos,Funny TV Shows
Life and Death in Baltimore’s Eastern (and Western) District
See Update for more current data More than ten percent of black men in Baltimore’s Eastern District are murdered! Why is this not known? Why is this not discussed with urgency? Why has this been going on for decades? This is from my book, Cop in the Hood. I can’t find it anywhere online. It should be. I’m still honestly…