Baltimore. No words
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If you can't prevent, detect, or solve crimes, better off just giving up, I guess.
“In the 12 months since she ordered scaled-back enforcement, violent crime is down 20 percent and property crime has declined 36 percent, she said. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University found sharp reductions in calls to police complaining about drugs and prostitution, she said.
“Clearly, the data suggest there is no public safety value in prosecuting low-level offenses,” Mosby said at a news conference.”
So much for the “broken windows” theory of policing.
“Clearly, the data suggest there is no public safety value in prosecuting low-level offenses,” Mosby said at a news conference.”
So much for the “broken windows” theory of policing.
Baltimore has a higher murder rate than El Salvador. Embarrassing.
As a libertarian, I have no issues with this. These are victimless crimes that shouldn't really be crimes in the first place.
What's the difference between this and choosing not to enforce other "victimless" crimes? It's the same as sanctuary cities not enforcing immigration laws, isn't it?
Change the laws if they're no good, but don't just start deciding which ones are worth enforcing, and which ones aren't.
And is drug possession still victimless if tax funds have to go towards overdose emergency calls and ER visits?
Tax money is spent on emergency calls and ER visits because of McDonald's and Krispy Kreme, too.
To address your first point, immigration laws are federal laws. Cities are sort of expected to help the feds, but there's no obligation to do so.
So legalize personal use amounts of up to one medium fries or 10 donut holes.
I'm all for legalizing marijuana, but I don't think stuff like meth and heroin should be legal to possess.
A city like Baltimore can’t change state or federal laws and have a much different voter base than a lot of the rest of the state.
As far as emergency room calls, drug overdoses happen whether these crimes are prosecuted or not. Have overdoses gone up since they’ve stopped prosecuting these crimes? I have no idea. I do know what else costs taxpayers money: jails, court cases and fees, etc.
Does crime actually go down, or do fewer crimes get reported because people think why bother?
So legalize personal use amounts of up to one medium fries or 10 donut holes.
I'm all for legalizing marijuana, but I don't think stuff like meth and heroin should be legal to possess.
No need to drag the addicts through the court system; nor the hookers.
The dealers and the pimps are still ripe for arrest and prosecution.
Overzealous prosecution of low level crimes impacts disadvantaged groups more so than others. I can see the reasoning behind that. Also, sex workers need more protections, not prosecution.
Bachelor party in Baltimore, fellas. I’m not getting married, but let’s go.
Maybe Hamsterdam will work out this time.
Crime is down 20% over the past 12 months....weird I wonder what was going on the past 12 months that would cause this? Maybe everyone was staying inside? Harder to break into homes when everyone is at home. At least they were able to keep their murder numbers up.
I was just in Baltimore Friday and yesterday, doing a low-key COVID-era college visit with our daughter. We were there all of 30 minutes before seeing our first (and not last) public urination of the weekend—by a woman. It is definitely one of those places where things go from nice to sketchy when you cross over to the next block.
Baltimore and philly are in a huge downward spiral the media continues to ignore.
Enjoy the crabs, both from the ocean and otherwise.
I don’t get the sense that this is new or that things are getting worse. Some parts of Baltimore are quite nice, and there has been some good development downtown.
Prostitution is not victimless.
It dehumanizes a person (usually a woman) into being a Kleenex.
It dehumanizes a person (usually a woman) into being a Kleenex.
There are other dehumanizing jobs that are perfectly legal. Aren’t there meat packing plants or similar set ups where people are slaughtering animals non-stop. I’m sure there are tons of jobs where people feel demeaned but want the money.
But none of those jobs require a person to rent their body in the most intimate way so as to satisfy the base need of another, when there are other ways to satisfy that need.
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No pic, but I am happy to report that she immediately and sheepishly apologized to us and the couple walking just ahead of us.
Baltimore...the highest STD rate in the country.
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DC named in top 20 U.S. cities with highest STD rates, Baltimore named #1
Baltimore has the highest rate of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) in the U. S. and D. C. isn't far behind, according to a new study. TheInnerbodystudy breaks down the top 100 cities with the highest STD rates, and Baltimore and D. C. both made the top 20. Baltimore, America's #1 city with...
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Perhaps LE has more resources to actually stop violent and property crime instead of going after nonviolent low hanging fruit?
Hell, why stop with these offenses, might as well not ticket speeding, OWI, public intoxication, urinating in public, dropping a deuce in public. Sounds like the Wild Wild West has come to Baltimore......
I don't want to speak for HawkCat, but in my experience, you don't want to see that pic and HawkCat really doesn't want to take it.
These were always there at least since the mid 90s when I was there. And in the open with zilch law enforcement.Hell, why stop with these offenses, might as well not ticket speeding, OWI, public intoxication, urinating in public, dropping a deuce in public. Sounds like the Wild Wild West has come to Baltimore......
