Posted on 05/26/2015 7:50:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
BALTIMORE (WJZ)Bloodshed in Baltimores streets. The month of May is the deadliest in the city in more than a decade and its not over yet.
Mike Hellgren has the latest.
Shooting after shooting, the crime tape, responding cops, and bullet markersare all-too-familiar across Baltimore particularly in the Western District.
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The number of non-fatal shootings citywide has almost doubled year-to-date. Last weekend was particularly bloody, with 30 people shot8 of them killed, making this month Baltimores deadliest in 16 years.
Patricia Jordan lost her only son to street violence.
As a mom, thats something you carry with you every day, she said. He was 16 on the bus stop coming from school. There are good citizens out here. I dont bring harm to no one. Im fed up, and my heart is sad from all this shooting.
The mayor condemned the shootings and outlined actions being taken after meeting with the commissioner.
They include more foot patrols, a focus on repeat offenders, and new Western District leader.
We cant tolerate this. Not on any level, this level of violence, said Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.
The commissioner has said officers faced challenges in the western district, often being surrounded when responding to callsall of this since the death of Freddie Gray.
The number of arrests is way down this may compared to last, yet police brass contend theyre not backing off.
And in a new letter addressing challenges, point out their focus will remain in the western district, where three more people were shot overnight.
Its absolutely egregious that weve passed the 100 mark for homicides in the City of Baltimore, said Jamal Bryant.
The number of homicides is 35 so far this month. That beat the previous record in December 1999.
There have been 108 homicides so far this year as compared to 75 last year around this time.
Baltimore police also report a total of 205 non-fatal shootings so far this year, compared to 115 last year.
Yawn, who cares?
Sometimes the best punishment is giving people what they want.
Compared to Somalia or Rwanda, BALTIMORE is doing GREAT!.
Cities run by black marxist idiots should be compared to dysfunctional countries in Africa, as they are similar in just about every aspect.
There is NOTHING AMERICAN ABOUT BALTIMORE.
Can’t be salvaged, get out before they start going all east German like.
You asked for it you idiotic broad, now whattaya gonna do about it?
Hey now why so many long faces Baltimore, this is what you wanted..a city without police. They b*tch when the cops are around, protesting when they go to crime scenes, they scream at the cops, call them racist, spit in their faces..so the cops decided why bother..let them kill each other and I say hey, if they want to kill each other let them because this is the only way they will really learn what a leftist utopia is all about
“Sometimes the best punishment is giving people what they want.”
BUMP!
This city is now has the type of police department that many burned down their neighborhoods to get. Get used to it.
Whitey’s fault, of course.
Yep, they have lots of room.
I can’t believe that after all that bad publicity, those damned cops killed another 35 unarmed black children......sad.
Odd. Haven't heard about any of them in the news, 24/7, with glowing reviews of gentle giant scholars shot in the back with their hands up ... Must not have been any white people involved.
They have a “black power” prosecutor who has been doing everything she can to let the black thugs off.
No violence within 800 meters of me. Don’t really care beyond that.
All that was left is father’s day cards and suntan lotion!!
Step 2: Sharia patrols
New Marketing Slogan for Baltimore Convention and Travel Bureau : "Compared to most places run by blacks, Baltimore is doing great!"
“Yawn, who cares?”
That pretty much sums up the feelings of the majority of Americans.
How bout those 19th and 26th Amendments!
Seems to me like the imbeciles who voted this communist son of a muzzie loving whore into office will still have the franchise for a long time to come.
The real enemy is right next door.
The mayor should respond with her resignation.
She has nothing but empty room between her ears
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