Posted on 05/28/2015 4:46:37 PM PDT by markomalley
The Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police said on Thursday that Baltimores recent rise in crime is linked to fear among police officers that they will be arrested for doing their jobs.
This fear, the union said, comes as a result of the arrests of six officers for the death of Freddie Gray. Gray was wrongly arrested and died of injuries sustained during his arrest. The State Attorneys Office filed charges against six officers in Grays death.
The criminals are taking advantage of the situation in Baltimore since the unrest. Criminals feel empowered now. There is no respect. Police are under siege in every quarter. They are more afraid of going to jail for doing their jobs properly than they are of getting shot on duty, union president Lieutenant Gene Ryan said in a statement.
Baltimore is currently experiencing a crime wave. Homicide rates are up over last year. By mid-May, there had been 96 homicides, compared to 69 at the same time in 2014. Arrests, however, are down: There were an average 55 arrests a day so far this May, compared with 126 a day last year.
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I pray for the safety of the good people in those neighborhoods. But thugs killings thugs? That’s a win-win.
Hmmmm.YA THINK???!!!
Good. Cops, stay out of danger. If they want to throw you in jail for doing your job, then don’t do it.
It should be patently obvious that the city of Baltimore’s residents do not wish the law to be enforced, therefore, don’t enforce it.
I think the word you're looking for is 'feral'. e.g.
For believers in the system they sure seem to have gone feral pretty quick.
We're the 'infidels', they're the feral citizens. Or feral government, I get mixed up sometimes.
Yep, clock in, answer radio calls, clock out. It’s as simple as that. You get paid the same amount of money whether you’re “proactive” or not, plus no one can accuse you of failing to be “proactive”: “Sorry Sarge, I just didn’t see anything suspicious today.” It’s not like Sarge was in the car with you to see what you were seeing (or not seeing).
Naturally, the union will promote the government mantra. Who is to blame for all these murders? Naturally, the police. This is what these people wanted from the beginning, NO MORE COPS ON THE STREETS. Hey, they are getting their wish. Now let them police their own neighborhood. When the NATIVES” get tired of spending their Saturdays burying their children, maybe they’ll think again. But I doubt it
Here’s the REALLY big story: Newsweek still exits?
This is NOT RACISM, it is a culture clash pure and simple. A segment is not happy in the USA but will not leave for anywhere where they can live a better life. So the liberal media will continue to air their chronic complaining, which usually has the opposite effect long term; it creates a deaf ear. IMHO
its a no win situation for them...damned if the do, damned if they don't....
besides, haven't we been lectured that we racist just have to stop making a big deal of all the little things that these people just do, because of their culture...like beatings, and shooting up drugs, and killing each other...
This is NOT RACISM, it is a culture clash pure and simple. A segment is not happy in the USA but will not leave for anywhere where they can live a better life. So the liberal media will continue to air their chronic complaining, which usually has the opposite effect long term; it creates a deaf ear. IMHO
$$$$$$$$$ What are the misdemeanor citation numbers and traffic ticket numbers? $$$$$$$$$$$
Article says Gray was “wrongly arrested.” Shouldn’t that be “allegedly wrongly arrested?” or did I miss something? Has the trial been held already?
“Newsweek still exits?”
AND has a paywall to assure they are invisible!
That said... I don't blame the police one iota for being reticent to do their jobs now for the stated reasons. Let the city reap the rewards of decades of liberalism. If they don't learn the lesson, let the city devolve into anarchy and become a shanty town (I guess it's more than halfway there).
The Civil War ended 150 years ago; 150 years from now we’ll be hearing the same nonsense (because we know who will be living in the worst areas 150 years from now - they simply refuse to better themselves).
It is interesting that a major media outlet doesn’t use “allegedly” in a case that hasn’t been adjudicated, when normally they do so even in open and shut cases that are well-witnessed and maybe even on video.
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