Posted on 09/30/2013 2:11:58 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Gov. Martin O'Malley clashed publicly Wednesday over how to drive down crime in Baltimore, stoking a widening political debate after a violent summer in Maryland's largest city.
The mayor flatly rejected the governor's call for increased arrests and questioned whether state authorities should do more to stop gun trafficking into the city. It was an unusual public split for the two Democrats and longtime political allies. ....
"As this conversation is going on, there is an anxiety that is building in some of our communities that we're going back to a time when communities felt like their kids were under siege," Rawlings-Blake said. She noted there was one arrest for every six residents at one point under O'Malley. "I want to allay any concerns out there that that is the tactic we're going to return to. That's not going to happen." ....
The mayor argued that the O'Malley's policing methods as mayor alienated communities and diminished trust in police. "Quite frankly, the facts could not be clearer that more arrests do not lead to less crime," she said.
"Everyone seems to be clear on that except the governor."....
Republican Charles Lollar, a Charles County businessman who's also running, called it "comical" that O'Malley would criticize the city he once led, saying that high unemployment and the governor's economic policies contribute to the rising violence.
"Rawlings-Blake has inherited a mess that the governor should be ashamed of himself over," Lollar said. "It's typical of this administration, because they've always been about fluff. He wants to be elected president, and he's going to even step on his own supporters to get there."
(Excerpt) Read more at baltimoresun.com ...
The problem is, there aren’t enough whites left in Baltimore either to prey on, or to arrest to balance the criminal docket in the name of racial justice. I was in downtown Baltimore about five years ago, and it was scary in broad daylight.
Baltimore is a rats nest filled with vermin
Similar to Chicago, Detroit, DC, etc. it would be best to start arresting the city administration first. Get the most arrests and indictments under RICO with one easy roundup.
Time was, you could stay on the East side of MLK Blvd and not worry. There’s a good reason why residents of Roland Park once wanted to build a wall and homeowners in Ruxton did not want a Light Rail station in their neighborhood.
Governers’ push four mower punctuation; causing ‘anxiety’ in Baltimore. mayor. says!
Isn’t it good when criminal thugs are anxious?
What a horrible legacy for MLK. If you are on MLK, you are in life threatening danger regardless of state or city.
Can you imagine Martin Owe’Malley as President? He’d make Obama look like Mensa material!
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
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