“Neighborhoods which have experienced excessive policing in recent years have seen a reversal with residents claiming they have been abandoned by law enforcement”
First there’s complaints about supposed “excessive policing”, whatever that is, and now complaints about being “abandoned” by police. Make up your minds West Baltimorian dwellers, this isn’t Goldy Locks and The Three Bears where there’s a police porridge with the exact right temperature.
The president of Baltimore’s police, Lt. Gene Ryan, union tells WJZ:
“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. Right now they can go to jail for following Supreme Court decisions such as Illinois v. Wardlow. The Baltimore States Attorney’s Office essentially overturned the Supreme Court’s decision. We hope that all leadership will come together to support the police to move the community forward.”