REMEMBER BALTIMORE? – AT 1:28 P.M. ET:  It was in the news for a bit last year, when liberals showed some brief interest in the death of an African-American man in police custody.  But then, ho hum, so many other things to be concerned about.

Oh, they put six cops on trial for the above-mentioned death, and all were acquitted by an African-American judge.  Remember how people said that many cops were becoming reluctant to get involved with crime because they always got charged with something, whether true or not?

Yeah, well, stuff happens.  From CBS Baltimore: 

BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Last week the Baltimore police commissioner was fired up at a press conference, Wednesday, the mayor responded to those who are lashing out at her. They say she doesn’t take the violence seriously.

Mayor Catherine Pugh says every time there’s a shooting or murder, her phone rings, and it couldn’t be more disturbing.

Pugh says they’re moving the hiring process along as fast as they can with officers but the City might not feel the impact until next year.

The department said once officers make it through the academy, they are immediately deployed to foot patrol in various communities, including the Inner Harbor.

“Anyone who thinks that I don’t take this seriously or it’s not something alarming to me, this is the most important thing we can do in this city and that’s to reduce the violence,” Pugh said.

Pugh fired back at critics Wednesday who question her leadership as Baltimore is closing in on one of it’s deadliest times ever, hitting 300 plus murders for the third year in a row.

“I am deeply disturbed about the violence and this is the number one priority of the City,” she said.
Vicious, random attacks like Sebastain Dvorak, who was killed in Canton after a night out with friends, to Kia Martin’s daughter, who was beat down at the Inner Harbor.

COMMENT:  The city is desperately short of police officers.  Surprise?  Who wants to be a cop in Baltimore?  Do something right and the anti-cop crusaders come after you. 

Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit.  Three great cities in the grip of crime.  No one seems to care.

New York?  Rudy Giuliani broke the back of crime in New York City, lowering the murder rate by 80 percent.  He was called a racist and a fascist.

November 16, 2017