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Another round of homicides over the weekend in Baltimore — and the death of a student stabbed last month in a school classroom — pushed the total number of killings this year to 336, the second-highest total on record.
Given that the city has many fewer residents now than in the 1990s, this year's toll already represents the highest per-capita homicide rate in Baltimore history. The city hit that mark last month.
The only year with more homicide deaths was 1993, when there were 353 killings but also about 100,000 more residents.
originally posted by: joemoe
No worries Baltimore have one of the toughest gun laws. The criminals will obey them soon and all will be utopia.
The city of Baltimore received over $1.8 billion from President Barack Obama’s stimulus law, including $467.1 million to invest in education and $26.5 million for crime prevention.
So.......what exactly would you propose be done in the "WHOLE" COUNTRY?
originally posted by: SuperFrog
originally posted by: joemoe
No worries Baltimore have one of the toughest gun laws. The criminals will obey them soon and all will be utopia.
You have to be stupid and in delusional to think that single city can bring strong enough law to protect its citizens without support from federal level.We need something done in whole country... there is no DOUBT about that.
I know you are trying to be funny and sarcastic, but I don't think this is a good topic for that...
@ krazysh0t - very sad statistics, reminds me in a large with Detroit and Chicago area statistics... population on decline while death rate is on rise...
originally posted by: butcherguy
'Your papers, let me see your papers!'
A jack-booted national police force marching down every street, under the command of Jeh Johnson, probably wouldn't be enough for some.
What if we gave them non-threatening brown uniforms with awesome armbands and leather accessories?
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
I guess no one wants to actually discuss the news article in my OP and just wants to hijack the thread to complain about random political partisan nonsense.
originally posted by: TonyS
a reply to: Krazysh0t
I honestly don't "get" Baltimore.
In my old hometown, Houston, the Feds came in, bulldozed the "projects", and then sold the properties to developers, (who just happened to be either former city council people or relatives thereof), for re-development. The Feds then contracted for the construction of enormous, gigantic, all new Section 8 housing apartments in the suburbs and moved the people from the old projects to be bulldozed to the burbs, exurbs, and formerly rural towns in adjacent counties, (with rather tragic results, I might add).
Baltimore's "poor" appear to be concentrated in some ancient old run down part of Baltimore near an abandoned warehouse district.
I'd have thought the Feds would have done the same thing in Baltimore that they did in other cities around the nation. What happened?
originally posted by: Krazysh0t
Actually Baltimore has been undergoing a CONSIDERABLE gentrification process for the last 15+ years or so. Our Inner Harbor and surrounding downtown hangout areas (Canton, Fells Point, Federal Hill) have all been VASTLY redone. Heck, Canton alone has undergone a significant transformation. It used to just be dockside warehouses and a grimy area. Now it's all shopping, eating, and a really nice place to live.
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: TonyS
My ex sister-in-law lives in Baltimore because of her job.
She bought a second house outside of the city so that her children could go to a school district that didn't suck.... those were her words.