Thats jacked up......A person dies everyday over there?You must have alot of people.
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Thats jacked up......A person dies everyday over there?You must have alot of people.
lol but we really dont. theres about 650,000 people living in baltimore city, compared to nearly 9 million in new york, but baltimore;s murder rate is 6 times that of new yorks.
You only have to look at the current leadership of the city to see where the problems start.
They need a Rudy Giuliani as mayor. Baltimore's current mayor, Sheila Dixon, does not have what it takes. Here is the beginning of her inaugural speech:
This speech is a slap in the face to the Founding Fathers of our country.Quote:
Thank you.
I start today where all things start: With God. Without Him, nothing of any real importance is possible. With Him, anything and everything are possible. Our biggest dreams come within reach when we couple faith in Him with hard work, focus, and determination.
I'm not done dreaming. But now, most of my dreams are for the children of our city. Together, we can realize these dreams, too............................................... ................
The writer Marianne Williamson said: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be?"
Williamson goes on to remind us that we are all meant to shine as children do.
We've have everything we need in this city to shine. Ours is a city full of beautiful, brilliant and talented people, young and old.
Ours is a city full of precious jewels. If we care for these jewels as we should, they will shine brighter every day, bringing joyous light to us all.
Thank you, and may God continue to bless the City of Baltimore.
Sheila Dixon, Mayor of Balitimore
Mayor Dixon's Inaugural Address | Mayor Sheila Dixon
When you start out by denying all of the important accomplishments of the human race that took place without religion, and in spite of it, you don't appear very intelligent - to say the least. She gives some lip service to new ways of addressing the crime problem later in the speech, but it means nothing. All politicians claim to be tough on crime.
Wow, I live in maryland too but I haven't heard about this. But I'm not that suprised considering it's baltimore and in baltimore your not all that safe from stuff like that.
It really is sad. i lived in the city when i was young but i dont remember, now im not in the city or county, but close by. Baltimore does have a terrible crime rate and is always in the top 5 in the nation every year. If you get a chance or happen to watch the HBO show "the wire" you are watching true scenerios in Baltimore. The wire is REAL
yea thats really fucked up, little punk ass kids beatin on women, thats scum to me.
poor women, and exactly if them kids were white and the victim were black this would be all over the news for sure, but when the victims white heads turn the other way like it aint no biggie
I live in Baltimore, and it seems like the crime is getting worse every day. The bus incident isn't a shock to me. I live in a pretty safe area of the city, and I still cant walk my dog alone after dark. Most of the crime in this city is gang and drug related. People get out of jail in no time for murder because the jails are so full of drug offenders. Public education is shit so young poor people are never really given the chance to get themselves off the streets. Unemployment is ridiculous. On the radio this morning I heard that we have the second highest AIDS rate in the nation. The crime is only the tip of the ice berg.
IMAO. I blame 2 things for children acting like this. No good parenting and the HIP HOP culture.
The only way we are going to get parents to act like parents is when there child commits a crime the parent goes on trial for the same crime and does the time with the kid, and any other children in the parents care go to other family members or fostercare.
I have no idea on how to go after the HIP HOP artists but the crap values they are teaching, let alone glorification of disrespect to evryone is a huge problem.
The murder capital of the USA... In the 80's it was Detroit, in the 90's DC, now Baltimore is the murder capitol. It keeps moving more east. Maybe in a few more decades it will disappear out in the Atlantic. ;) Shitty 'bout the old woman. Kids like that are scary... No respect for anything.
And it isn't one a day. It peaked at 353 a year and that is still less than one a day. Not that that is a bad thing. :D
it is sad to see such a great city become like this...i love baltimore, but the crime HAS to stop. theres definitly areas of the city where u dont want to be alone after dark. the only place in baltimore i go to after dark is the inner harbor...
for those of you who are familiar with baltimore: a few years ago i got lost coming out of the city and ended up in Druid Hill park. i nearly shit my pants, i mean a 16 year old white kid (by myself) trying to ask for directions in that neighborhood!! luckily i didnt have to ask anyone and after 30mins of driving around i found my way back to the inner harbor and on my way home...