Ravens 03 0 Posted January 21, 2007 20 murders so far this year. Beat that anybody! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JT 137 Posted January 21, 2007 meh...My hometown, Camden, NJ has only about 80,000 people and will have 40+ murders this year. By comparison, Baltimore would have to have 320. You slackers won't come close. Might as well put a white picket fence around your whole 'city'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravens 03 0 Posted January 21, 2007 meh...My hometown, Camden, NJ has only about 80,000 people and will have 40+ murders this year. By comparison, Baltimore would have to have 320. You slackers won't come close. Might as well put a white picket fence around your whole 'city'. But we have quite the streak going on. Like 10+ years of 270-325. Make Cal Ripken's streak all the more impressive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JT 137 Posted January 21, 2007 But we have quite the streak going on. Like 10+ years of 270-325. Make Cal Ripken's streak all the more impressive. There's much to be said for consistency. Keep up the good work. It's funny, because the seedy, dangerous B'more of my youth is now the upscale shopping/tourist area. Bro lives in Lutherville, and I don't see the wretched underbelly of Charm City anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravens 03 0 Posted January 21, 2007 Bro lives in Lutherville, and I don't see the wretched underbelly of Charm City anymore. I work in Lutherville & live in Sparks [Hunt Valley]. Black on black crime has been out of control forever in the City. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_House 0 Posted January 21, 2007 Ah... home sweet home. Remarkable though how confined it is to certain pockets of the city. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chonkyfire 0 Posted January 21, 2007 Do you think it's more of a life imitating art (the Wire) these days or more of the same old, same old crime? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silverhammer 0 Posted January 21, 2007 I grew up young there. I won't even go back. Except for Ravens games occasionally. And that area is not so bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_House 0 Posted January 21, 2007 Do you think it's more of a life imitating art (the Wire) these days or more of the same old, same old crime? umm.. same old, same old. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLLD 4,219 Posted January 21, 2007 Ah... home sweet home. Remarkable though how confined it is to certain pockets of the city. The POH-leece work rather hard to contain the crime to specific areas, almost as if they are trying to keep the upscale areas nice and safe for people to spend their money. There has been suspicion for years that the cops turn a blind eye to crime in those areas where the poor (see black) people mostly exist in order to gain assurances they wont infest the more affluent (see white) areas. When Martin Omalley became mayor he tried to put a stop to all that BS, sent the cops into the war zones, and for those years the cops themselves were singled out as targets. The families that helped those cops were singled out, they were assasinated in large groups. Eventually it became clear that what they effectively created was an urban militia of crafty drug dealers. They are well armed and organized, in many areas the police have no control at all.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STBootleg 0 Posted January 21, 2007 I work in Lutherville & live in Sparks [Hunt Valley]. Black on black crime has been out of control forever in the City. I live in Timonium and frequent Padonia Station. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yer mom 2 Posted January 21, 2007 20 murders so far this year. Beat that anybody! As long as Ray is permitted to wander the streets, that number should continue to rise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gocolts 300 Posted January 21, 2007 Does Phillybear live in or near Baltimore???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_House 0 Posted January 21, 2007 Does Phillybear live in or near Baltimore???? i'd guess that he lives about 2 hours from baltimore.... (in philly) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
De Novo 0 Posted January 21, 2007 Do you think it's more of a life imitating art (the Wire) these days or more of the same old, same old crime? So Mayor Carcetti hasn't done his job in '07? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravens 03 0 Posted January 22, 2007 I grew up young there. I won't even go back. Except for Ravens games occasionally. And that area is not so bad. What area? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boz/BoFan 0 Posted January 22, 2007 Bush's fault. But seriously, if you could pinpoint one common denominator in these areas what would it be? Race, poverty, drugs, political leadership in the area? What have we learned from our little 30+ year experiment of bending over backwards, cops being killed, free hand outs etc etc to help these communities? Why cant we stop this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
