Batts offers crucial new insight into Bodymore's homicide wave

[danb]

People meeting their dealers with money in back alleys and cars. No, really, that's what he says we are are dealing with. I know, you are shocked. drug dealers! In Baltimore! Meeting in back alleys! Well, ok I grant you it used to be in the open-air markets in the late 90s so that has improved.

You can't make this up. This guy collects $190,000+ in taxpayer dollars every year.

I got an alert as I wrote this there were 2 more of these "drug deals gone bad." I am putting that in quotes cause I'm really skeptical. That makes 27 in 30 days.

But seriously, someone ask Batts how the dealers get CCW permits when the rest of us can't? I'm sure they filled out 77rs for those things.

It's like watching a train wreck. You want to tell them, go in reverse, but its too late.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/ma...rijuana-legalization-20140130,0,4768798.story

"But what we're dealing with right now ... is that some people are putting themselves in a position to have these incidents taking place. I'm not saying the loss of life is anyone's fault, but when you're calling your weed dealer or drug dealer, and you show up with money and you get robbed and it turns into a shooting, that's what we're seeing

He continued, "If you call a guy who has weed, and you meet him in a dark alley, which we've had happen, those are ending up in very problematic ... situations."

 

[whistlersmother]

Well, according to liberal logic, people shouldn't meet the drug dealer in a dark alley, but rather during daylight on a heavily travelled public street. Then people won't end up in those "very problematic situations..."

How about he invite them all over to his house so that the drug deal can go down without any violence?

/sarcasm

 

[montoya32]

Hmmmm. Sound like a way to play high crime to the legalization of pot? Let's not take responsibility for the crime, let's just blame it on the same thing that has been happening for the last 50 years, but now we have a chance to legalize the illegal activities.

 

[brownspotz]

"We are starting to see a pattern of weed deliveries where drug victims are meeting dealers in cars," he said.

sounds like we better ban cars...make that assault cars...

 

[Multifaceted]

This is the same guy who testified last February in front of the Senate JPR proclaiming his quixotic fidelity to the constitution by interpreting the preamble to frame his envisioned role as appointed Lord Protector. No surprise.

 

[Hellrazr78]

Hmmmm. Sound like a way to play high crime to the legalization of pot? Let's not take responsibility for the crime, let's just blame it on the same thing that has been happening for the last 50 years, but now we have a chance to legalize the illegal activities.

My thoughts exactly. Laying ground work for the latest hot button topic.

 

[abean4187]

Legalize pot and you will see the murder/crime rate go down. Gangs don’t last too long when their source of revenue is cut off. Same thing happened to the mobsters of the 1920s. Prohibition ended and so did their gang careers…for the most part at least.

 

[Retired Old Guy]

Why don't the Dealers just conduct business in the many Gun Free Zones that the city has established?

Bingo...no guns...no shootings.

 

[hdatontodo]

I don't see where legalizing pot will impact the flow of kilos of harder drugs into Baltimore. I think I read recently the the busted kingpin was making $10K/kilo

 

[sykesville]

Hmmmm. Sound like a way to play high crime to the legalization of pot? Let's not take responsibility for the crime, let's just blame it on the same thing that has been happening for the last 50 years, but now we have a chance to legalize the illegal activities.

That was exactly my thought. Funny how politics works.

 

[sykesville]

Why don't the Dealers just conduct business in the many Gun Free Zones that the city has established?

Bingo...no guns...no shootings.

They do. They're called schools.

 

[chsnprodigy]

Good Job Baltimore! 25 homicides in 31 days. At this rate will be at 300 homicides by the end of the year. Maybe they should pass a bill that states "no drug dealing in dark allies, after the sun goes down" that will deffinitly cut down on the homicide rate!

 

[Mr H]

I don't see where legalizing pot will impact the flow of kilos of harder drugs into Baltimore. I think I read recently the the busted kingpin was making $10K/kilo

Ban the Metric System.

/problem

 

[danb]

I don't see where legalizing pot will impact the flow of kilos of harder drugs into Baltimore. I think I read recently the the busted kingpin was making $10K/kilo

http://www.slideshare.net/baltimoresun

1.2 million worth of vehicles seized, 3 mil in currency and jewelry across 5 or 6 states. damn, I am in the wrong line of work.

 

[fred333]

In a general sense, what's the news in these reports?
For years, Maryland and other liberal locales've been championing criminals' rights while trampling victims'. Because we've now had a generation grow up with this as the "norm", it may already be too late to turn back the tide. The only hope I can see, tho' even this's a long-shot at best, is for Newt Gingrich to run again (presuming someone can curb his excesses). He's the only politician I can think of who's (generally) got the right ideas and, presuming the Republicans don't shoot themselves in the foot again by electing another milk-toast candidate, can win a debate against Hillary or any of her fellow travelers.

 

[pwoolford]

"But what we're dealing with right now ... is that some people are putting themselves in a position to have these incidents taking place. I'm not saying the loss of life is anyone's fault, but when you're calling your weed dealer or drug dealer, and you show up with money and you get robbed and it turns into a shooting, that's what we're seeing

He continued, "If you call a guy who has weed, and you meet him in a dark alley, which we've had happen, those are ending up in very problematic ... situations."

HUH?? Following his logic I can see how we end up blaming the gun instead of the killer!

 

[XRider]

I think Batts is being a bit misleading about pot and violence. I have no access to any real statistics but, as someone who grew up in the city and has worked downtown and travelled through east Baltimore hoods every day for over 30 years, I see the violence in the city as more attributable to the heroin trade.
Not saying pot dealers can't be violent but herion has always been king in this city....

 

[Brooklyn]

Legalize pot and you will see the murder/crime rate go down. Gangs don’t last too long when their source of revenue is cut off. Same thing happened to the mobsters of the 1920s. Prohibition ended and so did their gang careers…for the most part at least.

Sports gambling anyone ?

 

[rseymorejr]

Whenever I hear about 1 drug dealer killing another drug dealer, or junkie.
I'm overcome by the urge the yell "Who gives a S***!

 

[CrazySanMan]

If someone meets a drug dealer in a back alley and the deal goes bad, the person should just pee on himself. Then the drug dealer will be turned off and won't want to hurt him.