Pugh: Baltimore crime-fighting strategy 'not working', we need more laws edition

With Baltimore suffering more than a homicide a day to start 2017, Mayor Catherine Pugh said Wednesday that the city's crime-fighting strategy has not been enough to stem the killings, and her administration is searching for solutions.

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She noted that police shot and killed an 18-year-old man Tuesday, one day after he was released from jail. The unidentified teen was out on bail after being charged with gun and drug felonies.

Police said the teen had a gun when an officer shot him.

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CrazySanMan said:

Maryland is such a mess. It's leadership is clueless and it's electorate blind and ignorant. I'm so glad I left the state.

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Nanook said:

So you're saying the glorious and mighty FSA of 2013 isn't doing jack Schmidt to keep folks from getting shot and people that shouldn't legally have guns from getting guns? Who woulda thunk?

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danb said:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/ma...itics/bs-md-ci-crime-pugh-20170208-story.html

and this is priceless:



Law-abiding citizens over 21 have to wait 7 days to get a gun, and cannot get a permit to carry.

Teenage felons out on bail, not so much.

Pugh is searching for solutions. Maybe she should try Google. There are lots of cities, like Dallas with significantly lower crime rates. Funny thing though, in Dallas, law abiding citizens can get a gun is a day, and also a permit to carry. Felons stay in jail.

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Nanook said:

So you're saying the glorious and mighty FSA of 2013 isn't doing jack Schmidt to keep folks from getting shot and people that shouldn't legally have guns from getting guns? Who woulda thunk?

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DC-W said:

Thought this relevant to share here...

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danb said:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/ma...itics/bs-md-ci-crime-pugh-20170208-story.html

and this is priceless:



Law-abiding citizens over 21 have to wait 7 days to get a gun, and cannot get a permit to carry.

Teenage felons out on bail, not so much.

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Applehd said:

NO SECURITY DETAILS FOR POLITICIANS...

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Mayor Catherine Pugh announced Thursday plans to provide increased support for immigrants facing deportation proceedings.

Baltimore is one of 11 jurisdictions that joined to form the SAFE Cities Network, a group devoted to providing publicly-funded legal representation for immigrants threatened with deportation. Prince George’s County is also part of the national network, which is supported by grant money from the Vera Institute of Justice.

“Our community is safest when our neighbors trust their officials and institutions and know they will be treated justly and with dignity,” Pugh said in a news release. “Providing legal representation to those facing deportation maintains trust in law enforcement and our local institutions and keeps us all safe. If our residents don’t feel safe – for example, coming forward to report crimes and cooperating with law enforcement – all of us are at more risk.”

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