BALTIMORE – Nearly three hours before a mass shooting turned a south Baltimore neighborhood block party into a scene of terror and bloodshed, the city’s police department received a call about hundreds of partygoers armed with guns and knives – but on-duty officers decided no police services were required.
The decision contributed to a “catastrophic breakdown” in police communication and response during the hours leading up to the July 2 shooting, top city officials said at a city council hearing Thursday evening.
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Two people died and 28 others were wounded when gunshots tore through a large crowd filling the courtyard of the Brooklyn Homes public housing complex as the annual summertime celebration continued after nightfall. Most victims were teenagers and young adults. Officials said there were multiple shooters but haven’t provided an exact number. Police arrested one teenager accused of bringing a gun to the event, but he hasn’t been charged with shooting anyone.
Baltimore leaders criticize police
Why cops did not respond earlier or simply gave a damn till SHTF?
Part one:
Baltimore’s troubled history with policing was thrust into the national spotlight years ago following the 2015 death of Freddie Gray in police custody. Since then, city leaders have focused on reforming the Baltimore Police Department and repairing public trust, especially within the Black community. Critics say this latest failure threatens to jeopardize recent progress.
Part two:
The Baltimore Police Department has been under a federal consent decree since 2017 because a U.S. Department of Justice investigation found a pattern of unconstitutional policing practices. Worley said the consent decree monitoring team, which helps oversee the court-ordered reform process, will be heavily involved in reviewing the shooting response.
I believe the answer lies not on systemic racism as the articles goes in great lengths to imply, but that cops simply are not going to risk going to prison getting involved in a community that wants them behind bars or six under. Doing nothing does not cover them from criticism, but it beats wearing orange rompers or a nap on cold morgue table, plus they are covered under No Duty to Protect.
They voted for “reform” and they are getting paid with the bullets of those enjoying the castration of the police department.
Pretty much.
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This is what both the citizenry and pols said they wanted, now they’re getting what they asked for. Oh, and a good lesson in how to not treat people whose services you never want, but someday might need.
Exactly. Another blue city getting what they voted for good and hard.
Children react the same way. Today, the police are evil, tomorrow they are the saviors of mankind who screwed up and did not save the day.
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Body cameras are a perfect example. A cop shoots an “aspiring rapper” who is “turning his life around.” (An activity that seems to be fatal more often than not). So they demand body cameras to protect the poor innocent children can be protected and the evil police can be prosecuted. Then the body camera footage is used to justify a shooting, or convict a criminal, and the very same people demand the police stop using body cameras because… reasons…