Posted by Not again on Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:34 | #

Baltimore riots

Edgar Allen Poe Grave

Babe Ruth of Baltimore

Ruth house

Baltimore row-houses

Posted by Russians use Facebook to incite BLM Baltimore on Thu, 28 Sep 2017 13:33 | #

The Hill, “Russians targeted Baltimore, Ferguson with Facebook ads during election: report”, 27 Sept 2017:

One of the thousands of political ads purchased by Russian groups during the 2016 campaign was a Black Lives Matter ad that targeted residents of Ferguson, Mo., and Baltimore, CNN reported Wednesday.

The ad, which reportedly ran on Facebook in late 2015 or early 2016, was designed to look as if it supported the Black Lives Matter movement.

Some versions of the targeted ad would look threatening to the group, however, CNN reported.

Facebook revealed this month that Russian actors potentially linked to the Kremlin purchased $100,000 worth of political advertisements on the site during the 2016 presidential campaign. The social media site handed over information on the ads to Congress and to Robert Mueller, the special counsel conducting an investigation into Russian meddling in the election.

Other ads purchased by the Russian groups promoted gun rights. Still others warned against undocumented immigrants, according to CNN.

The Washington Post first reported Monday that the ads sought to exploit and inflame racial tensions by targeting groups like Black Lives Matter.

Posted by YKW not the only would be censors on Thu, 05 Oct 2017 08:31 | #

Recode: Two black lawmakers in the U.S. Congress sharply rebuked Twitter this week for serving as “an avenue to spread racism and bigotry” — and threatened regulation if the tech industry as a whole doesn’t identify and suspend the accounts behind those messages.

The calls for action came from Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman and Emanuel Cleaver in a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sent on Tuesday. For them, the tipping point appears to be reports that Russian agents sought to stir political unrest ahead of the 2016 presidential election by stoking racial tensions, even running ads targeting groups like Black Lives Matter.

Posted by Her name is Amy Caprio on Thu, 24 May 2018 10:48 | #

SBDL, “Her Name is Amy Caprio: White Baltimore County Police Officer Murdered by Four Black Males (One Dubbed a ‘One-Man Crime Wave’)”, 23 May 2018:

16-year-old Dawnta Harris.

17-year-old Eugene Genius.

16-year-old Derrick Matthews.

15-year-old Darrell Ward.

They murdered a white female cop in Baltimore County

All black males.

All charged in the murder of white police officer Amy Caprio. [‘Your client is a one-man crime wave’: Teen charged in Baltimore County officer’s death has lengthy juvenile record, Baltimore Sun, 5-23-18]:

The West Baltimore teen’s crime spree began in December, prosecutors say, and, over the subsequent months, he stole four cars, skipped court dates and escaped from a juvenile center.

When a Baltimore County police officer confronted him Monday, 16-year-old Dawnta Harris ducked down and accelerated a stolen Jeep, running over Officer Amy Caprio as she opened fire, prosecutors say.

In yellow jumpsuit, the slight teen appeared by video from county jail for a bail review beside his public defender.

Caprio, 29, became the first Baltimore County policewoman killed in the line of duty. Condolences poured in Tuesday from across Maryland. Grieving officers crowded a courtroom in Towson for the first appearance of her alleged killer.

       
Rest in peace, Officer Caprio. In a sane world, social policy would ensure the four black males (teens or youths, as the media portrays them) would have been locked away for life after their first crime, instead of coddled and allowed to roam the streets looking for crimes to commit

“In the last six months, no offense, but your client is a one-man crime wave,” District Judge Sally Chester said. “I’m not certain any juvenile facility is secure enough to hold him.”

The teen spoke softly, answering the judge’s questions. He made no other statements. Chester ordered him held without bail.

Dawnta Anthony Harris, who was arrested nearby shortly after the incident, is charged as an adult with first-degree murder. He faces life in prison and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing next month in Baltimore County District Court.

“I will tell you, judge. He did in fact confess,” prosecutor William Bickel said.The teen and three other youths were stealing jewelry and cash from homes in Perry Hall when Caprio confronted Harris, police said.

The three eluded a massive manhunt Monday afternoon and evening but were arrested later at their homes in West Baltimore. Charges are pending against the three, said police, who have not identified them.

In court, Bickel detailed the teen’s alleged crime spree. He said the 16-year-old, who lived in the Gilmor Homes housing complex, stole cars in December, January and February. In March, the teen was sent to a juvenile facility in Montgomery County.

But, Bickel said, the teen escaped, stole another car, then was arrested in the city.

He said the teen was placed on house arrest in April and issued a monitoring bracelet. By mid-May, Bickel said, the teen had left home and his mother called authorities. A former student at Baltimore’s Excel Academy, Dawnta Harris had been on the run for one week.

Emerging details about his case have reignited debate over Baltimore’s system of juvenile justice.

“Did the system work? It sounds like it could have worked better,” Sheridan said. He said his officers are arresting more youths.

Sam Abed, secretary of juvenile services, said his staff had tried to find the teen, visiting his school and calling his mother. “Our hearts go out to our brothers and sisters and Baltimore County law enforcement for their loss,” Abed said. “We are in shock about the incident.”

Officer Caprio was about to celebrate her fourth anniversary with the department.

In recent months, she nabbed a pair of suspected package thieves and was named the Parkville Precinct’s officer of the month for March. Her chief said Caprio was smart, energetic and brimming with leadership potential.

On Monday afternoon, she was called to investigate a suspicious Jeep on Linwen Way in Perry Hall. The 911 caller reported three people left the Jeep and had broken into a home, according to charging documents.

Caprio came upon the Jeep and pursued the teen driver down the cul-de-sac. She got out of her patrol car, drew her gun and ordered Dawnta Harris out, police said.

Her body-worn camera captured the next moments. Bickel recounted them in the courtroom.

“He put his head out the window, looking at the officer. He then closed his door, ducked and accelerated,” the prosecutor said. “She fired her weapon. … He ran over her.”

Neighbors said they saw the Jeep ram the officer, flinging her body. They heard the gunshots and saw her lying in the street. A volunteer firefighter on the street tried CPR.

Caprio was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly before 3 p.m. Medical examiners determined her cause of death to be head and chest trauma.

Rest in peace, Officer Caprio. In a sane world, social policy would ensure the four black males (teens or youths, as the media portrays them) would have been locked away for life after their first crime, instead of coddled and allowed to roam the streets looking for crimes to commit.

Previously on SBPDL: Black cop killer in Indianapolis SUES white cop he killed for $2.3 million

Posted by 216 homicides in Baltimore in 2018 so far. on Wed, 26 Sep 2018 13:44 | #

Baltimore: Crime rate highest among big cities

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DAILYKENN.com—When police stand down, black people kill each other.

Baltimore, Maryland makes that correlation evident.

When city officials encouraged police to stand down in the face of black violence to apparently reduce inevitable and embarrassing police shootings of blacks, the violent crime rate soared; including homicides. In fact the city now boasts the highest homicide rate of all large American cities.

The city’s population is 63.0 percent black and 27.7 percent white. source

Baltimore has always had a high percentage of black residents relative to most major cities north of the Mason-Dixon Line. In 1790 the black population was about 11.7 percent and by 1920 had increased to 15.2 percent. As the black population grew, the rate of violent crime reflected the city’s demography.
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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore has the highest homicide rate among big cities in the U.S., according to crime statistics released by the FBI.

The FBI data showed Baltimore’s homicide was the worst of any other U.S. city with a population over 500,000.

According to our media partners at The Baltimore Sun, the 342 homicides in the city last year resulted in a homicide rate of 56 per 100,000 people.

So far this year, there have been 216 homicides in Baltimore, which is down 16 percent compared to last year.

216 People Were Murdered In Baltimore This Year, So Far

Detroit had the second highest homicide rate, followed by Memphis and Chicago.

Posted by James Lafond on Sat, 12 Jan 2019 21:10 | #

James Lafond on life in Baltimore

Grace & Steel Ep. 84 - James Lafond, Notes from Underground

2Kevins with Grace & Steel

Published on Jul 4, 2017

TOPIC for this podcast

Co-host Kevin Michael Grace speaks with author and blogger James Lafond, “Baltimore’s Violence Guy” about life in a city on the edge of collapse.

Show Notes for this episode can be found on our website at http://2kevins.com/archives/1160
The audio file is also posted on Soundcloud
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