Jessamy may finally be on the way out as Baltimore City State’s Attorney. And good riddance to her! If these results hold, it’s good news for police and good new for Baltimore. Do I know anything about Berstein? No. Nothing than the fact he’s not Jessamy, who has been at the post since 1995. And…
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Some of the September 11th killers flew right over the Indian Point Nuclear Power plant on their way to NYC. Perhaps they didn’t crash into the “Energy Center” (that’s really what it calls itself) because it looks just like a big mosque. You never know.
“Let’s bike over that bridge and have lunch in Newburgh.” That’s what I told my wife. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Unless you know Newburgh, NY. I didn’t. My wife and I were on a weekend biking getaway and found ourselves in Beacon, NY. Beacon is a pretty but depressed place…
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I had a BA and all the requirements of a Masters’ Degree when I was a Baltimore cop. And now I teach some NYPD and many students who want to be police officers. So I am a bit partial to the idea that college is good for everybody, cops included (or else what am I…
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Really? Does anybody really think the problem is Craigslist? Don’t we have better things to do?
From the UK’s Observer (sister paper of The Guardian). One. Two. And three articles about the war on drugs, or lack thereof, in Portugal. Excerpts: Drugs have not only been decriminalised for almost a decade, but users are treated as though they have a health and social problem. … Nor has it seen its addict…
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Just doing your job. Delivering bread in the hood. Driving in your bakery truck. Minding your own business. Next thing you know. You’re dead. Shot. Just like the bad old days. Seems like some idiots were playing with guns on the roof of the Marlboro Projects. Probably just shooting for kicks. Who would think that…
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So late last night a saw a man (who was not a worker) walking on the elevated subway tracks around a parked subway train. I saw him duck under the train and go to the other side. Perhaps a graffiti guy. But I don’t know. I figured he was up to no good. As the…
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“In America, individuals, not groups, act; and individuals, not groups, should be held accountable.” Most of you would probably agree with that statement. I do, too. But I would be quick to add that culture and background matter. A lot. Background isn’t destiny, but it’s a damn good predictor of your future. You can tell…
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You want the good news or the bad news? Good news! “Mexico arrests drug trafficker Edgar ‘Barbie’ Valdez.” Pop the corks! But I wasn’t even going to post on that cause who the f*ck cares? It’s not like it will change anything or win the war on drugs. From the NYT: Mr. Valdez, who was…
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