This video isn’t exactly action packed. In fact, nothing happens. Really. It’s just a one minute drive through the streets of East Baltimore. But that’s one minute more than you’ve probably seen. And notice the sleepy-voiced dispatcher over the police radio. If he didn’t sound sleepy, It would get your attention. He was skilled. The…
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[photo by Heather Charles/The Star]
After a frustrating and inexplicable two-week delay, Cop in the Hood in finally back in stock at Amazon.com. It’s about time. Do you have your copy yet? Let the book ordering begin…
Is Baltimore’s Mayor Sheila Dixon a crook? I guess we’ll find out. Please note that in this case, Officer Pete’s Fourth Rule (below) does not apply.
If you don’t want the police in your house, don’t call the police. I don’t want to be in your house either.
You can listen to my appearance on WBAL’s Ron Smith show.
Today. Tuesday. 5pm Eastern Time. Baltimore’s WBAL, AM 1090. Listen live.
NPR has a good story about law enforcement agencies seizing drug assets. It can pay for itself. The kicker is this: police prefer to come in after the drugs have been sold because it’s better for police to seize the money rather than the drugs. If police seize the drugs, the drugs are destroyed. If…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates has an interesting post about the Failure of Section 8 Housing. I wrote a comment as well. [Here’s a linkto the Atlanticarticle that started this discussion.]
In England, the Daily Express reports that drug dealers are getting arrested on purposeso they can make more money by selling drugs in jail. A few years ago they banned cigarettes and smoking in Rikers Island (NYC’s jail). Now a single cigarette sells for about $20. For one tobacco cigarette. More often than not, these…
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