i was at the Inner Harbor saturday night and once again large gangs of teens making trouble all around the area. despite all that is said by the mayor and the police commissioner, baltimore is losing it's Inner Harbor to the round-the-way crowd...

It's a shame when you can't go anywhere without people acting stupid. I am tired of people getting killed for nothing. Some of these fools don't deserve to be here on this earth if they wanna take other people lifes.

From a famous movie, : Who runs this place, the cops or the cons?"

Well Ms. Dixon, Commissioner Bealefeld??

This is so sad. I was at the inner harbor saturday from 10AM to 4PM and I did not see any police as well. I live in Frederick, MD but was visiting my sister in Baltimore and we all decided to go down there. It is SUCH a beautiful city...it really is. And it is SO sad to drive around and see the projects and the people sitting on their stoops amongst filth and neglect. There needs to be community outreach programs and more community inspired things going on...these people don't need welfare and food stamps they need motivation to want to see their community get better and to want to do better for themselves. It is a reflection of the people in charge of the city when you see gang violence occuring so brashly in the streets. I hope something is done because it seems like there isn't much being done to clean up the streets at all. We can't lose Baltimore to the gangs and the violence. People in power need to do something instead of sitting around doing nothing about the problems staring them in the face. I've been going down to the inner harbor since i was younger and it just gets worse and worse. Don't let the best part of Baltimore get taken away from the people who love it.

I was in the Inner Harbor Saturday evening and left about an hour before the shooting. As others have said, I saw two police officers the entire time and they seemed more concerned with keeping an eye on the women than on the thugs. Unfortunately, this is par for course in this city and all the complaining and blog posts won’t change a thing.

I’m sure we will hear some nice speeches from the Mayor and the police personnel, but let’s be real here. Nothing will change. I grew up in Detroit and am well accustomed to incompetent leadership that is more concerned with their own personal thriving and survival than with governing the city and protecting the citizens. Dixon has proven that she is no different.

Dixon is more focused on going to jail herself than jailing a bunch of wanna be thugs, when she is gone perhaps things get better.

This is why we have a National Guard.. They need to be deployed in Baltimore!!!!

I was by the Philips carryout in Harborplace about 10 minutes before the shooting and recall seeing a police officer walking with the crowd. Most of the stores were closing down, so the crowd was beginning to filter out, but I clearly remember the cop because he was unusually tall and had a thigh holster that seemed unusual to me at the time.

Didn't see any signs of trouble during my 10 minutes inside the building.

I was at the harbor near the time this happened, in the same area. I live in Baltimore and I’m hoping this shooting and the other issues at the harbor creates enough uproar to make a clean sweep across the city. You people living downtown can't ignore the crime outside your posh areas now. The crime is coming your way; either its gang war or they are trying to force a pull of police recourses from elsewhere in the city for easier operations there. I'm telling you Baltimore, you have to get on the politicians, the prosecutors, and even the Bail Bondsmen for letting these criminals run free. You can't blame the police; you have to blame your government. Oh, and don't forget going after the parents. Parents need to be prosecuted for not watching their kids. There are parents who don't care about their kids issues.

it's inexcusable that the problem has gotten this far. the police MUST crack down on this activity in the inner harbor. anyone who speaks up against it needs to wake up and smell the coffee. there is too much at stake!

You lose the inner harbor area to THUGS you lose the entire city! When are our leaders and all of the metro area's residents, (even as far reaching as to start with our current president of this country on down) going to admit to the HUGE societal issues we have facing us in this country and start to work on efforts to be intolerable of crime and bring forth real virtues in our homes and schools that all should all should subscribe to? Too much of our modern lifestyles accept cheating in schools, cheating on WALL STREET. Our capitalism instills the explosion of an illegal drug culture that thrives on the wanton desire of making an "EASY DOLLAR". Then we allow many of our households to have computer games that promote killing with machetes, guns, bombs etc.
Our current society today even proliferates music and movies to promote constant killing and torture as the main event. Apparently, this is the only way Hollywood can be creative in these industries today. A shooting in the inner harbor? Not surprised here! It is all a product of the sick, sick, sick ills of our society. So void of instilling pride in hard work, decency, honesty, pride in our communities, our homes and ourselves. Void of respect for life and the love of one another! I am not surprised. Ever household in America, rich or poor,needs to address these ills or I think the right to bear arms will become an every day reality and America will revert back to days far worse than the days of the Wild, Wild West!

When I DO see a police presence, they are all hanging out together, chatting. Summer nights at the Inner Harbor are notoriously crowded. I'm always looking around a groups of kids and men.
i'd really prefer that the police go right up to gang members, follow them closely, ask them to disperse or leave. Why wait for more crime?

heard about some guy over in fed hill that walked out of a bar after the soccer match a few weeks ago, was bashed over the back of the head, and woke up hours later to find that people had put him on the railroad tracks 5 blocks away from where he was.

What is going on?

We need a mayor to take a strong hand - last night on President, coming back from Harbor East, there were young kids on the street begging at peoples car windows and being pretty aggressive. The panhandlers in the harbor are getting more aggressive, too.

It all starts with the culture that the city government is allowing to fester.

We have a mayor who is all talk and no action. seems to be a formula for success in b-more, what exactly did Martin accomplish to be promoted by us to Governer? These fools do nothing and we keep them in power, I say enough we should take to the streets and march to city hall and show these jokers how concerned we really are. This incident is such a blackeye for out city. My inlaws always say why would you go downtown so you wanna get mugged or killed? I always tell them that they are being silly and there is nothing to worry about, thank god we went to Fells Point that day instead.

Being that I’m a visitor from NYC and was at the Inner Harbor the night of the shooting with my family, I was very shock to hear 2 teens were shot. To later find out that it was a possible gang related issues, I feel even worst, because I just walked passed the restaurant about 10 minutes before the shooting. Next thing I know I see people running and a helicopter patrolling the area. It was shocking to see police helicopter patrol over the restaurant and police blocking off the area telling me that area was a crime scene. Out of all my years visiting Baltimore, I would never think this would happen at the Harbor, but as I read articles about the harbor I see this wasn’t the first time and sadly to say this may not be the last until something is done about it. I love Baltimore and I enjoy visiting the harbor, just like in NYC 42nd street is known for tourist and a place teens hang out, which at time can lead to conflict. My question is where were the police when this happen? That harbor was packed and I don’t ever remembering seeing police officer, but I sure seen a lot of young teens hang out. Next time I visit, I want to know what the Mayor is going to do to protect the citizens and tourist of Baltimore.

I do not condone violence at the Inner Harbor or anywhere in Baltimore City. I do know the Inner Harbor is not for the people of Baltimore. The Inner Harbor is fixed up to attract tourist and people with money. If the Inner Harbor was lost it would not be the end of the city.Kids need to have a curfew and abide by it. The parent's need to be charge a fine if their kids are out after hours. The kids need to be threaten with being taken to a juvenile detention center if they are out after hours. I was born and raise in Baltimore and don't care for the Inner Harbor anymore because again it's there only to attract tourists and people with money. The food being sold at the restaurants is terrible. You be better off eating somewhere else or before you come down to the Inner Harbor.

Oh boy. I visited the harbor for the first time and had a great time. My husband and I just returned from a dinner cruise in good spirits. We were watching the live entertainment and all of a sudden loads of young people began running towards us. We quickly moved and did not actually see where the commotion was coming from. I did not care really just wanted to be out of there. My feeling about the harbor was it seemed people lingered around almost scoping out the tourists. I did see police - not sure if the amount was normal or not. All our cities are facing high crime rates which is a result of broken families, morals and lack of opportunities. It is also just a generation that does not value life - unfortunately.

I see three scenarios: 1) Do business same as usual---lock up felons, have them get out and commit more crimes, get locked up again, etc. 2) Invest heavily in social welfare programs to hold the felons hands when they get out and get them on the straight and narrow (not likely since we don't have nearly enough money) 3) execute all felons within 30 days of their conviction (making the death penalty a real threat, and a real deterrent, and reducing the recidivism rate dramatically); this also will not happen because it's "morally wrong" (in most people's opinion--not mine). So, we go back to scenario 1---everything stays the same, and everyone just talks about the problems, while nothing gets better. Glad I don't live in that city.

Baltimore is a terrible city. I'm fairly new here and I hate it already. I don't feel safe driving the streets into downtown. The Inner Harbor looks nice, but to me, there's a potentially violent, ominous undercurrent, given the presence of aggressive panhandlers, jokers and thuggish teens. I've lived in many other large cities, including Cleveland. Baltimore is the scariest - and the worst.

Maritza, compare the parts of the city with money with the parts that don't have money (say Federal Hill to Cherry Hill). Which one do you think is safer, cleaner, and generally better? Money makes living decently possible. Therefore, the Inner Harbor is a cornerstone of the city. No one in their right mind would take tourists to West Baltimore, Highlandtown, etc. That's because these areas are slums. Tourists (and the money that they infuse into the Baltimore economy) go to the Inner Harbor. It is VERY important to keep the gang-scum out of that area. It's bad enough most of America thinks of the Wire when they think of Baltimore. They don't need first-hand accounts too.

Anyone who blames the police for everything has their head up their %4@!!! You need to blame the courts and liberal views guys. I don't care if a person is poor, they need to work toward making life better not commit crime!! There is no excuse for crime, not even upbringing. We need to arrest these people, and lock them up for longer periods of time. You need to go after the courts not the police.

I heard on YPR that baltimore was the first of 42 cities planning to incorporate the US military into it's ranks to patrol our city. Is this what it's come to? I hate to think so, but I am for it if it means taking back the streets from thugs and criminals that roam the streets and make life hell for the majority of law abiding, working citizens of this city.

I am tired of the rap culture that promotes this lifestyle. Does the rap artists realize they are breeding this misdirected hate and it's only bringing down their own race. It's really stupid to me that they wouldn't take more pride and not encourage this low life behavior. Someone else mentioned the parents. I agree that this problem starts in the home. The parents should be held responsible. And I believe that the welfare system should be abolished or limited in it's scope. It promotes low lifes that have no business having babies to go forth and procreate with wreckless abandon. I think it's time for extreme measures. bring on the military. and shut down welfare. maybe it's a start anyway.

Sincerely frustrated at the climate of this nation,
BK

The fallibility of democracy is such that when the idiots, fools, and criminals outnumber the civil-minded citizens, you have, by law, a built in expiration date on a republic that functions within the best interest of its populace.
The ONLY viable solution to protect the upstanding citizenry is to limit the privileges of those in violation of the law.
A clear distinction MUST be drawn between 'rights', which are afforded to all citizens, and 'privileges' which are afforded to those who uphold and contribute to society. A convicted criminal may have the right to medical attention, police protection and the like but he may lose his privilege to vote, congregate, and travel without restriction.

"This incident is yet another reminder of the need for zero tolerance for illegal guns. We must all agree and ensure that if you carry a loaded, illegal gun in Baltimore -- you go to jail."

What does this have to do with the situation at hand? Did someone make it legal to carry handguns downtown? That's fine Sheila. Make it illegal to carry a handgun around and enforce the heck out of that law. I'm fine with that. But what that has to do with this situation is beyond me unless she wants to put metal detectors in at the Inner Harbor (maybe not such a bad idea). After all, you don't find the weapons until after they are used or people are searched. This is just another example of Dixon spouting off rehearsed lines that sound good at first but illustrate her inability to actually comprehend the issues. To stop this you need an assiduous police presence that aggressively targets gang members. That is how you deal with this. Then criminals know that if they stab or shoot someone they will be shot or at least caught. This isn't rocket science. Also why publicly throw the commissioner under the bus? Shouldn't Dixon be working with him? If he screwed up she should chew him out privately but making thinly veiled digs at him is just childish, foolish, and counterproductive. Our mayor is an inept fool. She is not fit to run this city.

Ok, enough jerking around with these thugs. Sentence the punks to 2 years in the military. This would be for offenses other than murder, manslaughter & rape. Their removal from crypts/bloods and other gang affiliation would show them how REAL Men and Women handle the "enemy". Plus, it would build up our troop numbers.

Not too long ago after the thugs were on the rampage, the mayor, police commissioner, and the govenor (former mayor who said on a radio broadcast that he reduced crime in Balto. by 40%-total BS.) All (3) stated that the inner harbor-Balto. was the safest place in America. I tell all my relatives and friends not to visit Baltimore or they are likely to become a crime statistic. Ask the gov. or mayor to walk the inner harbor after dark without their police bodyguards.

Blame the mayor! Blame her a hundred times. The mayor and the city legislature are the people's representatives. Baltimore has some serious societal problems that must be addressed before it mirrors a Third World city.

this is a case of the have not's against the have's. and it appears the have not's are winning....

Jessamy is a big part of the problem.
No more deals for anyone caught with an illegal gun.
Period.
Also, anyone convicted of a gun crime should serve their full sentence.
Liberal justice does not work.
Why is Jessamy so quiet on this?

ed norris mentioned on his show a week or two ago, that the city is going to face a mass exodus of young and moderately aged professionals, which make up a huge percentage of the tax base as soon as the real estate market turns around. that will be interesting to see. i can see a major difference in the neighborhoods from 3-4 years ago up to now. it's crazy how things got out of hand so quickly.

And what happened when there was a cop at the Harbor getting tough with a rowdy teen? He was plastered on Youtube, scorned by the mayor, and talked down.
Now the mayor wants the police to get tough? If I was a cop I'd tell you right where you could shove a night stick, Dixon.

Yes, I agree with several of you. Shut down a welfare system that promotes handouts without one needing to work a job needed in society. Shut down a welfare system that promotes having children for the sake of a monthly check. The majority needs to support gun laws that convict gang members or unlawfulls who enjoy shooting illegal guns to prosecute them by law to serve time as a front line foot soldier to fight terrorist around the world to protect those law abidding citizens in the US that work for a living and abide be the law. Evidently, they like to shoot guns at other people so send them where they can do this best and for the better good!

TOO LATE!!!! I hear the sound of a toilet flushing on the Inner Harbor. The thugs and lowlife already have a foothold on the place and I for one do not see it getting any better any time soon. Why do you think the cops hang out together? Even they do not WANT to be there (and they may even be a little scared.) Who in there right mind wants to stand up against a MOB of (5, 10 maybe 45 strong) disrespectful dirtbags that know they basically can't be touched unless they do something really seriously illegal.

Now watch: the police will stop & interview a group of pimped up ganstas, and the complaints will fly that the harbor is for them, too, and that even though they may look the part, no one saw them do anything so this is all discrimination. Mark my words. It won't take long.

The problem is that it takes violence at the Inner Harbor, which in turn will affect the tourism revenue for the city, for the Mayor and the Police to start talking tough. First, let's see if they really follow through with the tough talk, as it will be a step in the right direction. But what will it say to city residents in other parts of the city if the crime is simply swept under the carpet...pushed back into the poorer neighborhoods and the more historically crime ridden areas? The solution is to enact a zero tolerance policy throughout the ENTIRE city and go out and get the known offenders and criminals who are allowed to run free already. Instead of being reactionary, why can't the police be more proactive and try to reduce violent crimes all over the city? Moving the crime out of less visible areas does not decrease it and it does a disservice to the residents who are unable to escape the gang and drug activity in their own neighborhoods. It's sad that it takes a threat to the city's tourism revenue for our leaders to start caring.

Another sad reminder of a broken criminal justice system in this state. I've stopped going to Baltimore years ago because of the out of control crime and lack of these elected officials to cope with it.

Sad, Baltimore used to be a safe and fun place - like so much these days it is no longer so.

My wife and I moved to downtown Baltimore from Philadelphia 11 years ago. At the time, Baltimore's reputation wasn't very good, but we loved the city and decided to take the chance. Over the years, it has become a daily struggle trying to stay optimistic that things will improve, but we have gotten to the breaking point that we need to get out and soon. Don't blame the police. Their hands are tied. The true blame falls on our court system. The police can arrest these thugs a hundred times and the courts will just keep throwing them back on the streets. The solution is simple; these animals need to be removed from society. If your house is infested with roaches, you don't "catch and release"....you exterminate them.

My wife and I moved to downtown Baltimore from Philadelphia 11 years ago. At the time, Baltimore's reputation wasn't very good, but we loved the city and decided to take the chance. Over the years, it has become a daily struggle trying to stay optimistic that things will improve, but we have gotten to the breaking point that we need to get out and soon. Don't blame the police. Their hands are tied. The true blame falls on our court system. The police can arrest these thugs a hundred times and the courts will just keep throwing them back on the streets. The solution is simple; these animals need to be removed from society. If your house is infested with roaches, you don't "catch and release"....you exterminate them

Hate to say it but I agree with CM; Giuliani style profiling and petty crime crackdowns didn't work in Baltimore when O'Malley tried it, and more than likely it'll continue to breed an air of distrust among the citizenry if the police start shaking people down based on what they're wearing or how they walk if they try it now.

Plus, Bob, it's much easier and cheaper to ship poor people out to the counties and spread the crime out, so the crime numbers in the city end up looking better. Violent crime committed by the average moron violent citizen goes down, while the people who are career criminals who only want to war with and kill each other remain in an effort to maintain power. Sweeping it under the rug doesn't quite put it properly when the rug includes all surrounding counties.

Downtown Resident, I'm in complete agreement with you. Sadly, the powers that be find extermination to be "un-PC", so it's not an option. Good luck to you and your wife--and keep in mind, some of the suburbs are still pretty nice.

Would it kill most of you to read what you wrote for spelling and grammar before you post it? Your crackpot rants would be much more effective. Thanks.

Baltimore City is city that, regrettably, is suffering from growing pain angst out of a decidedly blue collar history. And it is a crying shame. Historically, aesthetically, and geographically, Baltimore City has much to be proud of and has enormous potential. Sadly, I doubt if it will ever realize it anytime soon. It fails to simply invest in its infrastructure. Public safety, roadways, education, DPW, and the list goes on and on. Yes, we are in horrible budget times. But Mayor, I ask you this, as you create task forces to combat animal cruelty and streamline trash pickup, what are your priorities? Would you send your kids to a city school? Perhaps you would, as you would have the pull to get into one of the charter schools, but as the average Joe? Would you, Mayor, walk the Inner Harbor at night, unescorted by not only the media throngs that accompanied you last time but your executive protection detail? As a police officer, Mayor, would you risk your life to confront violent armed felons when if you get hurt you are forced out of the police department? Mayor, given alternatives, would you still choose to work in the city that during the driving commute there will have your car shaken apart my potholes, weave amongst aggressive panhandlers, and then return at the end of the workday to a citation on your windshield, and broken side window if you, in haste to get to work, left ANYTHING exposed. Mayor, how would you feel as a violent crime victim, and after a life-altering ordeal and lengthy court process, you watch the accused get time served? Mayor, would you then pay the highest tax rate in the region for these things?

I offer humble advice. Without malice, prejudice, or any other bias. Please hear us. Invest in the City. Make the roadways passable and pleasant to look at. Rid them of aggressive indigents and rats, to the best of your ability. Driving in from the county a visitor from outer space can point out the jurisdictional line. The City must look the part to attract the support of investors and business. Support your Police. When accused of wrongdoing, don’t simply berate but advise that you don’t tolerate wrongdoing by police but don’t tolerate rushes to judgment against them as well. Allow medical retirement exemptions for police officers shot or stabbed in the line of duty. THAT will get them out of cars again and aggressive, once they feel as if they have your support for their livelihood and in the media. That “times are changing” is not an excuse. Is that an acceptable response from an officer who sits in the patrol car all day when questioned by a commander? And last but not least, and gravely important, Mayor, is the criminal justice system, as it relates to prosecution. As it stands now it is, simply put, unacceptable. Where has Jessamy shown she is dedicated to the change this City needs? Criminals establish holds where little or no consequence befalls them, for whatever reason. PROSECUTE AND JAIL OFFENDERS. Then, Mayor Dixon, you will be known as the person who turned the City around when it needed it most and almost last its crown jewel, the Inner Harbor.

This is just another reason why the decision makers in the city need to worry more about crime, and less about the little things like skateboarders and fake parking passes.

Chris suggested deploying the National Guard, which hasn't been done since the bad old days of the post MLK assassination riots in Baltimore, but I think Chris is on the right track that Baltimore needs some outside help. I would suggest the Troopers get involved. The Maryland State Police Troopers are an elite unit, capable of a lot more than just uniformed tax collectors enforcing speeding and seat belt laws. Deploy the State Police from the Pikesville barracks downtown. As a city resident, I see that the BCPD has its hands full, while the well equipped and funded Troopers spend their time setting up speed traps. I have seen Troopers in the Harbor area, especially earlier this summer, but recently just the Blue and Whites. Let the Green and Brown guys get in on the action. They are being wasted writing speeding tickets all day.

Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon says she still believes Baltimore's Inner Harbor is still among the safest places in the city.

THIS IS WHY NOTHING WILL CHANGE.

I guess crime is only a problem when it effects the inner harbor .I guess they say who care's if the man,women or child gets murdered ,robbed or beatend, as long if its a few miles north,south,east or west from the harbor an away from the tourist its ok . I for one am glad that its showing its ugly face maybe this will help to change the whole city

something needs to be done about rhe yoth in this city. i agree start fining the parents. without
the parents cooperating it is a lost cause for the police dept. the same thing with the parades, they have not been enjoyable for awhile, not only are you not able to take a chair and sit down and enjoy, you can't even sit on the curb and enjoy the parade. i have seen the police do nothing while the crowd spills almost into the middle of the street. the parade marchers almost CAN'T MARCH . It's terrible. a good time is made once again a bad time. where are the parents of these teenagers. i get so disgusted when even the police doesn't try to make the teenagers get back on the sidewalks. parents you are using the movies, the inner harbor, parks, libraries shopping malls as your babysitters.

something needs to be done about rhe yoth in this city. i agree start fining the parents. without
the parents cooperating it is a lost cause for the police dept. the same thing with the parades, they have not been enjoyable for awhile, not only are you not able to take a chair and sit down and enjoy, you can't even sit on the curb and enjoy the parade. i have seen the police do nothing while the crowd spills almost into the middle of the street. the parade marchers almost CAN'T MARCH . It's terrible. a good time is made once again a bad time. where are the parents of these teenagers. i get so disgusted when even the police doesn't try to make the teenagers get back on the sidewalks. parents you are using the movies, the inner harbor, parks, libraries shopping malls as your babysitters.

And why on Earth are the infamous squeegee boys allowed to again intimidate tourists and visitors to the Inner Harbor? As of this summer, that's it for my visits downtown. Instead I'll head out to the 'burbs.

It is all part of the same picture.

I think that as long as crime in the Inner Harbor counts more than crime in the rest of the city, the problem will continue. That thinking breaks the social contract that would make things work better.

There's always a way to deal with people as equals, no matter what history has passed. Hopefully people on all sides can find the creativity and the grit to talk to each other and build the communities that need to grow around our children.

We all have our violent tendencies, as is evident in many of these posts. Most of us are conditioned by our families and our communities to control our violent sides. We are not so far removed from these kids. That means, it's not so far for us to educate them out of their antisocial patterns of thinking.

The first time the police take a tough stand at the harbor, the next things you will be hearing from the Baltimore community is that the cops are harrassing and PROFILING residents. The citizens are as much to blame here because they keep voting for incompetent leadership in city government. If they really want CHANGE it begins at home.

"livewiremd" has it right. Period.

RESPONSE TO TRUTH's comment:

you said, "I guess crime is only a problem when it effects the inner harbor .I guess they say who care's if the man,women or child gets murdered ,robbed or beatend, as long if its a few miles north,south,east or west from the harbor an away from the tourist its ok ."

How can you make a comment like that when every evening on the local news you get to see these neighborhoods you mention making the headlines. They've installed cameras downtown to monitor because the police dept just can't cover the area of rampant crime loose in our city streets. there are efforts it's just far too spread with the resources at hand. and yes, it is an unsettling sign when when a place once deemed relatively safe is now, in the citizens eyes, a place to fear.

The things that may reverse this tide - and this is purely an idealists viewpoint - is parents in all socioeconomic levels taking their children by the horns and showing them discipline; communities coming together and saying no to crime in their neighborhood (now, I know this is easier to do in some neigborhoods more than others); education about families and being responsible caretakers of the children you raise (i've seen way too many children in the streets of baltimore with not a parent in sight well after dark); steering children to the proper role models; respect for your elders and this list could go on and on.

essentially, this effort wold take a group effort on a national/worldwide level that I don't see happening any time soon, but I still think there's room for change. It will either come from within or from the outside.

Let's learn from the mayor of Newark, NJ who is really making a difference, working hard every day for the city, not for his own aggrandizement. We need leadership that cares about the city and wants to make a difference for the people! It's not a matter of blame, as there is enough to go around--politicians, parents, the community--but it takes commitment and real plans that can create change.

Where is the outcry from the NAACP, etc?

Baltimore will never address crime a la Rudy Giuliani-the City council will never go for "trampling" the rights of hoodlums over its citizens.
Of course, the citizens re-elect the same Councilmen..

I hate to say it..I feel safer in NYC than in Baltimore and I lived in BAL from 1971-2002.

As far as the parents go..they don't care about their hoodlum kids..they are disposable products.

I was there the night this all happenned. There were police there at the time, but the whole event was somewhat confusing. I was sitting on the second story deck of Tir Na Nog when I noticed a helicopter with a large spotlight show up and start circling the area, minutes later and ambulance showed up along with an officer on a motorcycle who began to force people out of the square. I never heard gunshots so I was convinced that someone was stabbed. Fascinating to see the whole thing from atop the restaurant.

My nephew D. McKoy wants to lend SUPPORT to our indicted Mayor. He says she is doing an admirable job! I beg to differ.....well, let's see what she says after this weekend's fiasco....a gun that turns out to be cellphone!!!!!!!! What the ham-sandwich is going on!?

That was bad thing happen at harber that shooting is done in public place.At that time person was at the Harbor Friday and Saturday nights but didn't seen any police.The city couldn't keep that going with all the other violence in the city and spoil their image.