Just making up for lost time. Remember how everyone was so happy in February during the snow because crime numbers were down? Things always return to the mean.

Gee I feel so much safer thanks to Bealefield and SRB speaking out.
Give me a break.
Can't wait to move out of Murdermore.
Mandatory sentences for anyone who is convicted with an illegal gun no matter what the circumstances are. And lets hold those blind, liberal judges accountable for their idiotic, soft sentencing.

Dear Citizens of Baltimore,
Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III stated”
"Some of these things are beyond the control and the scope of [police] deployments," he said. "...They're not easily solved by saying, 'We're going to put a zillion cops on the street.' We have to be smart about our deployments and focus where we can get the maximum returns."
OK Citizens of Baltimore THIS IS YOUR FAULT!!!

I have been saying for months that the Citizens of Baltimore MUST partner up with the police to stop violence in our neighborhoods.

Did you listen – did you even try? NO.

The police can’t stop the violence without you. You need the police.

I have told you time and time again that there are many good – honest – hard working police officers out there. We, the Citizens of Baltimore do not deserve to have such a fine police force.

Baltimore – people are being executed – the gangs and the drug dealers are taking over our streets and you sit there and do nothing.

People are dying and you sit there with your finger up your --- nose.

Cowards all.

I'd be willing to bet that all involved in this weekend murder spree have substantial criminal arrest records for other violent crimes. The police arrest them and the judges put them right back on the street. If they were in prison, where they belong, Baltimore would be a much safer city.

Dear Citizens of Baltimore,

Mayor Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake stated:

“…And she expressed concern over the community's seemingly quiet approval of the daily violence. When a toddler gets tossed from a dirt bike and nobody wants to say anything, that's a problem in our community.”

OK Mayor let’s talk about all those illegal dirt bike on our streets.

Problem – Are you kidding me? How many people have to die before you let the police do their jobs?

The parents of the 2 year old:

OK city states attorney – can you say??? Any 1st year law student can tell you what that is. In case you have forgotten…

1. Reckless endangerment..
2. Accessory before the fact..
3. Accessory after the fact..

Those crimes are still on the books but our LIBERAL justice system would not think of going after these people to find the driver of the dirt bike.

I call on the cowards that have taken up residence in City Hall and the cowards who have taken up residence in the states attorney’s office to do your job!!!!!!!!
For the amount of work that gets done at City Hall. All of you elected officials should take a 25% cut in pay. 75% for doing nothing ain’t bad…

Think about it citizens.

john,

Spare us your faux bellyaching. You probably live out in Cecil County.

Concerned Citizen,
I am a professional, hard working, good moral individual who helps their neighbors, cleans the streets from trash and reports crime. I have now been threatened by the same drug dealer for the second time and harassed all weekend by him. I understand why people fear for their life. I can't feel safe in my own home or near my own home and the cops can do very little other than anger him more. I am sick of the other good folks in my neighborhood hanging in their houses and letting me take the brunt of it. I am now abandoning my home in the next couple weeks and moving out of the city! I don't care if I have to foreclose if it comes to that, my life is worth more!

Paul,

Most of these criminals who are set free aren't necessarily let go by the judges but by our incompetent state's attorney, Pat Jessamy. Look up the name of a random criminal on the MD Casesearch website and see how many stets, "nolle prosequis", or plea bargains with no time served were handed out.

We need a new state's attorney, but unfortunately no one seems to have the desire nor the war chest required to take Jessamy on in the Democratic primary. Sigh.

Virginia has "Project EXILE" mandatory 5 years for gun violations, VA also had carry permits for honest citizens as does 36 other states.

Maryland's federal prosecutors have Exile as well, though I'm not sure if it is used as frequently.

Concerned Citizen:
why dont you try moving into one of these high crime areas and see how long it takes for police to repond to your call and see how many times it takes you to call them before anything gets done. The reason alot of baltimore citizens dont trust the police is because of how much info gets leaked up. Some of the ones who care are tol old to really fight the young dealers in the city and they fear for there lives and there families more often then talked about the dealers find out who snitched on them and well you can guess what they'll do to the snitch. If they really want to clean things up fix the F'd up judicial system and start making these criminals do real time and hard labor for there actions. Theres no fear factor anymore, they know if they go to jail they'll be right back out doing the same thing in not time. The police are not trusted by most in the city anymore until that changes the citizens wont do much to help

Situations like this remind me of the ID factor as people let their emotions take them to the point of no return and they act on it. You'll never be able to control this especially if you have alcohol and or drugs involved. As others have posted putting more policeman on the streets won't really accomplish anything. If people are unable to control their own emotions that lead up to violent behaviors they should be in jail. If they leave the area and return with a gun this is premeditated murder. This is why we have the death penalty, use it.

Spare us your faux bellyaching. You probably live out in Cecil County.

Patterson park Resident-
Actually I live in Baltimore city, 21206. I see the helicopters 4, 5 times a week and so for had to duck on my porch once due to gunfire at 1am.

Anonymous, your comment seems like your proud of the fact that you have to run for cover at the sound of gunfire. like you've given up and accepted the fact that it's a normal part of your daily life. How sad.

"Some of these things are beyond the control and the scope of [police] deployments."
Most of us are not dumb enough to think that just putting more cops on the street will beat crime statistics down. Most of us know that Baltimore is a complex city with complex problems that will most likely never be solved.

children raising children, yoboys impregnating young stupid females; no family, plantation mentality, no education, no desire to anything but smoke drink and get tatooes. Bill Cosby told the truth and was chastized by his own people. Its too bad that individuals in this hell hole have no desire to get educated, work, do the correct thing.This group needs to grow up.

John/Anonymous:
So go already. Goodbye.

John it's the ones like you always have something dumb to say about this and that but think what have you done for Baltimore????????,,,,,,, RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who cares? I honestly don't care anymore. The shootings are done by and done to those who are involved in gang and drug activity. Let them all kill each other. I don't know why the police bother investigating any of these crimes. The lives lost aren't even worth the paperwork.

Part of the problem is the catch-and-release Judiciary which requires a repeat offender to serve only a tiny fraction of his sentence(s).

If we could keep the worst-of-the-worst locked up for the appropriate amount of time, it would not only keep them from going back out onto the streets to continue their criminal ways, but it could possibly signal to other potential offenders that our criminal justice system is not a complete joke.