Colbert: Baltimore more dangerous than Abbottabad
Is there no place on earth more dangerous than Baltimore?
Not even bin Laden's mansion hideout?
Stephen Colbert on Monday night's Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" cracked this joke (reported by our sister publication "B":
"Relations with Pakistan could get rough. They had to know bin Laden was there. His million-dollar compound was less than 40 miles from Pakistan's capital. That's like escaping Washington D.C. by hiding out in Baltimore. Except that Abbottabad is much less dangerous than Baltimore."
I tried to find crime rates for Attottabad, described as a British built resort town, but couldn't come up with any. Baltimore harbors some pretty dangerous people, but we don't have mass murdering terrorists in mansions.
Comments
Heh I have to agree with Colbert. I havent even been living in Baltimore for a year and I am already trying to find a way to move out!
Posted by: lisa | May 3, 2011 3:35 PM
Sad part is, he's probably right. 70+ homicides this year alone, Baltimore is a war zone and people don't realize it. They go on with their daily lives not even knowing that a shooting and gun battle is being planned possibly on the street they are walking down. Until Baltimore cracks down on the problem we will continue to be a war zone. Baltimore needs the national guard to come in and lock down our streets. Baltimore needs real judges that will actually toss the book at someone and push for the death penalty. Until this, Baltimore will be ran by the hoodlums with their hat pulled over to the side and their pants down at their knees.
Posted by: Phillip | May 3, 2011 4:49 PM
So true
Posted by: Anonymous | May 4, 2011 10:11 AM
I'm glad there are always people who reside outside of the city willing to chime in and tell us how to solve our problems. You're so helpful Phillip.
In reality, what you advocate would not fix the problem.
Heavy investment in schools, after school programs, job training, and drug addiction treatment WOULD fix the problems.
Unfortunately you and your teabagger friends aren't willing to pay for any real change. You'd just prefer to sit back and snipe with chide comments on the internet.
Posted by: blarg | May 4, 2011 12:57 PM
Folks in London might have a different take on the Pakistani diaspora there, but as far as I'm concerned, having fought these guys going in and out of the Afghan border I'm much more scared (and it takes a lot to scare me) of the Congoloids here at home.
Posted by: Anonymous | May 4, 2011 7:00 PM
Can the Sun moderate blatantly racist comments like "Congoloid?" I do not believe they add much to the discussion.
Posted by: nancy | May 4, 2011 11:45 PM