tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post116636985139047272..comments2024-03-22T03:56:45.022-04:00Comments on Baltimore Crime: December 17Maurice Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12143777490997450728noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-1166416576987225182006-12-17T23:36:00.000-05:002006-12-17T23:36:00.000-05:00the angle of the streets is, imho, not a good enou...the angle of the streets is, imho, not a good enough reason for a professional news organization to grossly mischaracterize the area of the city that something happened in, particularly when we've got this crazy thing called the internet now, and in 2 seconds you can type the address into google maps or mapquest or something to check your work. i realize most people probably don't care about this stuff, but i'm a big geography nerd and it really irks me.burgersubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044352543871082497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-1166395530902773442006-12-17T17:45:00.000-05:002006-12-17T17:45:00.000-05:00i think its because the streets in the the area wh...i think its because the streets in the the area where that shooting was on McCullough Street are oriented to the Northwest, running southeast to northwest and southwest to northeast as opposed to north-south and east-west. When you are in that area you look straight Southeast toward the tall buildings of Downtown, making you feel like you are in the Northwest. It is actually south of North avenue and should probably be considered West Baltimore.Si Fitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757481800094720328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-1166384283207775942006-12-17T14:38:00.000-05:002006-12-17T14:38:00.000-05:00the sun's been confusing northwest and northeast a...the sun's been confusing northwest and northeast an awful lot lately. also, wjz thinks mccullough street is in northwest baltimore. idiots.burgersubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044352543871082497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-1166378610982502332006-12-17T13:03:00.000-05:002006-12-17T13:03:00.000-05:00In addition to the three shot in front of Booker T...In addition to the three shot in front of Booker T. Washington, a <A HREF="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/crime/bal-md.shootings17dec17,0,939652.story?coll=bal-local-headlines" REL="nofollow">15-year-old was shot in the 800 block of Bethune Rd. in Cherry Hill.</A><BR/><BR/>A big <A HREF="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/crime/bal-md.drugbust17dec17,0,2172158.story?coll=bal-home-headlines" REL="nofollow">drug bust on W. Cold Spring of Marijuana and prescription narcotics </A> (by Northeastern District police?).<BR/><BR/>The Sun writes about former Orioles pitcher <A HREF="http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-te.sp.stewart17dec17,0,421118.story?page=4&coll=bal-home-headlines" REL="nofollow">Sammy Stewart doing 6 1/2 years for his fierce crack addiction.</A> He wants to come back to Baltimore when he gets out. is this really the best place for a recovering crack addict?<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/basketball/bal-sp.nbabrawl17dec17,0,1896262.story?coll=bal-home-headlines" REL="nofollow"> Carmelo Anthony is one of 9 players ejected from a massive brawl between the Nuggets and the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.</A> Anthony threw a punch at Mardy Collins after Collins fouled Anthony's teamate JR Smith at the end of a blowout.Si Fitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757481800094720328noreply@blogger.com