tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post3679898551110896023..comments2024-03-22T03:56:45.022-04:00Comments on Baltimore Crime: March 13Maurice Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12143777490997450728noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-32343054945948193672008-03-14T09:19:00.000-04:002008-03-14T09:19:00.000-04:00My problem isn't with defense attorneys as much as...My problem isn't with defense attorneys as much as it is with defense attorneys who defend a person who they know (or believe) to be guilty, which certainly sounds like the case with Waller's rape trial (at least as it's presented in the <I>Sun</I>).<BR/><BR/>I have an ethical issue with representing someone who you believe to be guilty, and I'm quite certain that many defense attorneys do as well. As with any industry, the jackasses drag down the good names of everybody.taotechuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275520227023393969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-48657881621124652842008-03-14T07:39:00.000-04:002008-03-14T07:39:00.000-04:00Sure...but it sounds to me like you just want to f...Sure...but it sounds to me like you just want to find a reason to be down on the defense. Perhaps I misundertand?<BR/><BR/>There is at least as much to hate about prosecutors, but we still need them too.<BR/><BR/>Each side is going to manipulate every possible angle to win, that's the nature of the game.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06739047225476774948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-1560542547303574272008-03-13T23:12:00.000-04:002008-03-13T23:12:00.000-04:00"It's real easy to hate on defense attorneys.Until..."It's real easy to hate on defense attorneys.<BR/><BR/>Until you need one."<BR/><BR/>You're correct, however some defense attorneys are the scum of the earth. It's one thing to protect a client's rights, however sleaze ball tactics like endlessly delaying a case to make it harder on the victim's family so that they'll agree to a plea bargain are never justified. See Warren Brown for a prime example of this. He deserves to rot in hell. <BR/><BR/>Another group that I hate are scumbags who gum up the wheels of justice in death penalties cases by filing endless laughable appeals. Fred Warren Bennet is a prime example of that one. I was so happy when he was killed in a car accident this past summer.ppatinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016738612222736798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-40170288239654497182008-03-13T21:55:00.000-04:002008-03-13T21:55:00.000-04:00It's real easy to hate on defense attorneys.Until ...It's real easy to hate on defense attorneys.<BR/><BR/>Until you need one.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06739047225476774948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-44277535399476814332008-03-13T20:50:00.000-04:002008-03-13T20:50:00.000-04:00with the defense attorneys go to hell, I agree in ...with the defense attorneys go to hell, I agree in part, and disagree in part. Private defense attorneys are indeed, the scum of the earth, who bottom feed, and grovel in front of the court for way too much money. On the other hand, public defenders are much more noble, and deserve some applause for the thankless work they do, for clients who can't afford lawyers, and ensuring that everyone has representationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-65201802553333826102008-03-13T16:44:00.000-04:002008-03-13T16:44:00.000-04:00No, clearly, murders are down. (But picking up st...No, clearly, murders are down. (But picking up steam of late.)<BR/><BR/>I think shootings are down a bit, too.<BR/><BR/>But robberies, burglaries, agg.assault, B&Es, vandalism, etc. are not down as the BCPD suggests.<BR/><BR/>The 911 switchboard remains lit up full-time. Baltimore is no different a place qualitatively. <BR/><BR/>It remains one of the most dangerous cities in America despite recent improvements in homicides.John Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136810571091828349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-54180290466613825762008-03-13T16:20:00.000-04:002008-03-13T16:20:00.000-04:00Galt: I'm as cynical as you are about this city, b...Galt: I'm as cynical as you are about this city, but murders are also down. I'm no fan of Sheila Dixon, but do you really think she's hiding the bodies of murder victims?ppatinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016738612222736798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-20575292604706027292008-03-13T16:12:00.000-04:002008-03-13T16:12:00.000-04:00You've left us for another blog?!You've left us for another blog?!Maurice Bradburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12143777490997450728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-36665690341054996582008-03-13T15:44:00.000-04:002008-03-13T15:44:00.000-04:00Over long periods of time, nothing changes in Balt...Over long periods of time, nothing changes in Baltimore.<BR/><BR/>The huge criminal population, over one in three among males aged 19-29, has been the same.<BR/><BR/>The half of the population outside the labor force remains the same.<BR/><BR/>The addict population, over 50,000 strong: about the same.<BR/><BR/>The volume of calls dispatched by 911: about the same.<BR/><BR/>Police manpower: about the same.<BR/><BR/>So, remind me, why would I believe the claim that UCR Part I crime is down by half ???<BR/><BR/>Answer: I wouldn't.<BR/><BR/>Not with total 911 volume going up and many of my neighbors living under siege conditions after sunset.<BR/><BR/>Especially not after investigative news reports demonstrating a pattern of crime nonrecording by responding officers.<BR/><BR/>Do not BELIEVE the hype. Baltimore <I>is</I> The Criminal City.<BR/><BR/>Just ask Anna Sowers. Or Sarah Kreager. Or any of the over 100,000 victims per year.John Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136810571091828349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-82098201399311961012008-03-13T15:26:00.000-04:002008-03-13T15:26:00.000-04:00Oh, and relative to Pat Jessamy's observation abou...Oh, and relative to Pat Jessamy's observation about recent reductions in uncharged arrests, <A HREF="http://bp1.blogger.com/_sPREWsM8IN4/R9l-uShdElI/AAAAAAAAABg/sXOLHkEmuqo/s1600-h/NetArrests+copy.JPG" REL="nofollow">this</A> is what we're talking about.John Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136810571091828349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-21218747706559812602008-03-13T15:06:00.000-04:002008-03-13T15:06:00.000-04:00My new favorite website: BALTless.My new <A HREF="http://baltiless.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">favorite website</A>: <B>BALT<I>less</I></B>.John Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136810571091828349noreply@blogger.com