tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post8961825471552153480..comments2024-03-22T03:56:45.022-04:00Comments on Baltimore Crime: WeekendMaurice Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12143777490997450728noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-58804882546536337712007-12-03T09:17:00.000-05:002007-12-03T09:17:00.000-05:00Here's a somewhat interesting article in the Sun a...Here's a somewhat interesting article in the Sun about the<A HREF="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.prison03dec03,0,7142374.story?coll=bal_tab01_layout" REL="nofollow">North Branch Correctional Institution</A>. For once my tax dollars are being spent on something I approve of. <BR/><BR/>Speaking of prisons, wasn't there a plan to shut down MCAC ("supermax") in Baltimore a few years ago? I'm assuming that plan was scuttled, especially since they had to close the MD House of Corrections.ppatinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016738612222736798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-1186254351159746662007-12-03T09:06:00.000-05:002007-12-03T09:06:00.000-05:00Wow. That sort of crap is what turns normal people...Wow. That sort of crap is what turns normal people into Republicans.ppatinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016738612222736798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-63156792604804245142007-12-03T00:00:00.000-05:002007-12-03T00:00:00.000-05:00Actually I never heard of that. Now I am sorely de...Actually I never heard of that. Now I am sorely depressed.Gorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03693323058277957064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-35888803854324314672007-12-02T23:31:00.000-05:002007-12-02T23:31:00.000-05:00Why grandma? Methinks, Gor, that you've not heard ...Why grandma? Methinks, Gor, that you've not heard of the scam that is kinship foster care, whereby relatives get cash and benefits worth many times what AFDC would be for a parent, but without work requirements or any time limit. Relatives also can get child care, medical care and even money for furniture. And rather than the incremental increase in benefits with AFDC, kinship foster care $$ is per child (around $600 a month per I believe), and there's also a bonus-- I mean, subsidy, involved if the relative adopts them. And it's all tax-free. (For the recipients that is... our tax dollars pay for it.) The new system has, apparently, created families whose main profession is scamming the government.<BR/><BR/>Here's <A HREF="http://www.city-journal.org/html/9_1_foster_cares.html" REL="nofollow">a story on it</A> that takes place in NY, but MD's got the same thing going on.<BR/><BR/>The kinship foster care travesty is also a main theme of Judge Judy's opus rant, "Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me it's Raining," guaranteed to send any tax-paying parent's blood pressure through the roof.Maurice Bradburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12143777490997450728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-39906654581292929182007-12-02T21:35:00.000-05:002007-12-02T21:35:00.000-05:00All right, riddle me this. How would one pronounce...All right, riddle me this. How would one pronounce Ty'wonde? How old was Monica, his mother, when he was born? Why did his Grandmother adopt him when he was six? I'm under the impression that the Grandmother may not have the skills to properly raise children, since it appears she may not have done a good job the first time around and now this.<BR/><BR/>BTW, here in Baltimore, it's open season all year around, no license required.Gorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03693323058277957064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-49296564719604462352007-12-02T20:03:00.000-05:002007-12-02T20:03:00.000-05:00If only the Bear Season regulations could be appli...If only the Bear Season regulations could be applied to select individuals in Baltimore City, I would promise a 30-50% reduction in overall crime immediately following the "season". If only...grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646053613737901261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-53174338734658724912007-12-02T15:37:00.000-05:002007-12-02T15:37:00.000-05:00I really have a problem with the grandmother's sta...I really have a problem with the grandmother's statement <I>"But when they get a certain age, you can't tell them what to do."</I><BR/><BR/>To me, that's the ultimate cop-out. Hell, I'm almost 40 and my mother has NO problem telling me what to do, and my father was the same way before he died. Jeez -- children don't expire after a certain age like milk or meat -- you're <I>supposed</I> to tell them what to do until the day you die. That's infuriating.Carol Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420308189076917316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-18690733173391172052007-12-02T12:46:00.000-05:002007-12-02T12:46:00.000-05:00Mary Pat Clarke is a jackass, and it boggles my mi...Mary Pat Clarke is a jackass, and it boggles my mind that her constituents continue to elect her. What exactly has she done other than get a bar shut down and kick a fraternity out of their house? Yeah, loud frat parties can be annoying, but violent crime is a far bigger pain in the ass!ppatinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016738612222736798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-6234060707198731112007-12-02T12:27:00.000-05:002007-12-02T12:27:00.000-05:00WOW, excessive noise from Hopkins students really ...WOW, excessive noise from Hopkins students really must be quite a problem in the Charles Village area for MCP to take such a thoughtful and commanding position on that issue! <BR/><BR/>I suppose her constituents don't tell her about the rapes, murders, burglaries & car thefts that are occurring simultaneously in that same area. Focusing instead on noise pollution (can she quite down those pesky city buses also??) is something she should really be proud of! I really hope the source of every one of those 22 bogus reports gets a gun stuck in their ear next time they're out walking their precious Fifi....grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646053613737901261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-87090759460988503792007-12-02T02:38:00.000-05:002007-12-02T02:38:00.000-05:00Damnit people, Ty'wonde is not a real name! Give y...Damnit people, Ty'wonde is not a real name! Give your children proper first names!ppatinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016738612222736798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-42423647046321612682007-12-02T02:11:00.000-05:002007-12-02T02:11:00.000-05:00Yeah for me!Yeah for me!Gorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03693323058277957064noreply@blogger.com