Sunday, March 21, 2010

A man shot "multiple times" at 519 Scott Street, word is it's "drug related" a "domestic dispute"
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Cham said...

How is "drug related" different from "gang related"? Inquiring minds wish to know.

Sun Mar 21, 10:50:00 AM EDT
Anonymous said...

You can deal drugs in Baltimore and not be a gang member.

Sun Mar 21, 11:00:00 AM EDT
Cham said...

That just takes us back to the age-old discussion: What is a gang?.

Sun Mar 21, 11:07:00 AM EDT
Anonymous said...

It's defined in the Maryland law check it out if you still have any questions. It's really not that complex.

Sun Mar 21, 12:04:00 PM EDT
Cham said...

Really? Where?

Sun Mar 21, 12:28:00 PM EDT
Andrew B. Saller said...

9-801 of the Criminal Law Article. "Definitions"

Subsection (c) specifically.

Sun Mar 21, 12:36:00 PM EDT
Maurice Bradbury said...

Hey, whaddaya know?

Sun Mar 21, 12:50:00 PM EDT
Cham said...

With that definition, my neighborhood's civic association is a criminal gang. It meets all the criteria.

Sun Mar 21, 04:13:00 PM EDT
Andrew B. Saller said...

What crimes do you all engage in to make money? Or do you like to intimidate people?

What's your common sign, symbol or name?

In all seriousness, this is why the State's Attorney's Association says this law needs to be tightened.

Sun Mar 21, 06:36:00 PM EDT
Cham said...

Why do we need a law? Isn't a murder a murder? If you kill your girlfriend should you get less time than if you kill a "gang member" or a drug-buying customer?

I'm convinced these crime classifications only serve one purpose and that is to allay the middleclass taxpayer's fears of criminals. It's a mental thing. The newsmedia reports a murder. We all shudder thinking it could happen to us. But then the media says it is 'gang-related' and we think, "Hey, I'm not in a gang, this murder has nothing to do with me. I'm still safe and can ignore this problem." It's the new substitute for reporting the race of the murderer and murder victim.

Mon Mar 22, 07:30:00 AM EDT
Anonymous said...

I love gang-on-gang hits. Saves us money in court costs and prisons.

Plus you are reducing the animal population.

Mon Mar 22, 02:32:00 PM EDT

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