She'll also be lighting the Washington Monument tonight and riding in the Christmas Parade on Sunday.
If you're going to dig in, might as well go balls-out!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Some nerve!
She'll also be lighting the Washington Monument tonight and riding in the Christmas Parade on Sunday.
If you're going to dig in, might as well go balls-out!
Mayor to Step Down at 3 p.m.?!
WBAL Tweets "Mayor Sheila Dixon says she will make a statement at 3pm about the recent jury verdict in her theft trial. Hear it on AM 1090 WBAL"
... JZ will cover it also and notes "Her office says she will not take media questions after the 3 p.m. news conference."
Some nerve!
.. WBAL TV is also planning to cover what they're calling an "announcement" live on the TV and the Internets.
Is Steala "Conviction" Dixon going to do the right thing?!
... JZ will cover it also and notes "Her office says she will not take media questions after the 3 p.m. news conference."
Some nerve!
.. WBAL TV is also planning to cover what they're calling an "announcement" live on the TV and the Internets.
Is Steala "Conviction" Dixon going to do the right thing?!
Post-Conviction and Living in Limbo
After the conviction, the tide of public opinion has turned against Dixon, but the establishment has assumed a buffalo stance to stand by their woman. City Council members are refusing to comment (or stepping on themselves to backtrack), and future Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake told the Sun she is making no preparations to become mayor.
Meanwhile, the Sun editorial pages demand an explanation but, a la Zaiafanice Lipscomb, can't bring themselves to change the locks.
But look on the bright side: They said a Baltimore city jury would never have the cojones to convict, and They were wrong. And as the CP's Nose notes, Baltimore has never been a city of laws, it has a long tradition of graft. Instead of the conviction being a "sad day for Baltimore," maybe it's a jolly sign that the grease isn't overtaking the gears.
More Dixoniana:
Judge Sweeney finds nothing wrong with jurors being Facebook friends
Baltimore Brew has "10 Questions We Wish Sheila Dixon Would Answer"
Meanwhile, the Sun editorial pages demand an explanation but, a la Zaiafanice Lipscomb, can't bring themselves to change the locks.
But look on the bright side: They said a Baltimore city jury would never have the cojones to convict, and They were wrong. And as the CP's Nose notes, Baltimore has never been a city of laws, it has a long tradition of graft. Instead of the conviction being a "sad day for Baltimore," maybe it's a jolly sign that the grease isn't overtaking the gears.
More Dixoniana:
Judge Sweeney finds nothing wrong with jurors being Facebook friends
Baltimore Brew has "10 Questions We Wish Sheila Dixon Would Answer"
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Police Tweet, "HOMICIDE - 5522 MIDWOOD AVE. ... BPD TAKES SUSPECT INTO CUSTODY. A 17 Y/O FEMALE WAS KILLED, 59 Y/O IN CRITICAL."
JZ reports that the woman was a double-amputee and the 17-year-old took care of her.
The Sun reports that the 32-year-old suspect lived with them and barricaded himself in a nearby house after the murder.
Horrible.
Scofflaws strike back
Those pesky, ever mouting penalties heaped on top of city parking tickets may come to end, if JHU grad student Jason Howard has his way.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
A boy and his dog
WTF?! "A 9-year-old boy was shot in the left hand in West Baltimore Tuesday night after three men kicked in the front door of his house and opened fire on the boy and a dog" ... the boy was trying to protect his grandmother.
The Ink covers last week's five murders
Mondawmin MVA employee pleads guilty to making fake IDs
Former crime lab employee gives Peter Hermann the what-for re. his suggestion dropsy drug bags be fingerprinted
The Ink covers last week's five murders
Mondawmin MVA employee pleads guilty to making fake IDs
Former crime lab employee gives Peter Hermann the what-for re. his suggestion dropsy drug bags be fingerprinted
This picture is incredible-- like Dixon aged 20 years overnight!
More on the legal confusion surrounding who, what when and even if the mayor will be removed from office (not to mention who's going to pay for those hot$hot attorneys!)
Sun: "Mayor Dixon owes Baltimore an explanation" ... a little late for that, don't you think?
ps., who do you think dominated TV coverage of the verdict?
More on the legal confusion surrounding who, what when and even if the mayor will be removed from office (not to mention who's going to pay for those hot$hot attorneys!)
Sun: "Mayor Dixon owes Baltimore an explanation" ... a little late for that, don't you think?
ps., who do you think dominated TV coverage of the verdict?
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Convicted Mayor Won't Leave Office, Speak to Press
The Maryland state constitution is straightforward: "The Mayor shall, on conviction in a Court of Law, of wilful neglect of duty, or misbehavior in office, be removed from office by the Governor of the State."
But what if the Governor won't remove said mayor? And what if all of city government from the solicitor to the city council decided in a secret closed-door meeting that the definition of "conviction" was not really a finding in a court of law but instead a state "effective upon sentencing"?
Are her decisions legally binding? Can she get anything done when she could (theoretically) be sent to jail any day now? And who will be riding in the back of the convertible in the Hampden "Mayor's Christmas Parade" next Sunday?
Arnold Weiner?!
But what if the Governor won't remove said mayor? And what if all of city government from the solicitor to the city council decided in a secret closed-door meeting that the definition of "conviction" was not really a finding in a court of law but instead a state "effective upon sentencing"?
Are her decisions legally binding? Can she get anything done when she could (theoretically) be sent to jail any day now? And who will be riding in the back of the convertible in the Hampden "Mayor's Christmas Parade" next Sunday?
Arnold Weiner?!
Holy S@*T!! Mayor Convicted
of one count of misappropriation!
The count is punishable by a fine of up to 5 years in prison, and the state constitution requires that she be removed from office, but Dixon told reporters she does not plan to step down.
So who's mayor now?!
JZ's got their videos up, including interviews with two chatty jurors.
The count is punishable by a fine of up to 5 years in prison, and the state constitution requires that she be removed from office, but Dixon told reporters she does not plan to step down.
So who's mayor now?!
JZ's got their videos up, including interviews with two chatty jurors.
Is Today the Day?
Bykowicz tweets, "Judge is about to instruct the jury that they can return a partial verdict."
Monday, November 30, 2009
Dixon -v- Rohrbaugh
What the hell did Rohrbaugh and Dixon chat about in court today? Maybe, "is this jury nuts?"
Is nothing sacred?
On Hampden's 34th street, scammers work the crowd, claiming to be collecting donations
Deadly November
Fenton Tweets, "Just like last year, November has been the deadliest month in Baltimore this year, with 24 homicides (23, officially)"
Wonder why?
UPDATE: full story
Wonder why?
UPDATE: full story
Our dropsy's acting up
In the NW, Jewish "watchers" "gold standard" of community crime-prevention groups
Hermann on Baltimore's many cases of "dropsy"
What a deal! You can get legal advice for $10 at the Hollywood Diner
And the smokin, hair-braidin' no-law-dictionary havin' Dixon jury is back to the grind
SCOTUS: Detainee photos to stay under wraps; Ford still on the hook for liability claims
Hermann on Baltimore's many cases of "dropsy"
What a deal! You can get legal advice for $10 at the Hollywood Diner
And the smokin, hair-braidin' no-law-dictionary havin' Dixon jury is back to the grind
SCOTUS: Detainee photos to stay under wraps; Ford still on the hook for liability claims
8 grand in the hole
Former Towson student travels from Texas to ask a city judge to relieve her of an $8000 parking ticket debt. City council hearing to cap the fees scheduled for next week.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
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Glen H. Footman, 52, died after being shot 14 months ago in Mt Vernon. His father told Peter Hermann that police were "were very up front with us in saying that the chance of this ever being solved is practically nil."
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