I take strong exception to Kim Marie Carrington's letter criticizing Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake for trying to address the problem of black-on-black crime ("Mayor's focus on black-on-black crime is divisive and unhelpful," March 17).
Instead of realizing black-on-black crime as a real problem, Ms. Carrington attacks the mayor and then tries to shift the focus to supposed "white-on-white" crime and police brutality against blacks.
I applaud Ms. Rawlings-Blake for having the courage to address this problem, and I would point out that one of the reasons that black-on-black crime has risen so dramatically is because people are afraid to speak out about it for fear of being called racist.
To all the elected officials who have their heads in the sand and don't believe black-on-black crime is a major problem in Baltimore City I say: If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck.
Mark Wilson, Fallston