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- It’s hard to think of a more volatile mix: Four young black males from Baltimore City, accused in the death of a white female police officer in Baltimore County.
- Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has recruited the architect of predictive policing in Los Angeles and Chicago. “His work has greatly changed how things are done in Chicago, and the early signs are encouraging."
- President Donald J. Trump suggests sending federal support to fight crime in Chicago
- There's real substance to the Black Lives Matter movement's complaints in Chicago, says Jonah Goldberg.
- Had a citizen been able to capture on video the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in October 2014, and had that citizen chosen to share it with the world via social media, Chicago police would have been forced to quickly investigate the teenager's death. The public would have insisted on it. The police officer who allegedly shot McDonald 16 times might have been charged with his death before the end of 2014.
- Can we all agree that as humans we are not perfect, make mistakes, and that our imperfections are randomly spread across the human race, regardless of race or religion, and regardless of job or profession?
- Baltimore should consider what happened when Chicago fought release of the video of a police-involved shooting.
- A group of 130 top law enforcement officials from across the country — including newly appointed Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis — is urging a new stance on crime that would maintain safety while bringing an end to "unnecessary incarceration."
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