In case you are wondering how Baltimore is doing when Freddie Gray is not an issue….
We have this excerpt from Justin George and Justin Fenton\’s article for the Baltimore Sun:
The increase in violence that has followed the death of Freddie Gray continued through the weekend, with four homicides reported since Saturday, according to Baltimore police.
Ten people were reported shot on Sunday alone, including three who were shot to death within a span of 39 minutes. The violence comes as the city prepares for the Preakness on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.
Ten people were also shot Thursday.
At least 87 people have been killed in Baltimore this year, 22 more than at this time last year. Nonfatal shootings are up nearly 50 percent across the city.
That, folks, is the Baltimore that its police force deals with. Not just on the day Freddie Gray died, or the days afterward when rioters, looters and arsonists ran wild, but every day.
And how many of the guns used in those shootings do you figure were legally obtained and would have been in any way subject to Baltimore\’s strict gun control laws?
Just thought you might be interested to know.
Now, let\’s see how long it takes for Prince to write a song about that….and for Marilyn Mosby to proudly sit on the stage while he sings it.
Don\’t hang by your thumbs waiting.
