'Wokeness' Works against Crime

[uncle bernard]

Great article explaining how Baltimore's embrace of 'Woke' approaches to crime have been a monumental success. Increased police presence and incarceration does not address crime. It's a Band-Aid over an open wound. Who would have thought you could have more success by treating the cause, not the symptoms?!

Obviously, Scott didn't 'Abolish the Police,' but almost nobody during the BLM movement was advocating for a complete abolition of police departments. Instead, they argued that funds should be diverted from departments to invest in measures like what Baltimore has implemented with great success.

https://popular.info/p/the-secret-to-baltimores-extraordinary

This April, Baltimore saw five homicides. That is the fewest of any month since 1970, when the city began tracking monthly homicide numbers. In the first six months of the year, homicides were down 22% compared to 2024, and non-fatal shootings were down 19%. This is the latest in a string of historic declines in violent crime. In 2024, homicides dropped 23% from 2023 numbers, and non-fatal shootings dropped 34%. In 2023, the city also saw record-breaking decreases.

Under Scott, Baltimore has fought violent crime not only through policing but through a network of programs that provide support for housing, career development, and education.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D), who was first elected in 2020, has brought the city’s homicide rate down by treating violent crime as a public health crisis. That means treating violent crime as a symptom of multiple factors, including racism, poverty, and past violence. Addressing violent crime as a public health issue involves going beyond arresting people after violence is committed and taking proactive and preventative measures.

 

[Caveira]

46 minutes ago, uncle bernard said:

Great article explaining how Baltimore's embrace of 'Woke' approaches to crime have been a monumental success. Increased police presence and incarceration does not address crime. It's a Band-Aid over an open wound. Who would have thought you could have more success by treating the cause, not the symptoms?!

Obviously, Scott didn't 'Abolish the Police,' but almost nobody during the BLM movement was advocating for a complete abolition of police departments. Instead, they argued that funds should be diverted from departments to invest in measures like what Baltimore has implemented with great success.

https://popular.info/p/the-secret-to-baltimores-extraordinary

This April, Baltimore saw five homicides. That is the fewest of any month since 1970, when the city began tracking monthly homicide numbers. In the first six months of the year, homicides were down 22% compared to 2024, and non-fatal shootings were down 19%. This is the latest in a string of historic declines in violent crime. In 2024, homicides dropped 23% from 2023 numbers, and non-fatal shootings dropped 34%. In 2023, the city also saw record-breaking decreases.

Under Scott, Baltimore has fought violent crime not only through policing but through a network of programs that provide support for housing, career development, and education.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D), who was first elected in 2020, has brought the city’s homicide rate down by treating violent crime as a public health crisis. That means treating violent crime as a symptom of multiple factors, including racism, poverty, and past violence. Addressing violent crime as a public health issue involves going beyond arresting people after violence is committed and taking proactive and preventative measures.

 

Baltimore would never fabricate the crime stats.    Is there an hbo  series that covers this or no?

[reversaloffortune]

The HBO series was a work of fiction though.

[Caveira]

1 minute ago, reversaloffortune said:

The HBO series was a work of fiction though.

Ok

While the Baltimore Police Department does report crime statistics to the FBI, it's not necessarily a complete picture of all crimes

 

[JimmySpeaks]

1 hour ago, uncle bernard said:

Great article explaining how Baltimore's embrace of 'Woke' approaches to crime have been a monumental success. Increased police presence and incarceration does not address crime. It's a Band-Aid over an open wound. Who would have thought you could have more success by treating the cause, not the symptoms?!

Obviously, Scott didn't 'Abolish the Police,' but almost nobody during the BLM movement was advocating for a complete abolition of police departments. Instead, they argued that funds should be diverted from departments to invest in measures like what Baltimore has implemented with great success.

https://popular.info/p/the-secret-to-baltimores-extraordinary

This April, Baltimore saw five homicides. That is the fewest of any month since 1970, when the city began tracking monthly homicide numbers. In the first six months of the year, homicides were down 22% compared to 2024, and non-fatal shootings were down 19%. This is the latest in a string of historic declines in violent crime. In 2024, homicides dropped 23% from 2023 numbers, and non-fatal shootings dropped 34%. In 2023, the city also saw record-breaking decreases.

Under Scott, Baltimore has fought violent crime not only through policing but through a network of programs that provide support for housing, career development, and education.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D), who was first elected in 2020, has brought the city’s homicide rate down by treating violent crime as a public health crisis. That means treating violent crime as a symptom of multiple factors, including racism, poverty, and past violence. Addressing violent crime as a public health issue involves going beyond arresting people after violence is committed and taking proactive and preventative measures.

 

“But almost nobody”.  
 

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[JimmySpeaks]

Baltimore City States Attorney Ivan Bates:

While some have criticized our office for moving beyond the policies of the previous administration, the progress we’ve made in reducing homicides in Baltimore tells us a different story - one grounded in results, not rhetoric.  By replacing ineffective non-prosecution policies, we’ve empowered our police officers to re-engage fully in the mission of public safety - not only as law enforcers, but as violence interrupters working pro-actively in our community.  
 

Sounds to me like woke had nothing to do with it. They started letting the police do their jobs again is all.  Woke. Bahahahahahahahah