UptownHiFi t1_jeen7jv wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:43 PM

Reply to comment by YoYoMoMa in Baltimore Safe Streets sites ‘clearly’ reduce homicides, shootings, Johns Hopkins evaluation finds by sit_down_man

Exactly. And generally the perpetrators and victims don’t see the police as a resource.

tangerinesubmerine t1_jefu6jr wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:27 PM

Yup. "Don't call the cops" is like code of conduct for gen Z in Baltimore. The understanding is that no matter how bad things are, the cops are virtually guaranteed to make it worse/escalate the situation.

youre_soaking_in_it t1_jegqnh8 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:06 PM

It has been the code of conduct on the streets for a lot longer than that.

tangerinesubmerine t1_jegu4ks wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:32 PM

You're right, but I can only speak to personal experiences with certainty, so that's the perspective I was coming from. Honestly I can't imagine any point in the citys history where that code of conduct wouldn't be prudent, especially among more marginalized citizen groups. As far as I'm aware the police have always been what they are now.

DirtyPolecat t1_jeg4fjv wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:35 PM

They don't exactly prove otherwise with their track record.

tangerinesubmerine t1_jeg4i53 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:35 PM

Yeah, maybe if they actually helped people instead of shooting them we would reconsider our position