Eulogy: I remember it took the FBI to sorta clean up the Schenectady NY cops. Just the most venal and corrupt POS I ever had the displeasure of dealing with repeatedly. Openly crooked and always drunk.

any idea what’s driving this? i know crime has generally been coming down from the spike a few years ago but this is a *wild* drop

And speaking of Baltimore, I'm sure my followers are waiting on pins and needles for my latest update on our astonishing fall in homicides. The wait is over! 😏

A new crime reduction policy is part of it, I think. Also, perhaps, our Consent Decree might be bearing fruit at last. www.baltimorepolice.org/news/bpd-see...

BPD sees dramatic decrease in multiple crime categories for April 2024www.baltimorepolice.org BPD is pleased to announce that April 2024 marked several significant successes in the crime fight.

Here's the bad old days. (I wonder what effect the arrest of an insanely corrupt squad of police had on the police's unwillingness to admit that they had a problem.) www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/balt...

Perspective | Baltimore tried reforming the police. They fought every change.www.washingtonpost.com The last five years are a warning for efforts to tinker around edges of law enforcement now.

One last piece: www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/ne...

Baltimore mayor touts Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan for decrease in crimeswww.cbsnews.com In a crowded room, Scott said homicide numbers are now down more than 30%. Meanwhile, non-fatal shootings are down more than 20%.

In some ways, the fact that we went through the death of Freddie Gray years before BLM matters: our police officers already passed through stages like Anger, Denial, and Bargaining, and are closer to Acceptance (or the need to change, and the fact that people who say this are not just cop-haters.)

I remember it took the FBI to sorta clean up the Schenectady NY cops. Just the most venal and corrupt POS I ever had the displeasure of dealing with repeatedly. Openly crooked and always drunk.

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