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Monday, May 11, 2015

Bad policing in Baltimore

Here is a nuanced, intelligent explanation about the falling standards for police work in Baltimore over the past few decades.  The interviewee, David Simon (former journalist and creator of the Wire TV show) attributes most of the blame for this trend to the misled war on drugs.
Posted by chicagron at 6:36 PM
Labels: Baltimore, current events and politics, drugs, race, urban social and labor issues

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