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Maryland recently became the first state in the country to repeal its Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (LEOBR). This type of law grants police officers special protections from prosecution and discipline. In theory, LEOBRs are meant to protect police officers from undo prosecution and discriminatory discipline; but in practice, they make it very difficult for law enforcement officers to be tried for excessive use of force.
It makes sense that Maryland was the first state to do away with these policies. After Freddie Gray suffered fatal spinal cord injuries in Baltimore police custody in 2015, then-mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake blamed the state’s LEOBR for delaying the investigation into his death. Frustrated by the piecemeal reforms made in the wake of Gray’s killing, over 90 organizations across Maryland came together to form the Maryland Coalition for Justice and Police Accountability (MCJPA). One of their top priorities: repealing the state’s LEOBR, which the ACL
by Tyler Durden
Friday, May 07, 2021 - 07:42 AM
Baltimore City has recorded a 17% jump in homicides in 2021 compared with the same time last year so far. Violent crime is spiraling out of control ahead of the summer month as the city halted prosecutions of prostitution, drug possession, and other minor offense. There was one point where so much chaos unfolded in such a short period that the city did not have enough medic units to treat shooting victims.
On April 30, Baltimore City reached a grave milestone of 100 homicides. Frustrated with new city leadership, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is concerned about the city descending into further chaos in the months ahead.
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Baltimore City has recorded a 17% jump in homicides in 2021 compared with the same time last year so far.
Violent crime is spiraling out of control ahead of the summer month as the city halted prosecutions of prostitution, drug possession, and other minor offense. There was one point where so much chaos unfolded in such a short period that the city did not have enough medic units to treat shooting victims.
On April 30, Baltimore City reached a grave milestone of 100 homicides. Frustrated with new city leadership, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is concerned about the city descending into further chaos in the months ahead.
May 7, 2021
Baltimore City has recorded a 17% jump in homicides in 2021 compared with the same time last year so far.
Violent crime is spiraling out of control ahead of the summer month as the city halted prosecutions of prostitution, drug possession, and other minor offense. There was one point where so much chaos unfolded in such a short period that the city did not have enough medic units to treat shooting victims.
On April 30, Baltimore City reached a grave milestone of 100 homicides. Frustrated with new city leadership, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is concerned about the city descending into further chaos in the months ahead.