tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post213417748233416928..comments2024-03-28T20:02:35.777-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Baltimore's Rap Sheet GrowsOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-47313855237783260632017-05-25T04:49:28.291-04:002017-05-25T04:49:28.291-04:00Don't worry about it! I live in Johannesburg s...Don't worry about it! I live in Johannesburg so we probably get through in a day what takes you a month in Glasgow and Baltimore as far as crime is concerned!Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-68724279855405006752017-05-24T18:47:09.734-04:002017-05-24T18:47:09.734-04:00I think your concern is well placed, Sujata. The C...I think your concern is well placed, Sujata. The City of Pittsburgh (Ravens fans have heard of that place I'm sure) has been smoke free for seventy years, yet its image is still haunted by those WWII pre-emmission controls, industrial output photos, newsreels, stories and jokes. But the upside to all that is it does keep the town from being overwhelmed by those who don't know what a terrific place it is to live. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-35646133664396632162017-05-24T17:17:16.401-04:002017-05-24T17:17:16.401-04:00Sujata, these things change. I swear to you they ...Sujata, these things change. I swear to you they do. I don't know how long it will take but I can tell you this: I lived in New York City in the 1970s, at which point it was considered a sink of depravity and violence. One of my clients once said to me, "New York City should be sawed off the United States, towed out to sea, and sunk." Another told me that raising my child in New York City was a form of child abuse. The place where I raised her is now the precinct of billionaires. And New York City is the greatest city on earth.<br /><br /> I think Baltimore has so much going for in terms of its building stock, it's history gets geographical position, so many things. It will survive all this.<br /><br />One of the things that really turned in New York City around when the streets weren't safe, was our mayor Lindsay who advised us to stop hiding from the violence in the streets, to get out in the streets, and take them back from the night vermin who had turned them to their criminal pursuits. People started having block parties, the police force helped by providing some security but in discrete ways. And the tide turned. There are a lot of things citizen groups can do. Baltimore has a lot of patriotic citizens who appreciate its advantages. They will figure out hoe to make their city back into the place they want it to be. They will. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-13265490997859559032017-05-24T16:09:28.951-04:002017-05-24T16:09:28.951-04:00 I think that kind of attention comes in waves, as... I think that kind of attention comes in waves, as if one big story attracts the attention and the focus is all there.... then a big story breaks elsewhere and the focus goes there for a few years.<br />Except if you live were I do, murder capital of Scotland. The city is trying to win the city of culture for 2021. If only they put the money they are spending on that campaign to keep the young off the street and keep them occupied then we might get somewhere.Caro Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499318515241879831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-15654342202052078022017-05-24T13:28:31.279-04:002017-05-24T13:28:31.279-04:00Alas, I think crime has been a big part of Baltimo...Alas, I think crime has been a big part of Baltimore's reputation for a long time. Kurt Schmoke was elected mayor exactly 30 years ago, and I remember when local wags remarked that his slogan, "Baltimore: The City That Reads," would be more accurately changed to "The City That Bleeds."Sue T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18178527899514406682noreply@blogger.com