Baltimore riots

The Baltimore Sun (http://touch.baltimoresun.com/#section/830/article/p2p-83623528/)

I like how everybody trys to blame every intangile element...how about its illegal to kill people and immoral as well.

We do know basic right and wrong...right? Its not right to kill people folks...

i made a mistake.

Pastor Bryant drives a Bentley .. not a mercedes.

His wife also divorced him bc he impregnating a 17 year old.

good god, you cant make this up.

pull up the rug and cockroaches come crawling out.

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"The demonstration is the first of what organizers are calling 10 plagues designed to disrupt not just Baltimore but the entire state of Maryland."

This pedo ahole "pastor" plans 9 more disturbances.

Stephanie - do your fucking job and ARREST THIS ASSHOLE next time.

un-freaking-believable what is going on.

start arresting people. please.

Baltimore City spends more per pupil than every other county in the COUNTRY except Boston and NYC.

Maryland Districts Dominate Top Per-Pupil Spenders, Census Data Show - District Dossier - Education Week (http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2014/05/maryland_home_to_nearly_half_o.html)

Baltimore City spends more per pupil than every other county in the COUNTRY except Boston and NYC.

Maryland Districts Dominate Top Per-Pupil Spenders, Census Data Show - District Dossier - Education Week (http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2014/05/maryland_home_to_nearly_half_o.html)

I mean, that disgusting. So money isnt the issue for school spending...and folks thats your tax money, what are you getting for that? a city of poverty and uneducated losers.

Baltimore City spends more per pupil than every other county in the COUNTRY except Boston and NYC.

Maryland Districts Dominate Top Per-Pupil Spenders, Census Data Show - District Dossier - Education Week (http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2014/05/maryland_home_to_nearly_half_o.html)

It is even worse than that. Ive read a ton of articles lately on Balt City history, corruption, budget and economy. I do not vouch for the accuracy of my memory retention though.

Balt City contributes 15-20% of their budget to that 15k per student number. The rest comes from Md State and Federal grants.

The Natl avg for district contribution is around 40%.

Balt City secured some huge State and Federal grants through the 90's but the problem is these grants can be taken back or decreased at any time. Yet Balt City has grown dependent on the grants.

Democrat O'Malley earmarked something like 63 mil from the State's general operating budget to go to education for this year with Balt City receiving a lion share of approx 11 mil.

Problem - new republican gov Hogan was not bound by that 63 mil earmark from the States oper budget and pulled it back, as is his right.

Problem - it seems the balt city teachers union is a powerful group in long held democratic Balt City. In 2010 the teachers union secured a new deal in which teachers get huge raises if they meet certain requirements. raises to the tune of 15-20k per year. Well, certain teachers satisfied the requirements and now I assume make bank. disproportionate bank. The double edge sword is that its hard to criticize inner city school teachers or not appreciate them.

The school district when given money just lose account of it. i read they still keep their accounting books on paper. The balt City school district is currently facing an unprecedented 68 mil dollar deficit. they need to cut payroll, close down more schools and stuff more kids into already congested classrooms.

For some reason a huge grant to rebuild and remodel old schools in the district just disappeared as well. the money was to keep schools open and update but instead schools closed down during the time period.

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short version - repub gov is going to close up all the disproportionate State grants that balt City has grown dependent on.

especially after mayor Rawlings-Blake keeps making open and public comments critical of him.


this does not end well for balt city but maybe it is what it needs to get its act together and learn how to budget a city. of course the property tax around 6% is already double every other county in maryland so they cant increase prop tax any higher or more tax payers will just move out.

they already reluctantly give big companies tax breaks. do they offer a 0% tax break to lure new companies in and hope for trickle down economics?

what company wants their headquarters in downtown balt when the mayor allows a pedo pastor to shut down the city for the sole purpose of "disrupting business as usual'?

what company wants to have such an unreliable environment? to put their employees in harms way?

when the charges are dropped, does Pandora need to not do business for a week and lose millions?

downtown balt has become an unreliable business center imo.

It is even worse than that. Ive read a ton of articles lately on Balt City history, corruption, budget and economy. I do not vouch for the accuracy of my memory retention though.

Balt City contributes 15-20% of their budget to that 15k per student number. The rest comes from Md State and Federal grants.

The Natl avg for district contribution is around 40%.

Balt City secured some huge State and Federal grants through the 90's but the problem is these grants can be taken back or decreased at any time. Yet Balt City has grown dependent on the grants.

Democrat O'Malley earmarked something like 63 mil from the State's general operating budget to go to education for this year with Balt City receiving a lion share of approx 11 mil.

Problem - new republican gov Hogan was not bound by that 63 mil earmark from the States oper budget and pulled it back, as is his right.

Problem - it seems the balt city teachers union is a powerful group in long held democratic Balt City. In 2010 the teachers union secured a new deal in which teachers get huge raises if they meet certain requirements. raises to the tune of 15-20k per year. Well, certain teachers satisfied the requirements and now I assume make bank. disproportionate bank. The double edge sword is that its hard to criticize inner city school teachers or not appreciate them.

The school district when given money just lose account of it. i read they still keep their accounting books on paper. The balt City school district is currently facing an unprecedented 68 mil dollar deficit. they need to cut payroll, close down more schools and stuff more kids into already congested classrooms.

For some reason a huge grant to rebuild and remodel old schools in the district just disappeared as well. the money was to keep schools open and update but instead schools closed down during the time period.

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short version - repub gov is going to close up all the disproportionate State grants that balt City has grown dependent on.

especially after mayor Rawlings-Blake keeps making open and public comments critical of him.


this does not end well for balt city but maybe it is what it needs to get its act together and learn how to budget a city. of course the property tax around 6% is already double every other county in maryland so they cant increase prop tax any higher or more tax payers will just move out.

they already reluctantly give big companies tax breaks. do they offer a 0% tax break to lure new companies in and hope for trickle down economics?

what company wants their headquarters in downtown balt when the mayor allows a pedo pastor to shut down the city for the sole purpose of "disrupting business as usual'?

what company wants to have such an unreliable environment? to put their employees in harms way?

when the charges are dropped, does Pandora need to not do business for a week and lose millions?

downtown balt has become an unreliable business center imo.

Baltimore teachers took 96,653 sick, personal days last school year - EAGnews.org (http://eagnews.org/baltimore-teachers-took-96653-sick-personal-days-last-school-year/)


So they have the ability to cash in sick/personal time as well? must be nice.

Public unions are scams. Police/Fire/Teachers etc...sucking down your tax dollars like a vacuum.

Baltimore teachers took 96,653 sick, personal days last school year - EAGnews.org (http://eagnews.org/baltimore-teachers-took-96653-sick-personal-days-last-school-year/)


So they have the ability to cash in sick/personal time as well? must be nice.

Public unions are scams. Police/Fire/Teachers etc...sucking down your tax dollars like a vacuum.

My brothers friend is a little over 40 and he is a retired firefighter getting over 100k per year for the rest of his life. He started when he was 17 as a vol in training or something. somehow getting a double pension. whole family are retired fire fighters.

hard to argue guys who run into fires to save the public dont deserve public money though. but to be retired and paid over 100k for the rest of your life and to be able to go work and do another job .... is a dream.

My brothers friend is a little over 40 and he is a retired firefighter getting over 100k per year for the rest of his life. He started when he was 17 as a vol in training or something. somehow getting a double pension. whole family are retired fire fighters.

hard to argue guys who run into fires to save the public dont deserve public money though. but to be retired and paid over 100k for the rest of your life and to be able to go work and do another job .... is a dream.

he's robbing the tax payers. Sorry, but thats terrible. I know/knew a couple fire fighters, that job is a dream

Hailgreen - i probably did a poor job of summarizing the article. here it is. a good read, seems to be well researched and vetted. i did leave out that in the 80s with the burbs super malls and what not change the shopping habits as well. before the canton crossing opening a few years ago with target and old navy, we could go to walmart in convington cove (near downtown) or drive to towson or white marsh to go big store shopping.

White flight decimated Baltimore businesses long before rioters showed up – Quartz (http://qz.com/393128/white-flight-decimated-baltimore-businesses-long-before-rioters-showed-up/)Sorry to hear about your situation. Hope you can find better accommodations, or dare I say, move to a nicer area without being accused of being racist.

Re: White flight decimated Baltimore businesses long before rioters showed up – Quartz (http://qz.com/393128/white-flight-decimated-baltimore-businesses-long-before-rioters-showed-up/)

FFS, the article is worse than what I summarized. The title describes its argument well: "White flight decimated Baltimore businesses long before rioters showed up" Yes white flight is a racist act, but the article acknowledges there were valid economic reasons for the middle class to move. And does this mean the people who stayed in Baltimore are incapable of working and making something of themselves? Oh and the "white ladies in white gloves" are apparently still supervillians with their ability to cause economic devastation by... leaving. The last three paragraphs in particular are pathetic apologia for the rioters.

"For the first part of the 20th century, Baltimore built itself into a beacon of American industriousness and progress. But white Baltimore showed that it would rather tear the city apart than allow upwardly mobile African Americans to partake."

By leaving 25 years ago. Fiends!

"The death of Freddie Gray was a terrible thing. The incident must be thoroughly investigated, and any parties determined to have acted outside the law must be punished to the furthest extent of it, regardless of whether they carry a badge. But we must also recognize police brutality and racial profiling as fruits of a larger (rotten) tree."

I thought the rotten tree was the city political elite, as you and others have detailed, and sadly seems to be the case in lots of places to varying degrees. But the article doesn't mention that at all. The article only cites white racism, the steel industry drying up, and housing markups? (Predatory pricing is an issue, but redlining is keeping minorities out, not exploiting them. And block busting is LOWERING property values for existing white homeowners making them more affordable for minorities. It does hurt resale value. But this happened back in the 1970s and 1980s according to the article!). So.... guess the residents of Baltimore could do nothing for themselves since then? That's what this April 28, 2015 article implies.

"Because when we watch these events unfold on television screens or Twitter feeds, and ask ourselves, “Christ, how did it get this bad?” we should already know the answer."

Rich white people leaving, the steel industry's decline, a housing market whose decline mainly affected people reselling homes. Nevermind all of that of that is from the 70s and 80s. Not the 1990s, not the 2000s, not the 2010s. Oh, and police brutality today. Any answer except what residents of Baltimore (white and black) did the past 25 years, I guess. Pathetic.

Again, take care, dude. And hope a good opportunity opens up somewhere for you and yours.

I don't think he can leave. Pretty sure that makes him a racist......