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Quantius t1_ix8ggdd wrote

Reply to Downtown Merritt Club Incident by MillyLife

Had me in the first 99% ngl.

I've never been to Merritt, but I will say that people are much much much more suspicious and cautious late at night in the city (for good reason), but the whole story is weird. Passport? At the gym? Also, can't tell if this is a #racism, actual racism, or "muh reverse racism" post.

Go during the daytime and hopefully you'll have a better experience. Are you new to Baltimore or America by chance (hence passport)?

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Animanialmanac t1_ix8ersn wrote

Reply to comment by anne_hollydaye in Service dog training by Papirazo

I believe you may be mistaken. Most lower income patients I see with service dogs received the dogs free through the appropriate patient advocacy group for their diagnosis. My roster is entirely Medicaid, none of my patients could afford $25,000 or more out of pocket, and then more for continuing veterinary and ongoing training for a service assistance dog. Patient advocacy groups pay for the animal and ongoing vet care. That’s why I suggested the OP check with their provider to get connected to right patient advocacy group for his/her diagnosis.

Are you thinking of emotional support pets? I’ve seen dog training places offer to certify animals as emotional support pets to allow the pets on planes, in rental apartments and other environments. This is different from a service animal. A true service assistance animal requires a medical diagnosis from the handler, costs $25,000 or more and should be trained by professionals.

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Bun_Bunz t1_ix8en48 wrote

Reply to comment by ScootyHoofdorp in City reaches 300th homicide for 8th year in a row by Maxcactus

Yeah no, Baltimore robbed most of these people of an education and a way forward. Your whole premise is that these people have anything to live for to care about to begin with. A lot of them are homeless or close to, or have absent parents, no community. Hard to give a fuck without those things. You don't just join a gang cuz it's fun!

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OldBayOnEverything t1_ix8dqh0 wrote

Reply to comment by JKnott1 in City reaches 300th homicide for 8th year in a row by Maxcactus

Even if we had the greatest collection of politicians the world has ever seen, the underlying problems would be the same. No jobs, bad schools, bad housing situation. People in poverty will always be drawn to crime, anywhere. Combine that with the war on drugs that has created power struggles with gangs competing to control the trade, and here we are.

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jesskill t1_ix8dlod wrote

Reply to comment by SuperBethesda in If you’re commuting to D.C., where are you commuting from? by SuperBethesda

I'm used to riding my bike in cities, so maybe I'm not the best person to say. I rode for 5 years in Toronto and 5 years from Silver Spring to downtown DC before moving to Bmore and found DC pretty safe for bikes. All that said, there are a few bike routes in Baltimore that are separated from the road, like the Maryland Ave (N/S) route.

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ScootyHoofdorp t1_ix8d53l wrote

Reply to City reaches 300th homicide for 8th year in a row by Maxcactus

Baltimore has created a culture where there is no reason not to commit crimes and solve problems with guns, because there is so little chance of being held accountable for it. We need to convince people that they will be worse off if they pull the trigger, and we have not yet done that. An actual perceivable threat of jail time is one way to do that. Studies have shown that creating a perception of the swiftness and certainty of prison time reduces crime. Lengthy prison sentences are not required, but there needs to be consequences. Programs like the Group Violence Reduction Strategy also aims to convince people that pulling the trigger is not their best option and has shown promise so far. It's all about incentives. With an ineffective police force and criminal justice system, all the incentives are in place for murder to flourish. Of course, we also need to be addressing poverty, blight, bad schools, food insecurity, etc. But, if we're not pursuing approaches to reduce crime in the near to mid term, we're not actually serious about saving lives.

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