Listen, I appreciate your thoughtful response, and acknowledgement that there is still work to be done.

I absolutely respect the police of the city who do the hard work day in and day out, and do it without breaking the law themselves. Please know that 95%+ of the community wants BPD to be the best possible version of itself.

That’s honestly good to hear, but here’s a question: Was GTTF the underlying disease, or just a symptom?

Please bear with the public who thinks that maybe just maybe, it was more of a symptom. We all know how much looking the other way happens, and how this culture allowed GTTF to happen.

I for one have a difficult time believing it’s all just been sorted out, because the GTTF got busted (long, long after it should have been noticed and put down).

With that said, as a community I feel we do need to be open to a BPD that can genuinely improve (and here’s a note: the public does NOT overwhelmingly feel this process is complete — not by a long shot).

But this notion that everything in BPD is just all sorted out and squeaky-clean at this point? Going to take more than some overtime community engagement on Reddit to have most of us convinced.

We eagerly await the day when we actually are, as the city needs a healthy and productive police force.

>In addition to the volume of critical incidents BPD officers will respond to, they will also be immersed in the narcotics trade.

Based on what we've learned about the GTTF, this certainly seems to be an accurate statement...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oShTJ90fC34&ab_channel=geekfemme2

I'm sure there's no legislators in Baltimore and Maryland skimming off of illegal business operations they intentionally discourage the active policing of.

I mean, nothing even remotely like this has ever happened in Baltimore or the state before.

Right?

*groan*

Was going to say this.

All they care about is being the macho boss of the neighborhood, and sucking as much of Baltimore's finances into their personal bank accounts as possible.

Worth watching HBO's We Own This City. I'd say it's "based" on a true story, but it really just is the true story, dramatized.

Active policing in Baltimore? These days? When no bodies are involved?

This is a joke post, right?