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Never mind "The Wire." Here is the real thing. --The Wall Street Journal

Cop in the Hood is an explosive insider’s story of what it is really like to be a police officer on the front lines of the war on drugs. Harvard-trained sociologist Peter Moskos became a cop in Baltimore’s roughest neighborhood — the Eastern District, also the location for the critically acclaimed HBO drama The Wire. He provides an unforgettable window into this world that outsiders never see. Those who read it will never view the badge the same way.

Moskos argues for drug legalization as the only realistic way to end drug violence and let cops once again protect and serve. Cop in the Hood shows how officers in the ghetto are less concerned with those policed than with self-preservation and maximizing overtime pay--yet how any one of them would give their life for a fellow officer. Moskos ventures deep behind the Thin Blue Line to disclose the inner workings of law enforcement in America's inner cities.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Baltimore Mayor Dixon's trial starts

The story in the New York Times.
Posted by PCM at 11/09/2009
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4 comments:

m.a.d. said...

Ms. Dixon will probably be found guilty of some minor official misconduct and receive a suspended sentence. Eventually, she will worm herself back into politics by working on the staff of some other politician, or as a "consultant" for some lobbying firm. Nothing new, politicians acting improperly is the second oldest profession.

Now, PCM, I'm interested in your thoughts on the case of Professor Lionel McIntyre of Columbia who recently got arrested for punching a woman in the face inside a bar during their discussion about race. McIntyre is black, & the woman white. How do you think this will play out? Do you think he'll be charged with a hate crime (which personally I feel are unconstitutional)? Would the situation be portrayed differently in the "unbiased media" if a male white professor sucker punched a black female? Do you think Columbia will discipline McIntyre? What's your impression of this case and how it will be handled by Columbia, the media and the courts?

November 10, 2009 3:42 PM
PCM said...

I'm not following Dixon's case enough to make an educated guess, but I'll hazard a guess that she'll be found not guilty on all charges.

And I hadn't heard of the McIntyre incident until looking it up right now.

I can't imagine he would or should be charged with a hate crime. Getting into a fight isn't a hate crime just because you're talking about race.

I also doubt there's much Columbia can do except wave a stern finger. I would certainly hope *my* employer wouldn't get involved in my personal life.

Would the situation be portrayed or publicized differently if the races were reversed? Beats me, but I would guess, probably. You want me to pick a fight tonight to find out?

November 10, 2009 5:51 PM
Gotti Rules said...

PCM, You pick a fight?? Please, You better make sure it is with a small boy so you can kiss and make up after. Just kidding! Why don't you have anything about the excution in your blog today?? Get your fat butt down to B-more to visit soon !

November 11, 2009 8:01 AM
PCM said...

And why don't you keep your own damn blog, big boy? Surprised you found somebody to type for you... or are you up to five words a minute? In which case I'm very proud of your progress!

And when is the last time you've come up to NYC? Chickenshit.

Hope to see you soon one way or the other!

November 12, 2009 10:07 PM

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