Comments on Cop in the Hood: Baltimore crack house

I have left a few comments on here but I just noti...

2011-03-11T15:34:50.380-05:00

I have left a few comments on here but I just noticed that you have a book for sale. WOW, I gotta pick it up.Fantastic!

I lived in Baltimore for 10 years and I understand...

2011-03-09T13:50:19.074-05:00

I lived in Baltimore for 10 years and I understand these pics far to well. A band I was in used to rehearse in SOWEBO and the town was really on its way out back in 1999. About the only business left was THE CULTURED PEARL mex restaurant. Great food actually, but it stood no chance. I remember the police being real nice and even letting us have a few shows with our bands as long as we didn't play too late. But sure enough, one night a car rolled up, two guys got out(one stayed in car) they ran in side the place, then proceeded to rob as many people as they could at gunpoint before pistol whippin' a few (in the face) before leaving in what later turned out to be a "stolen" car. A few years after this I became a heroin addict myself. I cleaned up 7 years ago. I must say that after being down in some of these "holes" that I really got a good education on how and why these people were doing and selling drugs. Not to mention, in some of the more "professional" drug shops, the sellers would even look after me ,"the bald white-boy", most of the time(s).

Ha! I never noticed that.

2011-03-08T15:30:28.906-05:00

Ha! I never noticed that.

I dig how their is a newspaper on the ground that ...

2011-03-08T13:22:20.178-05:00

I dig how their is a newspaper on the ground that reads "SPEAK OF THE DEVIL" on a frontpage.

Shockingly vivid...

2009-08-03T23:06:07.637-04:00

Shockingly vivid...

Damn!

2009-02-06T22:50:00.000-05:00

Damn!

My ex husband goes to this part of town to buy and...

2009-02-06T22:39:00.000-05:00

My ex husband goes to this part of town to buy and use crack. He drives a white pickup with New York tags. The tags are probably not even licensed to that truck. He is 59 years old with white hair. short and fat and should know better. His lack of getting help for this addiction hurts the community and his family and he is smug about it. Blames it on anyone else and everyone else. I hope one day he gets caught. this is for you David!

Preach on, my friend.

2008-05-05T13:36:00.000-04:00

Preach on, my friend.

First, I would like to say that I'm definately an ...

2008-05-05T02:36:00.000-04:00

First, I would like to say that I'm definately an advocater for drug legalization. Kids in the city could buy heroin faster than they could walk in a store and buy cigarettes. Second, it would be beneficial to find a way to break the chain. What I mean is that it's a viscous cycle- the parents get addicted, the children are left unattended, they get their misinformation from their friends, they have no guidance and just end up repeating the cycle. Somewhere someone has to help break the chain.

Al, let me ask you something: how do you propose w...

2008-01-29T21:30:00.000-05:00

Al, let me ask you something: how do you propose we "stop the damn crack"? Because I was there trying to stop the crack. It's still there. I don't think it can be stopped.

Wouldn't it make more sense to regulate and control the distribution of cocaine rather than having it in the hands of yo-boys on the corner?

I'm not saying crack and heroin are good. They're not. But since we already got the drugs, wouldn't it be better to get rid of drug dealers?

You both have good points. Though I think more imm...

2008-01-29T21:16:00.000-05:00

You both have good points. Though I think more immigrants are part of the solution to saving Baltimore. Just like immigrants helped New York, where 4 in 10 are foreign born.

Home owners take better care of their home than renters or landlords. And since there are empty homes to spare in the Eastern District (at least West of Luzerne). I too don't understand why more homes couldn't be given to responsible renters. It wouldn't take a lot of money. And it could do a world of good.

I also don't understand why the dollar home program isn't in effect. If I'm not mistaken, Stirling Street (by old town mall) was a dollar-home block in the 1970s. And it's quite nice today.

But don't forget, you had to have money to invest to get a dollar home. So they weren't really just being given away.

There's something to be said for just giving homes away. It's better than tearing them down. Though what's a simple rowhome cost now in East Baltimore? Seems like the city or state or (God forbid) the Federal Government could step in with some money to back good people with otherwise bad credit.

No matter, I agree it's a horrible for a nation as rich as ours to let these problems fester. I think there's just no will. And that's the real shame.

the goverment and state need to get together and s...

2008-01-29T20:08:00.000-05:00

the goverment and state need to get together and start a program that encourages community growth. give grants out to low income families to buy and fix up these houses. stop letting these scum bag landlords who live in mansions buy them for nothing. the hell with good credit bad credit. this is why all the immigrants are wealthier that us. is because our goverments so smart that there stupid. now we have to beg for gas and oil. ain't that a bitch. the richest nation on earth kissing ass.

we need to create more jobs in our ghetto communit...

2008-01-29T20:00:00.000-05:00

we need to create more jobs in our ghetto communities. stop the dam crack. give these abandon houses away for $1 buck and you would be amazed to see the turn around. there wouldn't be a need for some many cops who don't have much to do any.