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RACE IN AMERICA'Madness' as power-crazy politicians fuel black murdersPublished: 2 days agoimage: http://www.wnd.com/files/2012/02/Rev.-Jesse-Lee-Peterson_avatar.jpgauthor-image Jesse Lee Peterson About | Email | Archive“Nobody kill anybody for 72 hours.”That’s the plea from Baltimore residents who want a murder-free weekend in a city where 200 residents have been killed this year.Baltimore has long struggled with violence. It went a decade with 300 or more killings each year in the 1990s before the numbers finally began dropping in 2000. But the homicide rate hit a high in 2015 after drug dealer Freddie Gray died in police custody and the city erupted in riots and looting.That year, Baltimore had 344 homicides, the deadliest per capita in the city’s history. The next year marked its second highest, with 318 deaths. This year, the city with a population of 614,000 is on track to beat both records and top all other big U.S. cities. Meanwhile, Baltimore’s police force has shrunk from 2,900 officers to 2,700.So what is escalating this madness?According to reports, theories circulated about how Freddie Gray’s death contributed to the surge in killings. Some people say the use and sale of drugs from looted pharmacies contributed to the violence. Others say the riots ignited old turf wars between gangs.Some residents say police have changed how they patrol for fear of getting in trouble. We had the Ferguson effect following the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Now, it appears the Freddie Gray effect – fear of being labeled “racist” and losing their jobs – is causing Baltimore police to hesitate in going after criminals.Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2017/07/madness-as-power-crazy-politicians-fuel-black-murders/#seKgLIK6AiKWQBiz.99
