Baltimore, Maryland is a city with a higher per capita murder rate than Kabul and plenty of voters and elected officials have been sounding the alarm over this recently. Juvenile crime rates over the past couple of years have been increasingly worrisome, with armed auto thefts and carjackings increasing in number. Responding to the outcry, the Maryland legislature has prepared a package of crimefighting bills to send to Democratic Governor Wes Moore. But the plan has its opponents, driven by the usual list of suspects. They assembled near the Maryland State House on Thursday to raise their complaints about the legislature “targeting youths” unfairly. One public defender addressed the crowd, claiming that the bill fails to “provide the kind of help that kids need and deserve.” (Baltimore Sun)
Civil rights advocates gathered in Annapolis on Thursday afternoon to call on lawmakers to…
