After a war of words, Gov. Larry Hogan and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott will be meeting next Thursday to discuss city violence. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison will also be at the meeting.
The gathering will take place on May 13 at the State House.
Hogan and Scott have been exchanging words through the media about how to address crime in Baltimore.
While attending a vaccination event in Dundalk on Tuesday, the governor said “The city needs to do a better job of focusing on crime. It seems to be the last thing that they’re focusing on right now, and they need to come up with a real plan.”
Hogan reiterated his position on the issue on Wednesday while attending another vaccination event in Harford County.
“I think almost everyone believes that violent crime in Baltimore City is a terrible problem, and that people need to step up and get to work,” he said.
Hogan said Baltimore lawmakers have repeatedly rejected legislation that would’ve been tough on crime. He also criticized prosecutors. Within hours after the initial comments, Mayor Brandon Scott responded on Twitter.
“These partisan talking points to gain credibility with some folks is fine for him to do and his opinion,” Scott said in an interview. “But for me, I know what I was doing over the weekend. I know where I was. I know that I was out in West Baltimore walking in one of the neighborhoods where we’ve been hardest hit by violence. And for me these folks who’ve lost their lives in Baltimore, they’re not numbers, [they] are actually people to me.”
I could care less about Brandon and Larrys jabs. Brandon needs to meet Larry on his corner, embrace Larry and ask for assistance. Other Bmore mayors failed to work with Larry and we watched that failure blow up. Set personal political feeling aside and get to business.
Wont happen, the indented bmore mindset of politics wont allow it.
Its entertainment for all, but Bmore hurts from it
Lather Rinse Repeat
Getting rid of the Justice Reinvestment Act would be a great start…it has done nothing but cause crime increase
Who cares. Let them kill each other Violence is what these blacks teach their kids.
Hahaha
Hahaha… they’ll do absolutely nothing except steal from taxpayers
More worried about charging for plastic bags…
Both are total losers
ADOLPH HOGAN has kept pouring in money to this ghetto with out any restrictions / accountability like all the other Democrats. Hogan needs to cutoff the money and make these crooks be responsible and accountable instead of lining their own pockets.
Make them cut their salaries and ridiculous retirements and benefits and hold these CROOKS responsible. Make them pay for their own services just like all the other Cities, towns and Counties in Maryland have to and take back all the Baltimore agencies that the State pays for in personnel, benefits, retirements etc. Also they would revert back to Baltimore employees and not State employees.
Adolph Hogan thinks we are all stupid and don’t know about all the services in Baltimore the State has taken over. I believe it still is that Baltimore only pays for Police, Fire Dept and trash pickup all other services have been taken over by the State over the years and all tax payers are paying for the BMORE crooks
violent crime in baltimore is not a bad thing for tax paying citizens. as the blacks keep killing each other it cuts down on welfare checks and ebt cards. they’re doing society a favor. God bless them and keep those stolen guns blazen!