———— ♦ ———— In West Baltimore, open carry is now Baltimore Gets Bloodier As Arrests Drop Post-Freddie Gray “Arrests were already declining before Freddie Gray died …” “Even before Gray’s death, police were making between 25 and 28 percent fewer arrests each month than they made in the same month last year.” “’Before it was over-policing. Now there’s no police,’ said Donnail ‘Dreads’ Lee, 34, who lives in the Gilmor Homes, the public housing complex where Gray, 25, was chased

Dan Rodricks complained that a recent Baltimore City ordinance on panhandling failed to address “the underlying issues.” He has failed to address them either; so, I thought I would. Here are those I personally see: CHECKLIST ✓ TREATMENT ON DEMAND. Drug and alcohol treatment needs to be available on demand. This doesn’t affect me personally, but does affect panhandling — and prostitution, petty theft, shoplifting, smash-and-grabs, larcenies, and in fact all crime of any type.

Steve Hartman’s “On the Road” segment for the CBS Evening News, 11/01/13: Kan. prisoners get the granny treatment Here is a practical example of how brightening the “divine spark” within people can effect redemption or transformation.