Posts Tagged ‘Crime’

Phone poll about Gregg Bernstein and the State’s Attorney’s race

Posted by ameister on Friday, June 18th, 2010

It looks like somebody may be on the verge of challenging Patricia Jessamy in the 2010 Baltimore state’s attorney’s race. A reader informed me that on Saturday he received a call which sounded very much like a push poll for a man named Gregg Bernstein. You can read more about Bernstein here. The ten minute telephone poll was about local politics and it focused on the 2010 state’s attorney’s race comparing Bernstein and Jessamy. I emailed Bernstein and asked him if he is running, but I received no reply.

If Bernstein runs I do not think he can win if he is Jessamy’s only competition. I think if he jumps in to the race that others will follow because they understand a three or four-way race will weaken Jessamy more than a one on one battle.

Discontent with the State’s Attorney’s Office

Posted by ameister on Monday, March 22nd, 2010

It seems wherever I travel in Baltimore I stumble upon people who are frustrated with the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office. I found this tweet from the Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #3:

“Message to the State’s Attorney’s Office: “A city that makes war against its police had better learn to make friends with its criminals.”

You can read Page Croyder’s latest article about Baltimore State’s Attorney Patricia Jessamy here.  This article is one of the most revealing and interesting pieces Croyder has written about the State’s Attorney and her entourage.  Please take some time to read the entire thing. Jessamy has become a politics obsessed elected official who mainly cares about “credit and control” instead of serving the people who elected her. She is a prime example of what is wrong with many Baltimore politicians.

Jessamy’s ridiculous behavior goes unnoticed and unpunished by the majority of the citizens of Baltimore. At this point she is well on her way to being re-elected. The right candidates could attack Jessamy on her love of the spotlight and power, but so far none have stepped up to legitimately challenge her in 2010. I hope Croyder’s article will inspire some potential candidates to enter the race. Competition is a good thing.

On Wednesday when I was running in Mount Vernon I bumped into some men I met during my campaign for city council in 2007.  One man told me a story about his murdered nephew. The murderer senselessly killed two other young men over a six month time span and was only sentenced to fifty years in prison. He will be eligible for parole. The murderer used an illegal gun to commit his crimes. The man to whom I was talking wondered why illegal gun possession was not prosecuted strictly. He felt that if people were locked away for long periods of time for using illegal guns in crimes then it would prevent other crimes and discourage others from using illegal guns. He does not believe in the death penalty. These are the thoughts of a random man on the streets of Baltimore. This is not a scientific study, but I think it sheds some light on what people in Baltimore are worried about.