His death put a spotlight on the police department's relationship with the black residents of Baltimore, and the results of a Survey released on March 8 show why the tension therein was bound to boil over.
According to a survey conducted by Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development and the ** Boundaries Coalition, which describes itself as a resident-led advocacy group based in west Baltimore, 453 out of 1,500 Survey respondents in Sandtown-Winchester had experienced or witnessed "police misconduct." Read more...