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JonLP24

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19. Oh wow -- knew there were discrepancies but this is bad

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 04:15 AM

Jun 2015

City rape investigations questioned

The Baltimore Police Department has for the past four years recorded the highest percentage of rape cases that officers conclude are false or baseless of any city in the country, according to The Baltimore Sun's review of FBI data. More than 30 percent of the cases investigated by detectives each year are deemed unfounded, five times the national average. Only Louisville and Pittsburgh have reported similar numbers in the recent past, and the number of unfounded rape cases in those cities dropped after police implemented new classification procedures. The increase in unfounded cases comes as the number of rapes reported by Baltimore police has plunged — from 684 in 1995 to 158 in 2009, a decline of nearly 80 percent. Nationally, FBI reports indicate that rapes have fallen 8 percent over the same period.

---One thing you won't hear O'Malley campaign on is we had an increase on rape cases dismissed.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bal-city-rapes-gallery-storygallery.html

Seems the peak is the year he ran for governor.

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Let me say this - Choosing between O'Malley and Sanders [View all] Aerows Jun 2015 OP

I feel the same way I would be comfortable voting for either one. Kalidurga Jun 2015 #1

It's early days in the campaign season Aerows Jun 2015 #8

Sanders is my first choice, and O'Malley is my second. TM99 Jun 2015 #2

Not sure if you intended my interpretation or not. Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #3

That's a decent intrepretation TM99 Jun 2015 #5

That works for me. Thanks for replying to me I wasn't 100% certain! Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #6

I feel the same. We are blessed with those two. SaranchaIsWaiting Jun 2015 #4

I agree Aerows Jun 2015 #7

totally agree, Aerows bigtree Jun 2015 #9

Martin O'Malley Aerows Jun 2015 #10

I trust Sanders way more than O'Malley Vattel Jun 2015 #11

I am not convinced by that article Aerows Jun 2015 #13

I like a lot of O'Malley's public stances too. Vattel Jun 2015 #16

From David Simon? JonLP24 Jun 2015 #18

Oh wow -- knew there were discrepancies but this is bad JonLP24 Jun 2015 #19

I agree and I love your opening line. Juicy_Bellows Jun 2015 #12

Riches aren't automatically financial wealth Aerows Jun 2015 #14

I feel differently on the genuine part JonLP24 Jun 2015 #15

An embarrassment of riches, yes, while the LibDemAlways Jun 2015 #17

They are both good people with good ideas, but O'Malley is too soft-spoken, not JDPriestly Jun 2015 #20

Marty will be a fine VP hootinholler Jun 2015 #21