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BALTIMORE (WJZ) Baltimore Mayor Jack Young urged residents to put down their guns and heed orders to stay home after multiple people were shot Tuesday night amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
Young said hospital beds are needed to treat positive COVID-19 patients and not for senseless violence. Seven people were shot Tuesday night in the Madison Park neighborhood, as Baltimore reported its fifth positive coronavirus case Wednesday.
I want to reiterate how completely unacceptable the level of violence is that we have seen recently, Young said. We will not stand for mass shootings and an increase in crime.
For those of you who want to continue to shoot and kill people of this city, were not going to tolerate it, Young implored. Were going to come after you and were going to get you.
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/03/18/we-need-those-beds-baltimore-mayor-urges-people-to-put-down-guns-after-violence-continues-during-covid-19-pandemic/
doc03
(35,349 posts)superpatriotman
(6,249 posts)And read the local paper
0rganism
(23,957 posts)> For those of you who want to continue to shoot and kill people of this city, were not going to tolerate it
uh... thanks, i guess?
frazzled
(18,402 posts)Like having to ask for a ceasefire in our own country.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Same thing happening in my hometown of Charlotte.
People making fun of spring breakers having a good time...but not a word about these idiots killing each other.
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)Archae
(46,337 posts)He finally got fed up and moved out of Baltimore before he could get shot.
Myself, I wouldn't want to live in Green Bay or Milwaukee.
(I live in Sheboygan)
Turin_C3PO
(14,007 posts)I cant speak on Green Bay.
Laurelin
(529 posts)Just saying.
But my dad went to Hopkins for med school and interned at the hospital there. I found an old comic in one of his notebooks: guy running down street, being chased by guy with gun. Both being chased by doctor yelling, Don't shoot! I'm off duty in ten minutes!
Gallows humor.