Justice
Why Baltimore Leaders Are Fighting Over a Milwaukee-Inspired Homicide Commission
A similar program has been credited with reducing gun violence in Wisconsin, but Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby has been accused of effectively killing it.
In May, Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby indicted six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray after days of tumultuous protest. The streets are calmer but the city remains in turmoil, debating the prosecutions, the city’s policing culture, and a recent surge in gun violence. Mosby has made her name as an opponent of police abuse. But The Baltimore Sun's editorial board now accuses Mosby of obstructing a new task force assembled to analyze and address homicides in the city.
The upshot of the conflict, which places Mosby in opposition to Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, is the perpetuation of the false notion that addressing police abuse and curbing civilian violence are mutually exclusive.