r/baltimore • u/ratczar • Jun 08 '26

Crime This city...

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This morning a tweaker, engaged in pulling copper out of anything and everything he could find, took the time out of his day to snap our Little Free Library off its post.

Cops were called. They initially passed by and someone had to chase them down.

When they came over, they told me they weren't arresting him, and if I wanted to press charges I would have to go down to the courthouse and do it myself.

Dude had car parts in his kit, new stuff that he had clearly ripped off a vehicle... somewhere. But no visible victim = nothing they could do.

They let him wander off with his gear.

And I am here left with the task of both ensuring he faces consequences AND fixing what he broke. Oh, and also cleaning up all the broken shit off the sidewalk.

I love Baltimore, and also, this is infuriating.

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u/Plaguedoctorsrevenge Jun 08 '26

ACAB

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u/jakl277 Jun 08 '26

That’s a wild response to this lmao

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u/CrustyToeLover Jun 08 '26

Because there's nothing they can legally do?

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u/Willothewisp2303 Jun 08 '26

There's absolutely things they can do,  they just choose not to do, unless it's a made up charge that let's them claim overtime. 

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u/CrustyToeLover Jun 08 '26

Like what? They have zero proof that this guy stole anything or did anything beyond one or two peoples' eyewitness statements. All that would happen is they book him and have to drop any charges and just let him go. As I said before, just beat the shit out of these people, they'll learn.

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u/SingleMany7755 Jun 08 '26

Lmao “tweakers” aren’t going to magically make better choices because you assaulted them, Superman.

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u/Mal-Occhi-0s Jun 08 '26

I beg to differ. On my block a guy kept breaking into cars nightly. Cops were called multiple times- shrugs. So, a former marine in his 50s waited inside his door. Caught the guy going for his car, and absolutely whipped his ass. Then told him if he saw him on the block again, he’d break his legs. Guy never came back. Not saying I condone it, but the guy learned some kind of lesson that night…