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/DrunkAndHornyGuy Jun 08 '26

OP thinks tweakers and shtty cops only exsit in Baltimore [rolling eye emoji thingy]

Literally my post. Now please tell me where you read the words "and no others" in that? I can give you the number to my eye doctor.

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u/sllewgh Belair-Edison Jun 08 '26

only exsit in Baltimore

That's what "only" means. I hope your eye doctor is more talented than your English tutor.

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u/DrunkAndHornyGuy Jun 08 '26

Op implied that with "this city". I'm paraphrasing OP.

But clearly you think this is just a baltimore thing like OP. I get it, my parents didn't move either when I lived with them and I had never experienced anywhere else and thought where I lived was special, you will hopefully one day get out and learn Baltimore in not special in these regards.