re: Baltimore citizens now upset that policing has dropped

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Maybe cops should just do their jobs. And if that occasionally requires them to legally defend their methods, so be it.

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The Baltimore PD personnel are represented by a Labor Union. The Union's intent is to protect the members.

At this point, the Union should be advising the police to look after themselves, because the city, state and federal levels of govt do not have their backs.

The best way for the LE personnel in Baltimore to protect themselves right now is to minimize proactive policing. Respond to calls in a deliberate manner. Take statements from crime witnesses.

If there are no witnesses to a crime that are willing to be interviewed and provide evidence CASE CLOSED and all LE personnel return to the police station.

Example: Citizen in the 'hood phone calls report of a shooting. About an hour later, the LE personnel should show up, ready to take statements.

The Union's job is to protect its members, not to make Al Sharpton happy.