“We have to change our minds about the idea that more resources for law enforcement is the answer,” she said. The lawmaker worked to pass a bill in the General Assembly that added $3.6 million to the Safe Streets program. “The Baltimore region can’t afford to lose a generation of black talent to gun violence, police corruption, trauma or lack of opportunity,” she says in the ad. AD“We’re never going to decrease crime until we increase opportunities for people, give them a real choice,” he said. But, he said, it is city officials — the mayor, state’s attorney and police commissioner — who are best equipped to lead on violence reduction.

Source: Washington Post February 01, 2020 15:22 UTC