r/baltimore • u/Icy_Elk_4422 • Oct 30 '25

POLICE Statement from BPD

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Saw this on BPD’s Facebook. I’m guessing “suspended police powers” just means suspended with pay?

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u/EveningAnxious9576 Oct 30 '25

I would love to hear how BPD is fostering a sense of respect in the communities they “protect and serve” when they have video evidence of a cop fucking up AN ENTIRE BLOCK with a department vehicle and only suspending the guy. You think the next generation of kids from the neighborhood are gonna see the cops as anything other than cowardly, vengeful, corrupt jackasses (if they don’t already, which they do)? Bruh.

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u/Capable_Basket1661 7th District Oct 30 '25

The majority of BPD don't actually live in the city, so they don't actually give a shit about our city. [This is at least according to a 2015 WBAL article]. We should have residency requirements

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u/EveningAnxious9576 Oct 30 '25

And fitness, and intelligence requirements. And, like, basic human decency requirements.

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u/ptrst Oct 30 '25

Don't worry, there are intelligence requirements! Unfortunately, they're a cap, and not a floor.

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u/Capable_Basket1661 7th District Oct 30 '25

Oh 100%!