The city of Baltimore was on the verge of martial law this week
as a proposal by a city council member to impose curfews, grant
police extended search powers and shut down businesses was seriously
considered in an effort to tackle violent crime.
Baltimore lawmakers have rejected a proposal
to allow the mayor to lock down streets and close businesses
in high-crime zones, the most recent attempt to curb violence
the city, reports
the Washington Times.
The bill was introduced by Robert W. Curran,
a Democrat.
The
AP reported that Police would be encouraged
to aggressively stop and frisk individuals in "public
safety act zones" to search for weapons and drugs.
They would also have been able to limit the number of
people on city sidewalks, and halt traffic during two-week
intervals.
"While I do agree that desperate times
call for desperate measures, I do not agree that trampling
on citizens' civil liberties is the answer," said
council member Keifer J. Mitchell Jr., a Democrat also
running for mayor. "This bill gives the mayor tremendous
power, tantamount to declaring martial law, and I have
grave reservations about that."
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MSNBC ran a report which asked "are
curfews a good idea?" Former Baltimore police commissioner
Ed Norris described the proposal as "the most ridiculous
thing I've heard in a long time, a horrible thing, and
an act of desperation."
He then went on to ask "how is this
going to work are they going to lock everyone in their
homes?" asking "have you ever heard of the Constitution?"
When asked "has this type of plan ever worked anywhere?"
Norris replied "yeah I think it worked in Itlay in
the 1930s."
The fact that this kind of proposal is even
being considered in America shows how freedom is being
systematically undermined on a national level and the
post 9/11 police state mentality is filtering down to
the local level.
The media reaction to ask "is this
a good thing?" shows just how far down the road towards
a police state we now are, when just a few years ago such
proposals would be considered ludicrous and would be universally
denounced without debate.
The city of Baltimore was on the verge of martial law this week
as a proposal by a city council member to impose curfews, grant
police extended search powers and shut down businesses was seriously
considered in an effort to tackle violent crime.
