If you check out his on the issues, you'll see he's kind of a drug warrior and a broken windows policy type governor.

I'm probably a little too paranoid when it comes to the media these days...

The media is just another business, sadly.

them mentioned O'Malley, even a NPR interview with the former police chief. Even the story about the trends in Baltimore policing. I also wonder why they would interview a reporter at this stage. There should be plenty of people who are directly involved in this case, why a reporter?

I absolutely believe his statement was planned. In the days of sponsored content and multi-billion dollar campaigns we should expect that every story will have an agenda.

Rush Limbaugh does not make money off of his advertising. In fact, he can barely fill up his slots with free messages for non-profits. What he does do is get paid millions to talk about certain people or events. He is pushing an agenda in every broadcast and making big money doing it.

windows policy as did almost every major city. By the end of his Mayoral term he moved away from that policy. He did not employ those methods as Governor.

From a 2010 article in the Baltimore Sun:

I am hoping against hope for a viable Democratic challenger to Hillary and would like to believe only good things about O'Malley. Still, your post does not disprove what the OP says.

of the drop in NYC's crime rate. By the mid 00s, everyone was moving away from it due to over-policing, arresting innocent people, profiling, etc. He employed those policies when he arrived as Mayor, but moved away from them for the reasons stated. The number of arrests dropped each year in Baltimore as did the crime rate. Unlike say, Giuliani, O'Malley changed, evolved, and modified his approach until he got a fairer/more workable system.

The efforts to link a current police brutality case in Baltimore to a man who hasn't been the mayor there for 7-1/2 years is pretty ridiculous.

The efforts to link a current police brutality case in Baltimore to a man who hasn't been the mayor there for 7-1/2 years is pretty ridiculous.

That is a bone of contention because the new mayor has publicly stated that she doesn't want to go back to the "mass arrest" policy that O'Malley employed as mayor.

This was discussed here on DU 3 or 4 weeks back as O'Malley began to emerge as a possible Dem presidential candidate.

This made many, including myself, think twice about O'Malley.

that during a period from the 1990-2006 it was the favored method in major cities.

just less than 2 years ago so we can't fall back on the 1990-2006 argument.

He's arguing for more arrests in the black community and we all know, from what we've seen lately that will lead to more killings of black males by cops.

This, IMO, weakens O'Malley's progressive credentials and viability as a dem presidential candidate.

read between lines.

advocating for more of that does not sit well with me.

O'Malley is going to have to come clean on this up because he's going to be grilled on the campaign about it.

election. Below is what O'Malley has said about Freddie Gray's death. Nowhere does he advocate for more of the same.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/04/21/omalley-urges-transparency-in-investigation-baltimore-mans-death-in-police-custody/

for thorough discussion on this now important matter.

If it is true, it's a fair comment. Do they always go back to see who USED to be mayor of a town where something bad is happening now? No. Given he may run for President, it is more relevant? Yes. Do I ever trust Morning Joe's motives? No.

This was a pretty horrific story...I was just depressed after seeing that segment...

We have to choose the best, or least worst, of what is available to us.

more and is living in Florida now. We have a pretty decent (so far) woman (first ever in this city) who was a businesswoman now running the city. I was a bit skeptical, even tho she is a neighbor and goes to the same nail place as I do. I've known her for some time. So far, so good...

No saints required, no jackasses welcomed.

I am being very cautious about O'Malley.