Just appeal to their sense of decency:

Baltimore Mayor Begs Residents To Stop Shooting Each Other So Hospital Beds Can Be Used For Coronavirus Patients

March 18, 2020 at 11:23 am
CBS Baltimore 13

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Jack Young urged residents to put down their guns and heed orders to stay home after multiple people were shot Tuesday night amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

Young said hospital beds are needed to treat positive COVID-19 patients and not for senseless violence. Seven people were shot Tuesday night in the Madison Park neighborhood, as Baltimore reported its fifth positive coronavirus case Wednesday.

“I want to reiterate how completely unacceptable the level of violence is that we have seen recently,” Young said. “We will not stand for mass shootings and an increase in crime.”

“For those of you who want to continue to shoot and kill people of this city, we’re not going to tolerate it,” Young implored. “We’re going to come after you and we’re going to get you.”

He urged people to put down their guns because “we cannot clog up our hospitals and their beds with people that are being shot senselessly because we’re going to need those beds for people infected with the coronavirus. And it could be your mother, your grandmother or one of your relatives. So take that into consideration.”

Commissioner Michael Harrison said the city has seen an uptick in violent crimes since Friday, including a mass shooting Tuesday night — where seven people were shot. Five people were transported to area hospitals via medics and two took private cars to the hospitals for treatment. All seven are in serious but stable condition.

Harrison said they are looking for a Silver Honda that was seen in the area.

A city officer who was on patrol in that microzone did engage with a person who’s believed to be a suspect in the shooting as the man was fleeing the scene.

The officer was not armed with the level of “deadly firepower” that the suspect had. The officer did fire his weapon, but Harrison said police don’t know if the officer struck the suspect.

The officer sustained some minor injuries in the incident and was treated.

The police department is increasing staffing in the areas where crime has increased.

“This incident remains open and under investigation,” Harrison said.

Police ask anyone with information in the case to call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7-Lockup or call the city homicide unit at 410-316-2100.

Yes, because all of those needing their drug fix will just decide it's not worth it and stay home

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“For those of you who want to continue to shoot and kill people of this city, we’re not going to tolerate it,” Young implored. “We’re going to come after you and we’re going to get you.”

If only this quote was from Sheriff Joe Arpaio, then we'd be getting somewhere,.......

the problem with that statement is it implies that they were tolerating the gun violence before the virus outbreak.......

After that statement I fully expect all gun violence to stop immediately. Wow, I had to stop typing two or three times just to quit laughing.

Posting "Gun Free Zone" signs throughout the city should work just as well.

Maybe this asshole can just ask the drunks not to drive while he's at it.

Can everyone just get along please? And c'mon now, no more crime until after the virus has passed.

Wouldn't it be just as effective to beg the corona virus not to come to Baltimore?

Who is this "we're" you speak of, there, mayor?

Good grief

This is one reason why I could never get elected to public office. At least not twice My "appeal" would be more in the way of a "caution": "Dear Gang-Bangers and Other Assorted Dirtbags, I recommend you refrain from shooting one another in the near term, because we have good, honest citizens occupying the hospital beds and ICUs. We don't have facilities available to save you from your natural inclinations towards one another."

SO, will it be OK for the ghetto goblins to start shooting each other after the beer death zombie virus is over?

I’m sure it will be a smashing success

So what's the acceptable level of violence? Just wondering.

"Stop," or I'll say "stop" again.

That politician issued a pretty strongly worded “plea”
(for him). No doubt a great calm will now settle over those troubled neighborhoods. Nothing like politicians to get the job done...

We trudge on.

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Just appeal to their sense of decency

Bunny had a fine idea with Hamsterdam.

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Originally posted by 46and2:
Bunny had a fine idea with Hamsterdam.

LOL yes he did.

Say NO to popping a cap.