Annapolis Capital Punishment

Readers are invited to review the below item from the Annapolis Police Crime Watch Report and draw their own conclusions (editorial note-items in bold are my emphasis):

4.TRAFFIC OFFENSES: On January 28th at 1:56 PM, police received a
lookout for a black Mercury, the occupants of which had been involved in
a possible earlier assault. In the assault, the occupants were alleged
to have threatened the victim with a gun. Officers spotted a similar
vehicle on Forest Drive near Newtowne. The driver refused to stop after
being signaled to do so, and continued onto Newtowne Drive. At Betsy
Court the driver stopped, and he and his two passengers then fled on
foot. The driver was apprehended after an elaborate chase through the
Woodside Gardens Apartments. During the chase, several bystanders
cheered on and otherwise encouraged the suspect in his efforts to avoid
the police. Eventually, he was caught. As he was being led away, the
crowd again cheered for him and exchanged words of encouragement and
criticisms of the police. He was identified as a 17 year old juvenile of
Newtowne Drive. He was charged with Driving Without a License, Fleeing
and Eluding Police, and Disorderly Conduct. No weapons were ever found,
but the investigation is continuing as to the original assault case, and
the identities of the other occupants of the vehicle. The car was
impounded for further investigation. (08-000578)

Let's thank our alert police officers for spotting the car and for apprehending this suspect. CP cannot possibly comment on whether the actions and attitudes of the residents of Woodside Gardens reflect those of many or most residents of public housing communities. How odd that our tax dollars pay the police to protect ourselves and our property while our tax dollars perpetuate segregation, despair and poverty with government owned and subsidized housing which in turn breeds criminals who then threaten us and our property and try to disrupt the police from doing their job. Perhaps this resident and his family should be evicted? Next case your honor!