[millzlane]

In my probable cause affidavit in Baltimore fabricated by the GTTF, They said they found white powedery residue in my garbage, but noone in the household consumes any while powedery drugs certainly not enough for there to be a garabge bag full of evidence to get a warrant. But somehow it happened in Baltimore too, "The greatest city in America!"[1]

[1] https://www.wypr.org/2023-01-23/whats-with-those-the-greates...

[deadbeeves]

Even if there was white powder in the trash, there's an enormous number of substances and products that appear as white powders when desiccated.

[tehwebguy]

Another reason all police support the war on drugs: they can just plant some on you whenever they want to frame you for a felony — or just say they thought you had some to get a free warrant.

[evanelias]

That's terrible, sorry that this happened to you. At least those GTTF officers got caught eventually.

I assume you've read or watched "We Own This City"? I'd be curious about your take on it.

Side note but I remember when they first rolled out that Baltimore bench slogan... I vaguely remember some explanations that the previous slogan ("The City that Reads") was also rather "aspirational", given the illiteracy rate.

[IggleSniggle]

Baltimore is such an interesting dynamic city. To me, it is (culturally) what NYC was in the 70s and 80s: Gotham City. It's chronically underrated because of its public facade of crime and corruption, but behind that you have incredible art/music/film subcultures, some fantastic educational institutions especially for meds / bioengineering, a solid port, and a vibrant startup culture. I started paying attention because I noticed that so many of the podcasts I listen to, across all domains, come out of Baltimore either from the subject material or from the person writing the story. I wonder if its story will turn.