Comments on: Baltimore, I Think It’s Last Call…

By: justsomepothead

justsomepothead — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:03:26 +0000

this remindes me i need my cc permit. damn i miss arizona i could cary my gun with me at all times just had to sho 4inches of the handel or the gun idk it made me feel safe. minnesota it just like a 50 doller bill and you take some class and background check and you can get your cc. the crappy thing is you cant just have your pistole in your holster and walk around like u can in arizona

By: Aliecat

Aliecat — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:06:27 +0000

Already Gone makes a good point, in which case, if I were you, I’d talk to the DA about whether or not you even need to be a witness at all. See what your options are about refusing to testify on grounds that you really didn’t see anything. Good luck!

By: AlreadyGone

AlreadyGone — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:00:35 +0000

What they need you for is to authenticate the 911 call. Maybe if someone else also called 911, and they are willing to testify, the Prosecution won’t need you for anything. Your personal information should not and probably will not go to the defendant himself,– just your name. All you will have to say is that you called 911 because you heard a shot or yell or whatever happened, and that’s it. That is really nothing that anyone will kill or hurt you for, because it isn’t vitally important to the case. You didn’t witness anything big, so there is no reason anyone would need to hurt you to get you to not testify. If you don’t show up to testify, you can be held in contempt of court and be put in jail or get a big fine and have to show up in court anyway.

Chances are good that this guy will plead out and it won’t even go to trial.

I only lived in Baltimore one year, in Federal Hill, and I couldn’t deal with the crime and despair in that neighborhood anymore, and Federal Hill is almost totally safe compared ot other neighborhoods in the city. I’ve fled to the safety of the West Coast, and feel so much healthier and happier and safer. No one I talk to here has any idea what it is like in a city with high crime. I believe it slowly drains your soul. Personal safety should not be a luxury. It is a basic human right to be safe where you live.

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By: Anonymous Ann

Anonymous Ann — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:02:19 +0000

Last one out of Balto City….be sure to turn the ugly lights off!

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:01:55 +0000

Oh God, AH, I’m so sorry you’re feeling scared. I hope you can get this cleared up quickly so you don’t have to testify — if you didn’t see anything, you shouldn’t have to risk life and limb for this. Stay safe! And check your email.

By: JJT

JJT — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:12:09 +0000

The interesting part about this is a summons to you for something you did not eyewitness. Let’s presume the “rose-colored glasses” scenario. Even if you testify, there is very little value you add to any prosecution. Even then, your testimony is sure to be challenged by the defense to raise doubt. To me, it seems as though the SA decided to subpoena anyone and everyone they could under the sun with this case. Not decidedly a good way to prosecute a case, but given who holds the reins in that office it is not terribly surprising.

By: ppatin

ppatin — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:57:58 +0000

Actually Marc, criminals who are convicted at trial often get pretty brutal sentences. The problem is with plea bargains, which is how the overwhelming majority of cases are resolved. Being convicted of attempted first degree murder and first degree assault at trial will probably get you at least a couple decades of prison time.

By: Marc Nelson Jr.

Marc Nelson Jr. — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:48:41 +0000

The ridiculous thing is that they’re asking you to risk your life to send some animal to jail for maybe a year or two before they let him back out - and that’s assuming a jury of Baltimore scumbags will even convict the guy.

What’s your escape route? I’m headed to Cumberland; same lousy state government, but at least I won’t have to worry about being robbed or murdered.

By: ppatin

ppatin — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:40:07 +0000

It might be worth trying to get a CC permit from the state police. Call the cops a couple of times saying you’ve been threatened, even if you have to embellish the truth a bit, and then use that as evidence to back up your permit request. Not an idea situation, but a lot better than being a defenceless victim.