“Good morning”? Depends on what part of the paper you turn to first.
For example, the front page of today’s Baltimore Sun screams “calm”:
"A day of relative calm." Thursday's front page. http://t.co/dfsAzpiToO pic.twitter.com/ndBYiTHzOM
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) April 30, 2015
Oh, really? What about all the shootings around the city since the protests started?
Four people shot in #Baltimore Tuesday. Of these 3 were hospitalized & 1 died. Haven't seen this on the news. http://t.co/8SqNs8alLs
— Nicholas Zahn (@nzahn1) April 29, 2015
The protests are calm, but that's the 9th shooting in the city since 4 pm last night
— Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) April 30, 2015
@justin_fenton Most homicidal Q1 since 2009, 9 year regression suggest 235 total for 2015
— Dan Schroder (@lombardpratt) April 30, 2015
@justin_fenton that's the Baltimore the national news media is encouraging folks to get back to, sustained poverty & self-directed violence
— IntelliGENTleman (@flames_bond_) April 30, 2015
since april 12 (when freddie gray way arrested), 12 people have been killed in baltimore. awful. http://t.co/h3eji3lwwX
— kelly cohen (@ByKellyCohen) April 29, 2015
https://twitter.com/ReedJMiller/status/593616217279242241
Probably.
Here’s the Baltimore Sun’s crime reporter Justin Fenton on the uptick in violence. A story which didn’t make the front page, of course:
Away from protests, Baltimore gun violence continues
With Baltimoreans resuming peaceful protests, gun violence away from the media spotlight and National Guard deployments picked up.
Four people were shot Tuesday night, and five more Wednesday. At least two were fatal.
And:
Since April 12, when Gray was arrested, at least 13 people have been killed and, so far this year, homicides are up 25 percent.
Where are the protests for these 13 people?
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