DIM BULB Maintenance malfunction. Why are maintenance questions resurfacing after four people died over the weekend in a state police helicopter? The problems with the fleet’s maintenance records have been well-documented, and yet we’re still seeing four deaths. Four. That’s the worst accident in the history of Maryland’s rescue helicopter program. The police are just now grounding the fleet – that should have been done as soon as the problems were exposed. Investigators must determine if maintenance had anything to do with this crash, but fleet maintenance must be secure no matter what.
OUTRAGE: Baltimore Community Relations Commission
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- What: Refusing to release details of an investigation into the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission probe into homicide detectives forcing Sgt. Kelvin Sewell to view Ku Klux Klan Web sites.
- Why it’s a bad idea: This episode is bizarre enough without letting secrecy inflame speculation about what’s going on in the city police department. How are citizens supposed to trust police when they can’t even find out about how authorities investigated allegations of blatant racism?
- Why they are doing it: To cover up.
- Where to vent: ci.baltimore.md.us/government/community
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“You can see why you miss certain pitches. You can see when you’re going good or going bad, you can pull up both screens and look for similarities. … Sometimes things just jump out at you and you can make adjustments.” — Luke Scott, Orioles left fielder, discussing the team’s new video system that allows players to review plate appearances and pitches.
