Woke Baltimore Mayor Calls White America 'Racist'

Woke Baltimore Mayor Calls White America 'Racist'

Baltimore's Dem mayor keeps mask mandates in his city — GOP governor calls out his hypocrisy



Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D) announced Monday that despite last week's CDC guidance stating vaccinated individuals can ditch masks pretty much everywhere, his city will be an exception.

The city is keeping mandates in place indoors and at outdoor venues. But Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) told reporters he was surprised by Scott's actions since he saw the mayor in public without a mask twice just last week.

What are the details?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared last week that fully vaccinated Americans can return to life without masks both outdoors and indoors with a few exceptions like medical facilities, businesses that require them, or on airliners. But some Democratic politicians are not following the science in accordance with CDC guidance, opting to keep their mask mandates in place.

On Monday, Mayor Scott and Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa held a news conference to inform residents that the city's mask mandates would remain in place until further notice, WBAL-TV reported.

Scott said that the mandate would stay until 65% of adults have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The city is currently is at 42%.

"In order for us to get to that 65% quicker, folks need to get vaccinated," Scott reiterated before coaxing residents. "So if you want that mask mandate to go away, get vaccinated."

When asked by WBFF-TV about Scott's decision, Gov. Hogan shrugged and said, "Just doesn't make any sense to me, but you know I think the mayor might have that authority to do that."

Then the governor said of Scott, "You know, I saw him at the Preakness and at an event on Thursday night — both indoors — neither time with a mask. So, if he's not going to do it, then he shouldn't tell other people to do it."

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Hogan lifted Maryland's statewide mask mandate on Saturday in light of the CDC's guidance.

Baltimore mayor announces that mental health ‘counselors’ — instead of police — will be sent to some 911 calls



Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D) has announced a new pilot program that will direct some 911 emergency calls to mental health professionals in lieu of notifying law enforcement officials.

What are the details?

According to a report from WJZ-TV, 911 dispatchers in the city receive about 36 emergency mental health calls a day.

Those calls will now go to dedicated mental health counselors trained in conflict resolution.

"Think about the sheer number of hours that our police officers are actually out dealing with something that they're not trained to do, versus being out there going after someone who's committed an armed carjacking," Scott reasoned.

Last week, The Baltimore Sun reported that the program — 911 Diversion Pilot — "aims to connect callers with the most appropriate resources and responses for their needs."

The outlet cited a 2015 study from the Treatment Advocacy Center that found "people with untreated mental illness were more likely to die during an altercation with police officers than those without mental illness."

During a Friday news conference, Scott said, "This pilot is not about defunding the police, but rather acknowledging that police department cannot tackle violent crime, our fire department cannot tackle public health and mental emergencies — and everything else."

When will the program start?

The new program, the station reported, is set to start in June and will reportedly not cost the city any further monies as the city is said to possess existing contracts with all nonprofit organizations providing the counselors' care and participation in the new program.

Baltimore resident Denise Mack says that the violence has to stop.

"[I]t's just getting worse," she told the station. "You've got to go to funerals, got to see your son or nephew lying there. It's bad. I just wish everyone would get themselves together."

Homicides in the embattled city, WJZ reported, have risen 15% year over year.