Elijah Cummings is right for once: Listen to what he said to Black Lives Matter

Elijah Cummings is right for once: Listen to what he said to Black Lives Matter

The city of Baltimore has been in a state of constant turmoil and unrest since the death of Freddie Gray in April. The latest surge in homicides — and the lame excuses for the violence put forward by instigators like State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby — have law enforcement at all levels of government at a loss.

Fox News reports:

Baltimore’s police and civic leaders launched a two-month partnership Monday that will see ten federal agents embed with the city’s homicide detectives in the latest bid to curb a surge in violent crime that has not been seen in decades.

Under the program, two special agents from each of the federal government’s five crime-fighting agencies (the FBI, DEA, Secret Service, U.S. Marshals Service and the ATF) will help investigate cases for the next 60 days. The city’s acting police commissioner, Kevin Davis, told reporters that the agents met with officers Monday to discuss cases where officers have identified suspects, but need additional evidence to file charges.

At Monday’s press conference announcing the program, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. made a plea to the residents of his home city. “The only people making good now are the morticians,” Cummings said. “And I say our city is better than that. It’s not just the murders and the shootings. I’m begging you, put your guns down.”

Referencing the riots after Gray’s death, Cummings said, “I hear over and over and over again, ‘Black Lives Matter’. And they do matter. But black lives also have to matter to black people.” [Emphasis added]

Cummings is often hyperpartisan when it comes matters of governance in Congress, but this time’s he’s right. The numbers show that over 9 out of 10 black people murdered in 2013 were killed by another black person. The civil rights movement found success because its loudest voices led by example, through peaceful protest, education, and empowerment. If residents of Baltimore want to be respected and enact real change, they have to start by respecting each other and their surrounding community.

Cross-posted at DeneenBorelli.com

Deneen Borelli

Deneen Borelli

Deneen Borelli is Outreach Director for FreedomWorks, a grassroots organization dedicated to limited government. She is a contributor at Fox News and has written for The Blaze, The Daily Caller, Los Angeles Times, and dozens of other publications. She is the author of the book ”Blacklash: How Obama and the Left are Driving Americans to the Government Plantation.”

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