{"id":1806317,"date":"2023-01-15T10:06:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T15:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1806317"},"modified":"2023-01-15T10:11:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T15:11:13","slug":"baltimores-plan-to-stop-squeegee-kids-fails-instantly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimores-plan-to-stop-squeegee-kids-fails-instantly\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore&#8217;s Plan to Stop &#8220;Squeegee Kids&#8221; Fails Instantly"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbaltimores-plan-to-stop-squeegee-kids-fails-instantly%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1806317&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/squeegee-1110x740-1.webp\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>As we\u2019ve covered here extensively in the past, the City of Baltimore has been plagued for years by an army of so-called \u201csqueegee kids\u201d (Many of whom are not). \u201ckids\u201d at all) who extort money from commuters at intersections in the city\u2019s downtown area. People who refuse to pay the extortionists often face violence or vandalism. Brandon Scott, the new Baltimore Mayor, said on the campaign trail that there would be a plan to end this practice and find a way to stop it. \u201chelp the squeegee workers.\u201d When it was finally revealed, the plan. <a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/jazz-shaw\/2022\/11\/06\/details-of-baltimore-squeegee-kids-plan-are-widely-panned-n508550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It was widely panned<\/a> He was a useless sop to public anger. He would establish \u201cno squeegee zones\u201d Have the police assist the perpetrators to find other productive work.<\/p>\n<p>The plan was implemented this week. Many downtown intersections were decorated. \u201cNo Squeegee Zone\u201d Police and signs were posted in the area to check the results. The results were <a href=\"https:\/\/foxbaltimore.com\/news\/city-in-crisis\/squeegee-kids-return-to-no-squeegee-zone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It was exactly what many critics had hoped for<\/a>. The majority of the \u201csqueegee kids\u201d ignored the signs and kept doing what they\u2019d been doing all along. (Fox News Baltimore)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>For the second day, squeegee kids were hustling drivers in the city\u2019s new \u201cno squeegee zones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After signs were placed banning squeegee-kids, the intersection at Pratt Streets and President Streets was abuzz.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s one of the city\u2019s six new zones which are part of the city\u2019s crackdown on squeegee activities.<\/p>\n<p>But, some kids seem to be ignoring the ban.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This was not going to happen. \u201cban\u201d It was designed by the Mayor and displayed the same attitude. He kept talking about it. \u201csqueegee workers\u201d As if they were actually there \u201cworkers\u201d Doing real jobs and needing help finding work. They have been told by the police not to arrest them unless they are involved in violent crimes. The police would simply pick them up and drive them to another location before dropping them off.<\/p>\n<p>As you would expect, this wasn\u2019t any sort of deterrent. They knew that they would not be punished for their actions and just kept going with their normal routine.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s been more than enough of the \u201cprovable acts of violent crime\u201d referred to above to be around on these corners. One 15-year old is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/jazz-shaw\/2022\/11\/21\/amazingly-baltimore-squeegee-kid-murder-case-to-remain-in-adult-court-n512608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In the process of being tried<\/a> A driver refused to pay the extortion. Drivers who refuse to hand over money have also been hurt or their vehicles damaged. As I already said, it\u2019s an extortion racket, plain and simple.<\/p>\n<p>The Mayor appointed Dr. Audrey Bundley to manage the new squeegee program. Reporters asked her whether she knew about or cared about this new program. She replied, &#8220;Yes.&#8221; \u201cI think that they are aware but sometimes when you\u2019re aware and still hungry, you make choices.\u201d Bundley continues to make excuses, just like Mayor Scott. \u201cworkers\u201d This situation should be treated as a social justice project, rather than the obvious crime wave it is.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News heard from a representative of the affected communities that it was time for the police to arrive soon. \u201cstep up enforcement.\u201d That\u2019s putting it mildly. These \u201ckids\u201d They do not perform any work requested. If people want their windshields cleaned, they\u2019ll go to a gas station. Even if you\u2019re looking for some ad hoc work, you ask the person if you can do the work for them first. You don\u2019t just start doing it unbidden and then demand money. That\u2019s not employment. It\u2019s extortion. It must be stopped by the Mayor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we\u2019ve covered here extensively in the past, the City of Baltimore has been plagued for years by an army of so-called \u201csqueegee kids\u201d (Many of whom are not). \u201ckids\u201d at all) who extort money from commuters at intersections in the city\u2019s downtown area. 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