The Next Move?

The Department, at the direction of Rahm, has already restricted days off all summer. They've canceled certain teams from even having two consecutive days off for months at a time and we don't doubt days off are going to be canceled during certain weekends. Baltimore has come up with a novel idea:

• Baltimore sees multiple deadly shootings in just a matter of hours. It was a burst of violence that forced the commissioner to make a drastic move today.
  
  All uniformed officers will be on mandatory 12-hour shifts, as the city hustles to control the crime.
  
  Ava-joye Burnett reports the violence spilled over from the night into broad daylight today.
  
  After a violent night, the police department announced a plan on how to address this problem, as the Police Commissioner was angered by the violence.

A "burst of violence" is a daily occurrence around these parts.

And daylight mayhem? Got that covered!

What triggered this extreme step?

• The violence in Baltimore started Monday evening and lasted through the night. It spilled over into the middle of Tuesday and by the end of it all, at least 12 people had been shot and at least six dead.

So 6 dead and 6 wounded in 36 hours?

Chicago had 30 shot in a mere 9 hours this past weekend. And although Baltimore's kill percentage was much higher (50%), the Windy City is still averaging over 2.5 dead per day:

So take an exhausted demoralized Department and force them to work an additional four hours a day - we're sure Baltimore will be getting top effort out of their burned-out officers.