Speaker 1: Residents of Baltimore are so fed up with the constant
Speaker 1: killings in their city they're not taking it upon themselves
Speaker 1: to try and stop it, at least for a weekend.
Speaker 1: Erica Bridgeford, a forty four year old mother, is one
Speaker 1: of the organizers of a new citywide campaign, Nobody Kill Anybody.
Speaker 1: She and other neighborhood leaders are asking Baltimore residents to
Speaker 1: commit to a three day cease fire during the first
Speaker 1: weekend in August. So far this year, one hundred eight
Speaker 1: eight people have been murdered in the city. Miss Bridgeford
Speaker 1: has a personal stake in the effort. Her brother was
Speaker 1: killed and his killer was never brought to justice. The
Speaker 1: nobody kill Anybody slogan has been printed on T shirts,
Speaker 1: community meetings have been held, a Facebook page, and a
Speaker 1: website have been created. The website says the ceasefire is
Speaker 1: the product of Baltimore residence not only being exhausted by homicides,
Speaker 1: but believing that Baltimore can have a murder free weekend
Speaker 1: if everybody takes responsibility. To date, six people to pledge
Speaker 1: not to kill anybody during the ceasefire weekend, including some
Speaker 1: of the young men who hang out on Baltimore Street corners. Now,
Speaker 1: for years that liberal political class is called conservatives mean
Speaker 1: spirited for saying people should take responsibility for their own lives. Now,
Speaker 1: I guess things are so bad in Baltimore that asking
Speaker 1: people to take responsibility appears to be the only optional left.
Speaker 1: Can you believe a cease fire in an American city
Speaker 1: on a weekend