Baltimore Mayor Attacked by Lacheisha!

Baltimore Mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, was attacked this morning by Lacheisha Pailin-Sheffer at the Mondawmin Festival. Lacheisha poured a cup of water on Rawlings-Blake and was dragged off to jail by the Mayor's special guards.

Baltimore has been plagued by residents not paying for their water.As of March, 25,000 thirsty customers owed the City some  $40 million in unpaid bills. So Rawlings-Blake decided toturn off the spigot, leading to 150 shut-offs a day in April. 

Detroit has a problem with unpaid water bills, too.

Weird, eh?

LSP 

The City of Brass

And the heart of a beast in the place of a man’s heart was given

From the City of Brass

They unwound and flung from them with rage, as a rag that defiled them
The imperial gains of the age which their forefathers piled them.
They ran panting in haste to lay waste and embitter for ever
The wellsprings of Wisdom and Strength which are Faith and Endeavour.
They nosed out and digged up and dragged forth and exposed to derision
All doctrine of purpose and worth and restraint and prevision:
And it ceased, and God granted them all things for which they had striven,
And the heart of a beast in the place of a man’s heart was given...

You can read the whole thing here, if you like. Kipling was writing about the Empire on which the sun never set, some think he's relevant today.

Kizmet,

LSP