The reason certain things are not included in inflation (or are weighted) is because they are often things that vary in price outside of actual inflation, so they do not give a good view of if inflation is actually happening. Food and gas and housing often go in strange directions price wise for many reasons other than inflation.

Inflation is not trying to measure how much people have to spend to live. There are other measures for that.

Seems really good, and I know a lot less about interpreting crime stats than people at the Hop.

Skepticism is healthy, but I think at the minimum this means we should fund them a ton more. They are so cheap compared to cops.

And these programs are so, so, SO cheap compared to policing.

They did something... according to the cops.

We are talking about that one specific instance. If you want to talk about the use of the helicopter go literally anywhere else in this thread.

I think the sign must have blown down then. Will double check on my way home today!

There is no left turn sign on the signal line, which I think is the issue. People are looking at the light not the road or the median.

Yeah. And they do a ton of research to try to help species in the wild as well.

Plus, life as a wild animal often fucking sucks so that helps me feel a bit better about it.

I am sorry to hear that, but anecdotal evidence is exactly what we should not be looking for here.

I get that they have uses, but it is not a zero sum game. How many high speed chases do we have here? What are the stats about how cars drive when being chased by cops vs helis? Is establishing perimeters and road blocks safer? How much do alternatives cost vs a heli?

Oh no I saw her when she was just a newborn.

Zoos are...complicated.

It makes cops feel powerful and the people feel like they are being watched from on high though.

I have no idea how effective or efficient heli cops are, but "because the cops said it is" is about the last reason I will ever believe because I am not Charlie Brown with a football like so many people seem to be.

You do not need a flying vehicle at all to tell kids to get out of a pool what the fuck is wrong with people?

>The police are productive

LOL. And may I add, LMAO.

My issue isn't that I know he is or is not guilty, but that there is no fucking way he should have been found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Our justice system is just so clear and easy to navigate.

Awesome!

Do you take requests? Can someone put up a left turn only sign on O'Donnell headed west past Conkling (?). There are markings on the road but the amount of times I have almost gotten side swiped by people with no idea that lane isn't going straight is disturbing.

Seems like some sort of elevated walkway would be possible sine the one side is so high.

Those mills are such a pain in the ass to get to by anything but car (and even then...)

Bring back blacksauce you monsters!

Seriously though this is one of the coolest things in Baltimore.

The people who work there are fucking great too.

>FastPark

I always use this one and have never had a reservation. Maybe at thanksgiving?

Yup. Congresses approval rating is like 20% but people elect aa lot of incumbents.

>if you're on the city council and you actually care about the city, your institutional knowledge won't be lost because you will take a job as either staff for a particular elected individual

Wow this is some of the worst logic I have read in a minute.