After an especially violent weekend in Baltimore, MD — a deadly stabbing and eight shootings — city leaders are calling for outside-the-box thinking to help solve the city’s violent crime rate.
WBALTV reports that one of the unconventional ideas being discussed, by city Mayor Jack Young, is letting people fight — with their fists — to solve their issues.
“Gun violence has been plaguing this city for the last 10 years,” said Young to reporters. “The murder rate in this city and non-fatal shootings have increased. I’m not happy with it and neither should the citizens of Baltimore.