One Night In Baltimore: Witnessing America’s Gun Violence Crisis From A Trauma Center

[@dommiepooh85]

University is the Best Hospital in Bmore. The docs and nurses took great care of me and my premature baby. I commend the staff in shock trama and I pray not only for the victims and their families, but for the doctors and nurses mental health and dealing with death day in day out. Lastly its heart warming yet heart breaking that they have to constantly pray over these ppl after death. Prayers for my Hometown

[@silentmajority8365]

👨🏿👈👈

[@ko_djo]

I did security in that hospital, especially in the ER and shock trauma, I can write a whole book on the things I’ve seen. I truly command and salute 🫡 the medical team.

[@jasonhertzberg4818]

I have a lot of respect for security guards 🙏🏼

[@ko_djo]

@@jasonhertzberg4818 🫡

[@kamalaworth9943]

My heart, prayers and thoughts go out to ALL THE COURAGEOUS MEN & WOMEN WHO PASSED AND WHO SERVE! Thank you

[@silentmajority8365]

Now if we can only get 🍉🍉🌮🌮under control

[@economicdevelopmentplannin8715]

People are absolutely clueless about the pathology around gun violence in black American families. Slaves weren't killing each other. In the 100 years after slavery, the descendants of US slaves weren't killing each other. Black marital rates were higher than the majority and divorce was lower. Suddenly something changed, but US never addressed the change. I consult governments and businesses through workshops on this issue

[@ingothitrust5248]

I just recently worked several shifts at this department as a traveling healthcare provider; like any urban trauma center, it can get quite nutty, but the violence in this city is on another level, at least in the US.

[@tmondaro1]

Thank You Shock Trauma for all you do - Happy New Year !!

[@adrianbatts4498]

These Doctors and Nurses are the real Heroes thank you God Bless and I appreciate everything that you do

[@k333rl]

maryland has state requirements for permits for purchase, registration, permit for ccw, permit for open carry, an AWB, magazine restrictions, background checks for private sales, and red flag laws. tell me please. what's not on this list that they are pushing for would stop these crimes?

[@Drpermer]

Liability insurance for one. Criminal liability for gun owners whose guns have been used in a crime, but don't have a justifiable reason for the gun leaving their control would be another.

[@bobroberts2371]

@@Drpermer How does punishing the person that did not pull the trigger reduce gun crime? There are already laws against a gun owner selling / providing a gun to a prohibited person. What conditions would you consider unjustified reasons for the gun leaving the possession of the owner?

[@Drpermer]

@@bobroberts2371 Are there universal background checks, not nationally anyway. A most common sense regulation that 90% of Americans support, but is held up by 10%.

[@bobroberts2371]

@@Drpermer The " commonsense laws " are thrown around a lot without specifics on what they are. Background checks go through the national FBI NICS system. If you are going to bring up the supposed " show loophole ", that isn't valid. While a few states don't explicitly have requirements that a background check is required in a private sale, laws exist that the seller can't sell / provide arms to a prohibited person. If they do sell to a prohibited person, there are legal penalties with enhancements of the item is used in a crime.

[@Drpermer]

@@bobroberts2371 It's not "valid", although some states don't require them? I enjoy when someones logic falls to pieces before my very eyes. How many guns don't go out the back door of gun shows too?

[@amywernet577]

Great, keep up the reality of people being able to view this. It matters to not be able to play the out of sight out of mind game. The more times these stories are available the more often it might brake through and change a mind in the right choice category 🤔

[@silentmajority8365]

👨🏿👈👈👈👈

[@kevinjenner9502]

Aug 7 2019. Amnesty international issues Global warning to those visiting the US. Exercise caution and have a contingency plan due to gun violence.

[@silentmajority8365]

👨🏿 violence

[@Trashbagless001]

Yet we never asked Europeans to come here in the first place and we can't keep people out

[@samizdat113]

Or just don't come.

[@Brain_With_Limbs]

Don't go to cities, it's filled with crime

[@silentmajority8365]

@@samizdat113 diversity not a strength unless strength is more crime

[@samizdat113]

There is never a reason to shoot someone? I can think of a lot of good reasons.

[@stackzdollaz9508]

Average two gun shot victims a shift is crazy. And I’m from Baltimore.

[@alexstone1808]

Yeah, it's pretty rough in Baltimore.

[@silentmajority8365]

🍉🍉👈👈

[@joybracy8238]

Please God Take care of the whole World and please take care of the Doctors

[@michaelsiengo1]

Finally, somebody saying the way actually is… and that it’s gonna get worse

[@smilesandyoka]

Why do you think that is? Having more gunshot victims? Simple answer. Too many guns in circulation! Ban guns!

[@samizdat113]

Do you want to start a war? Because that's how you start a war. If you have never seen war up close and personal you have never seen gun violence.

[@mobilusinmobili8321]

Only after we ban your protesting.

[@brucecampbell4528]

Come and take them.

[@madyella-Ge]

I hope that person had a relationship with The Lord this life on earth is not eternal. If, you don’t know The Lord repent & ask Him to come into your heart to live. Pick up the Bible start reading John and seek a Bible believing church to grow in. Ask The Lord with a sincere heart to show you the way that please Him.

[@coko847]

I understand that they allowed individuals to own guns to maintain security in the less populated countryside, but I wonder why cities have relatively good police infrastructure so people can hold guns. I can't imagine being able to move without a gun in a densely populated area.

[@adriannarobeson4758]

The majority of these cities are Democratic like Baltimore have the strictest gun laws in the United States so strict that it volatile's the Constitution of America the Second amendment and it does nothing to stop violent crime and literally criminals have a much easier access to firearms than law-abiding citizens why🤔 because law-abiding citizens like in Maryland half to go through a background check, fingerprints classroom time so they can get a HQL card ( Handgun qualification license) that recently the Supreme Court knocked down because it volatile's the Second Amendment rights, and this is why criminals have a much easier access to firearms because they don't obey laws especially when they are repeated violent offenders not being prosecuted and are allowed back on the streets they know they can get away with anything, they also know they have more rights than law-abiding citizens,, something is seriously wrong and it has caused a lot a damage and these corrupt politicians need to be held accountable for this .

[@rjflores438]

I grew up in Manchester in the UK, my city of birth has a similar population to Baltimore, and we had 6 homicides in the city 2021 that were caused by gun violence. Even in our worst years back in the late 90s, when the gun homicides were triple what it is now it still would be far more peaceful that Baltimore in any given year. There are now too many illegal guns on the street, and there isn't much we can do about that issue now except protect ourselves and our family any way we can if we have to.

[@adriannarobeson4758]

Sadly Baltimore being in the state of Maryland has one of the strictest gun laws in the country that it literally volatile's the Constitution of the United States 🇺🇸 of America just recently the Supreme Court the highest court in the Nation shot down the Handgun qualification license ( HQL cards) because it volatile's the Second Amendment rights that all law-abiding citizens are required to have along with fingerprints classroom time and along with a 7 day waiting time before you can take your handgun home , criminals in these strict gun law high violent crime areas literally have easier access to firearms because for one criminals don't care about laws especially when repeated violent offenders are not being prosecuted and are allowed back out on the streets having more rights than law-abiding citizens, these gun grabbing politicians mainly the Democrats are very soft on violent crime and literally side with violent offenders and totally against law enforcement that just want to do there job but instead are told to stand down or you will have a law suit America 🇺🇸 has literally turned in to a Banana Republic third World and it's infuriating and it has to change.

[@286QAX]

When you defund the police to take away the city safety. this is what you get. Sounds like Baltimore needs to fix the city.

[@silentmajority8365]

When you don't send back defective farm labor

[@Keith_Mikell]

Dr Tom = KING. He should be sitting on a throne and having beautiful women fan him and massage his feet all day everyday. The throne made from solid gold!

[@ayannahopkins2055]

😢 😢😢

[@xevious2501]

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. in the early 2k's People chose to spare the rod. and this is the end result.

[@mhairsto24]

The child doesn't make guns, society won't loan that child $1 billion but they won't pushback on him/her getting all kinds of guns. We can't get money but we can surely get guns, HOW IS THAT SMART?? I'm going to do a documentary on the following: how guns are made, where are the guns shipped to, how guns are bought, who buys the guns and how are guns traced/not traced. This has nothing to do with parenting, it has everything to do with a society that hates each other and allows this madness to continue nonstop. People hate me because I'm black, they want me dead, they love when black people are killed. We are going to deal with these problems, gun violence is making a whole lot of people a whole lot of money 🤑🤑. I'm going to get a whole lot of money by speaking out clearly about the stupidity behind every argument for not better regulating guns. Because you (xevious2501) gave the standard, weak solution to stopping gun violence I can spend the next year working on a documentary to explain gun violence, THANK YOU. Now I gotta get to work!

[@samizdat113]

This isn't an issue of discipline. It is genetic.

[@xevious2501]

@@samizdat113 your "genetic" conclusion doesn't hold weight considering these things on this level only began in the early 2k's. the nations never saw this level of violence prior. but im guessing you too young to know this.

[@silentmajority8365]

@@samizdat113 Low IQ and an inherent proclivity for violence

[@lettersandwordsandstuffs]

@@xevious2501 it was before the early 2000s

[@silentmajority8365]

Guns are not violent 👨🏿 are

[@Drpermer]

As a compassionate person that owns guns, I am more than willing to give up some convienance(s) if it will save one life. The problem is, there are too many gun owners that are not willing to give up a single convienance even if it would save 1000 lives.

[@bobroberts2371]

Any chance you can ask the demographic committing the shootings to give up their guns since they are the ones committing the crimes? You can take all the guns away from the people that keep them for defensive purposes however, those that use them for strictly offensive purposes are unlikely to give them up, What has restricting lawful citizens from owning arms accomplished?

[@CosmicLogic-ts5vr]

Another bot probably programmed by the left at it again.

[@NIcholasparker88]

As long as blacks are still packing I too will be packing. And I advise you to do the same.

[@Drpermer]

@@NIcholasparker88 Good on you, letting your true colors fly.

[@silentmajority8365]

@@bobroberts2371 You mean sreggin?

[@nolancoates4856]

Spare the rod spoil the child 💂‍♂️✅

[@samizdat113]

Stop treating the black ones. That will lessen the work load by 90%.

[@dommiepooh85]

That's kinda harsh. Some ppl of violence are innocent bystanders.

[@samizdat113]

@@dommiepooh85 The whole thing is a result of N words to what they do everywhere they go. They aren't worth their own trouble.

[@stackzdollaz9508]

And that would mean less nurses n doctors rite? It’s bout the money

[@hangender]

Ok...and what's the point of this fearmongering?

[@filipdahlberg4420]

Fear mongering? This is reality and you need to wake up and understand it. Gun violence is destroying USA.

[@hangender]

@@filipdahlberg4420 son, everyone understands gun violence. But bringing up the issue over and over (fearmongering) again doesn't do anything

[@silentmajority8365]

@@hangender 👨🏿 violence Not one of those murders involved a ⬜⬜guy

[@AD-ys7di]

This is what happens when you don't hold criminals accountable. Quit blaming guns and voting for leftists.

[@The101Point1]

fake news and still wearing mask.

[@davidadams7370]

Cop probably did it.

[@silentmajority8365]

👨🏿 did it

[@WhateverIwannaupload]

Them hospitals are so inefficient. You got a bunch of nurses standing around and the complaint is: long hours? Tough shifts? Bro you don't even know them and if you try really hard to keep them alive it's not on you it's on the patient and/or the modern science technology.

[@filipdahlberg4420]

You really don’t know how hospitals work….

[@bobroberts2371]

Ever think that this might be new people in training?

[@dommiepooh85]

Some of those nurses r trainees or just coming out of graduation from medical school. If there happens to be more than 1 shooting trama victim they do help care for those patients but with limits

[@Abel1120]

BLM

[@NIcholasparker88]

Don’t start that nonsense!!!

[@silentmajority8365]

BLM if shot by a white cop otherwise NO