http://wjla.com/news/local/baltimore-residents-propose-3-day-cease-fire

Commentary by Justin Igger

Last week, the number of homicides in Baltimore surpassed 200, making 2017 a record-setting year for violence on the city’s streets. Mayor Catherine Pugh said she’s developed a plan to stop the violence, but hasn’t yet made it public. In the meantime, Baltimore residents are taking matters into their own hands, proposing a 72-hour cease fire that would go into effect Friday and last at least through Sunday. Erricka Bridgeford, a professional conflict mediator in Baltimore, is one of the organizers of the cease-fire, whose motto is “Nobody Kill Anybody.” The idea is to persuade shooters to put down their guns for three whole days, and remember what it feels like to make a positive decision for themselves, and for their city. Tyree Colion is on a mission to convert areas of gun violence into “No Shoot Zones.” He tries to create what he calls “invisible force fields” against violence by spray-painting messages on buildings and other structures where violence has occurred. The messages “stop shootings, first and foremost,” Colion said. “At worst, it looks like graffiti. But to different gangs, they know what this means: ‘I don’t fear police, I don’t respect anything else, but I respect this.'”

That’s real talk right there. I’m happy den a mug niggas ain’t gonna kill each other for 3 whole days. Knowmsayin. We tired of black folks killing each other for no reason.

It just don’t make no sense. Put your guns down. Fo real. Quit shootin fools for nothin. I understand if someone owe you $5 or sumpin. Or if they fucked your main babymomma. But quit killing each other for no reason. Sheeit.

I’m gonna keep it real with y’all. I’m worried one of them knuckle draggin niggas is gonna fuck up. Forget how long it been. Knowmsayin. He be high and shit. Thinkin it’s been 3 whole days already. And the “nobody shoot anybody” rule already be over. While all the other mufuckas still remember it ain’t been 3 whole days yet.

It’ll be day 1 still. Errybody just be chillin with they babymommas and shit. Not worried about gettin shot for no reason. Eatin chicken and waffles in they backyard with they homeboys. Nobody will have they straps with them. Cause they wanna follow the rules and shit. Knowmsayin.

That high ass nigga rollin around in his gramamma car. He see some niggas in they backyard just chillin. And this high mufucka open fire on they ass with the chopper. Shoot errybody in the backyard for no reason. While they eatin chicken with they babymammas. And freestylin while the females shakin they booties. Not bothering nobody at all. Nigga just spray the whole damn yard with bullets.

When they catch that nigga he be like, “I thought it had already been 3 whole days. I musta been trippin. If I had known it hadn’t been 3 whole days, I wouldna done it. But I really dindu nuffin.”

I seen this one nigga shoot a mufucka for no reason at my homeboy house. When I was locked up for not paying my child support, I seen that nigga in jail. I axed why he shoot that man. He say he dindu it. But then I told nigga I was there. I saw him do it.

He axe me if I’m a snitch. I say, “hell nah, nigga. I ain’t never snitched on nobody in my life. I put that on errythang I love.” He say, “Aight, den. I balee you. I shot that nigga for no reason. I had just stole a gun and wanted to see if it had bullets in it. So I pointed it at the back of T-Bone head and pult the trigger. That mufucka was loaded. Sheeit.”