Baltimore Looking For Safer City To Host Super Bowl Parade

[skeemer]

Following the Ravens’ victory over the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, Baltimore officials confirmed Tuesday that they are currently seeking a safer, less crime-infested city to hold the team’s celebratory parade. “Though we are all excited about our Ravens bringing home the Lombardi Trophy, we must make the safety of parade attendees and the players our number-one priority—and that means keeping the celebration far away from Baltimore,” said mayor’s office spokeswoman Ganesha Martin, who noted that parade planners had proven unable to map out a suitable motorcade route within the city limits that wouldn’t lead the procession through urban neighborhoods notorious for poverty, drugs, and brutal gang violence. “We’ve been scouting out a number of cities in which fans can cheer on their victorious Ravens without putting themselves in immense danger, including Boston, New York, and Pittsburgh. Honestly, San Francisco is pretty high on our list right now, and doesn’t have nearly as many homicides.” City officials are reportedly resolved not to repeat the same mistake made in 2001, when the decision to hold the Super Bowl XXXV victory parade in Baltimore led to the near-fatal stabbing of Ravens head coach Brian Billick by a homeless crack addict 30 seconds into the ceremony.

link.

[skeemer]

Update: Ravens super bowl parade marred by floatjacking

Following Baltimore’s failure to secure funding to relocate the super bowl victory parade to a safer region, sources confirmed that the ongoing celebration has already been marred by a series of violent floatjackings perpetrated by the city’s extensive criminal population. Parade attendees said that multiple floats have been seized by packs of lawless hijackers, and many ravens players have been robbed, viciously beaten, and, in some cases, kidnapped as their floats are driven away from the parade route.

[AFKAR7]

link.

The Onion can be funny at times, not so much here.

[Eastside Terp]

The Onion can be funny at times, not so much here.

no doubt .....

1 incident, not clear if it was in anyway related to the celebration ......

Three teens stabbed, one fatally, in downtown Baltimore, police say
Juvenile dies after fight near Super Bowl parade route

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bre...,4207001.story

all in all, with 200k+ downtown everything seemed to go well......

[Nightman]

One of my high school friends on Facebook who is a Redskins fan said "What is is about Ravens and stabbing!?!" And made Ray Lewis references. Maybe its time I unfriend her.

[AFKAR7]

Again they usually do a good job but I didn't get it, maybe I'm missing the jokes in there.

[bmore_ken]

The Onion can be funny at times, not so much here.

I generally don't ever find it funny. I guess it's an acquired taste

[DColeman]

Don't care for the onion much myself. I did see a Pic on FB of some idiot who wore a Rapistburger Jersey to the parade and got Knocked out by a female raven fan allegedly. I don't know the peticulars, but a Ravens fan did help him up, once he was able to get up. Sorry, but that is the worst thing to wear, esp in Baltimore...


https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.ph...type=1&theater


Not sure if the link will work if you don't have FB. Which is no biggie really.

[Pickle20]

Someone was stabbed on Howard and Fayette while the parade was taking place. Unfortunately, they died. No one knows what the motive was, but I can take a couple of guesses.

However, the celebrations after each playoff win didn't result in any major damage or arrests.

Baltimore knows how to celebrate with class.