And the only difference is a whisk of the legislative pen. I hardly think NYC is that many more times “negligent” than Baltimore, even adusting for size difference. They’re both big northeastern metropolitan areas with probably similar demographics.

Legislative failure to stop the hemhorraging in NYC is nothing less than a breach of the public’s trust. These same legislators often enrich themselves by these very lawsuits. Doesn’t federal law have “deprivation of honest services” as a violation?