....and maybe cities will take police violence against unarmed citizens
seriously.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's decision to pay Freddie Gray's family a
$6.4 million civil settlement drew praise and criticism Tuesday, with
some Baltimore leaders saying the move will help heal the city and
others calling it premature.

Former Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke said the settlement — expected to be
approved Wednesday by the city's spending panel — was a "very positive
development for the city."

"The mayor and her staff are trying to do all they can to heal the
wounds in the community, and this is a step in the right direction,"
said Schmoke, president of the University of Baltimore. "This settlement
will give some people in the community at least some sense of justice."