Legislation to authorize a private police department for Johns Hopkins University may be sailing through the General Assembly in Annapolis, but its opponents in Baltimore are counter punching with gusto.

Yesterday three members of the 45th and 46th District delegations got a grilling from residents at a storefront church in East Baltimore.

“We don’t need another police force,” said Diane Corbett. “If you vote for this, you’re against us and hurting the people who live here.”

“Why is it that this bill must be completed in one year?” asked Ernest Smith, a resident of McElderry Park. “There are many levels of confusion. Why don’t we take this thing and say, ‘Hold on, let’s step back.’”

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