Crime in Philadelphia discussion (Washington: public schools, costs, suburban)

[selhars]

And there are whites who speak AAVE.......who say: axed, and baffroom, and s/he.they be doing whatever...not that I even agree with giving that a name OTHER THAN non-proper/correct English....

IF we want to discuss lack of education as a crime factor -- and I presume that's why we're even talking about Ebonics in a crime thread in the first place -- can we leave race out of it please?

I'll explore possible "social" reasons for crime just as much as the next person. But sometimes people just make unfounded excuses and people don't get the difference between correlations and causations.

The victimhood mentality is just too much to listen to sometimes.

I liked the other thread better where we just talked about the crimes themselves, and criminals being hoodlums and animals. Where's that thread? Can someone bring that back please? I want that back.

[MPK21]

Krasner had a new ''tough on crime'' minute: announcing a new carjacking unit in the DAs office.

Looks like Philly carjackings are 1,300+ in 2022 (wonder what the actual number is?).

None of this tough on crime/crackdown from the DA has to do with his impeachment proceedings..lol.

So Larry serves up distractions as if he's a tough on crime dude and, of course, has to tie his local impeachment efforts in a local office into the national issue of the general GOP ''authoritarian attack'' on democracy...lol.

Has nothing to do with the fact that, for example, homicides have increased 2017-2021 about 79% during Larry's time in office...smh (2017: 315 homicides, Krasner's 1st year in office 2018, through 2021: 562 homicides)

What's up with local pols always bringing in the national ''emotional button'' issues like global warming, abortion, and the GOP general authoritarion attack democracy...lol...because Larry is a victim of the GOP attack on democracy after all..lol...you can't make this stuff up and he says this all with a straight face like all well practiced deceivers can).

Of course people will buy into Larry's b.s. sideshow and the GOP authoritarian attack that is supposedly after him personally (there's that ego again) and not his criminal reform baloney that is costing 100s of lives in the black community that all this ''reform'' is supposed to be helping.

Better to always have a democrat DA over the ''never a Republican in Philly'' for any office mentality here.

[lpranger467]

I liked that thread also, the only thing was it was all doom and gloom with no thought as to cause/solutions.
With groupthink in mind I would like to think this thread (and other conversations on social media) will help by offering solutions for some of these issues.

I've always said its really too bad that Philly has seen such a spike, and that its moved to the tourist/CC areas. Philly is such a cool town with interesting neighborhoods and its charm is fading with these crime trends and I'd like to hope that whether it be a new commish or DA that someone could come in and tuurn things back around.

Originally Posted by selhars

And there are whites who speak AAVE.......who say: axed, and baffroom, and s/he.they be doing whatever...not that I even agree with giving that a name OTHER THAN non-proper/correct English....

IF we want to discuss lack of education as a crime factor -- and I presume that's why we're even talking about Ebonics in a crime thread in the first place -- can we leave race out of it please?

I'll explore possible "social" reasons for crime just as much as the next person. But sometimes people just make unfounded excuses and people don't get the difference between correlations and causations.

The victimhood mentality is just too much to listen to sometimes.

I liked the other thread better where we just talked about the crimes themselves, and criminals being hoodlums and animals. Where's that thread? Can someone bring that back please? I want that back.

[AshbyQuin]

Ended the year with 516

*192 marked as 'S'. 60%-70% of suspicious deaths should be 'M', bringing the total to 631-650.
https://twitter.com/MarkFusetti/stat...todli62Ej5y8BQ

Remarkably, still down from last year with either total.

[toobusytoday]

Originally Posted by selhars

And there are whites who speak AAVE.......who say: axed, and baffroom, and s/he.they be doing whatever...not that I even agree with giving that a name OTHER THAN non-proper/correct English....

IF we want to discuss lack of education as a crime factor -- and I presume that's why we're even talking about Ebonics in a crime thread in the first place -- can we leave race out of it please?

I'll explore possible "social" reasons for crime just as much as the next person. But sometimes people just make unfounded excuses and people don't get the difference between correlations and causations.

The victimhood mentality is just too much to listen to sometimes.

I liked the other thread better where we just talked about the crimes themselves, and criminals being hoodlums and animals. Where's that thread? Can someone bring that back please? I want that back.

THAT thread was hi-jacked so many times that it was closed. https://www.city-data.com/forum/phil...hread-547.html

[Redddog]

Is it me or does it seem like Philly cops are on a roll with catching some bad guys?

[thedirtypirate]

Originally Posted by Redddog

Is it me or does it seem like Philly cops are on a roll with catching some bad guys?

I have been wondering if it's a reaction to all the people being moved off desk-duty to patrols again


Number of Philly cops out injured drops 31% after Inquirer investigation uncovers abuse

[Redddog]

Originally Posted by thedirtypirate

I have been wondering if it's a reaction to all the people being moved off desk-duty to patrols again


Number of Philly cops out injured drops 31% after Inquirer investigation uncovers abuse

That's encouraging.

[thedirtypirate]

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[MarketStEl]

Hoping DeepZero AI earns its keep!