Official Greater Philadelphia Area Crime Thread (chamber, violent crime, house)

[Redddog]

Originally Posted by cpomp

At least Larry gets fired up about something...

DA Krasner denounced a judge’s decision to dismiss charges against two police officers charged with beating a man with special needs

https://www.inquirer.com/news/police...-20220222.html

(I'm not making fun of the story, but poking fun at how passionate Larry is about this incident, more so than widespread crime and homicides).

Policies aside, could that moron look any worse than he does right now?

It's shocking to me that a guy who has the public image that Krasner has, even sniffed getting re-elected. Where the hail is the disconnect?

[henrychen]

Originally Posted by Redddog

Yeah. It's ugly out there. There's no way around that right now.

I moved into the city in 2015. Our realtor's sister was dating a high ranking cop in town and he was hanging out infront of the realtor office when we signed. I remember him saying that they had a hiring crisis back THEN.

I wouldn't want to be a cop right now, either. You have a bunch of people looking to lock you up, wanting to put you out there in compromising positions and at the same time demanding more of you and holding you responsible for the explosion in crime across the country.

When ya'll were screaming to defund the police, what exactly did you expect that to look like?

Usual caveat: I'm not a republican. I'm a moderate democrat that is embarrassed with the situation.

Maybe it's time you became a Republican. There's no shame in making better personal choices as you age. Don't wait for a mugging and a beating to make the change.

[henrychen]

These are the people in your neighborhood, in your neighborhood, in your naaay-bor-hood:
https://6abc.com/center-city-philade...rket/11595115/
Center City, 12th and Market.

[Duderino]

Originally Posted by henrychen

Maybe it's time you became a Republican. There's no shame in making better personal choices as you age. Don't wait for a mugging and a beating to make the change.

Don't be so simplistic. Crime waves happen regardless of which politician is in office and regardless of the political rhetoric. This is a problem that has been building for decades, and frankly no one really has all of the answers to fix it. The solution absolutely as to be multi-faceted and addressed from every single angle: schools, neighborhood conditions, employment, accountability for criminal activity, restricting access to guns--all of the above.

This situation is far, far more complex and challenging than whether the people in power have an "R" or "D" next to their name. Often by conservatives' admission, criminals don't have regard for literally anything other than themselves, so why would they care if there's a "law-and-order" DA in power? Your presumption is that they fear consequences. News flash--they don't.

We'd all be better off the sooner we recognize that instead of taking politically-motivated potshots all the time to fit your one-sided Fox News narrative.

[Redddog]

Originally Posted by Duderino

...Your presumption is that they fear consequences. News flash--they don't.

.

This. These kids don't think they're gonna make it to having a wife, kids and a good job. They think they're gonna get popped - and before they make 30.

None of these kids are pointing a gun at a target and stopping to contemplate "Wait. Is this the right life choice right now for me? I really don't want to go to jail. It's difficult to land a job with a felony carjacking on my resume." No.

[MarketStEl]

Originally Posted by henrychen

These are the people in your neighborhood, in your neighborhood, in your naaay-bor-hood:
https://6abc.com/center-city-philade...rket/11595115/
Center City, 12th and Market.

Um, not really: This looks like an assignation that unfortunately went south.

That doesn't fall into the category of random crime that sets teeth on edge.

[henrychen]

Originally Posted by Duderino

Don't be so simplistic. Crime waves happen regardless of which politician is in office and regardless of the political rhetoric. This is a problem that has been building for decades, and frankly no one really has all of the answers to fix it. The solution absolutely as to be multi-faceted and addressed from every single angle: schools, neighborhood conditions, employment, accountability for criminal activity, restricting access to guns--all of the above.

This situation is far, far more complex and challenging than whether the people in power have an "R" or "D" next to their name. Often by conservatives' admission, criminals don't have regard for literally anything other than themselves, so why would they care if there's a "law-and-order" DA in power? Your presumption is that they fear consequences. News flash--they don't.

We'd all be better off the sooner we recognize that instead of taking politically-motivated potshots all the time to fit your one-sided Fox News narrative.

Don't be so defensive. The Democrats created this mess. Own it.

[henrychen]

Originally Posted by Duderino

Don't be so simplistic. Crime waves happen regardless of which politician is in office and regardless of the political rhetoric. This is a problem that has been building for decades, and frankly no one really has all of the answers to fix it. The solution absolutely as to be multi-faceted and addressed from every single angle: schools, neighborhood conditions, employment, accountability for criminal activity, restricting access to guns--all of the above.

This situation is far, far more complex and challenging than whether the people in power have an "R" or "D" next to their name. Often by conservatives' admission, criminals don't have regard for literally anything other than themselves, so why would they care if there's a "law-and-order" DA in power? Your presumption is that they fear consequences. News flash--they don't.

We'd all be better off the sooner we recognize that instead of taking politically-motivated potshots all the time to fit your one-sided Fox News narrative.

Don't be so defensive. The current crop of Democrats created this mess. Own it.

[henrychen]

Originally Posted by MarketStEl

Um, not really: This looks like an assignation that unfortunately went south.

That doesn't fall into the category of random crime that sets teeth on edge.

Um, yeah, really. I know what went on here. But dont think for a second that these thugs weren't going to one way or another find a victim in Center City. These people ARE roaming Downtown.

[MPK21]

Originally Posted by cpomp

At least Larry gets fired up about something...

DA Krasner denounced a judge’s decision to dismiss charges against two police officers charged with beating a man with special needs

https://www.inquirer.com/news/police...-20220222.html

(I'm not making fun of the story, but poking fun at how passionate Larry is about this incident, more so than widespread crime and homicides).

Because it involves Kranser's #1 enemy: cops, and particularly white cops.

This topic will always get Larry revved up, complete with waterworks for the cameras. I think he can even get into ''black preacher testifying'' mode...and it's really cringe.