We're the only first-world nation this diverse

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As others have pointed out, better policing would go a long way in addressing violence like this. I'll also add that more investment and development in neighborhoods like this is also critical, otherwise the poor areas stay poor and this bullshit continues. Incentivize development in these areas, spread the dollars around instead of pumping it into a handful of places. A good neighborhood surrounded by blight is not a sustainable model for a city - we've seen this across the country over the course of decades at this point.

Maybe I need a catchphrase; "mandatory development" or something

They’re supposed to be walking beats. They never went away, the districts just got lazy.

Jeez I just did and I know how they get paid that much now cuz I’m paying over 5k in school taxes

Underclass minority groups form gangs in almost every country on the planet.

The owners of the charter schools also tend to have a separate company that packages curriculum, then uses the tax funding they siphon from the public school district to buy the curriculum packages from themselves.

Check out Vahan Gureghian and CSMI.

Lol this isn’t the argument you want to make here.

we actually are one of the only countries with a very large minority population kept in perpetual under-class status by systemic racism, which inevitably leads to high gang violence

Really need to bring back foot patrols and cops walking a beat imo. Getting ingratiated with the community and being present in neighborhoods not playing candy crush in their cars.

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that map is incredible. Can't imagine that's a function of the city but if it is where can I find more info?

You have a point. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.

Until the priority is placed upon solving violent crimes, making arrests and presenting solid cases, this will continue to happen. This "dope on the table, guns on the twitter, stop and frisk" attitude does not and will not get the job done. The department needs to shift to call response, foot patrols, bike patrols, community engagement, and HEAVY on investigations and the capacity to conduct them in a modern, successful way.

The issue is, of course, fat boi mcnesby and the majority of the police department that agrees that krasner is the problem and they're "doing their jobs well-when they're 'allowed' to do them". That, plus the police contract severely limits personnel reassignment etc, and the commish/mayor/brass do not have the intelligence or fortitude to even make the basic realignments necessary, nor the vision or ability to call for the forensics, the cameras, and the tech needed to successfully catch these murderers.

MANDATORY 4K

>That obviously puts a massive strain on the school system. Does that really seem all that bizarre and dishonest?

Yes, I think it's dishonest to pretend that the schools are "underfunded" when they are funded at the same/similar dollar amount as other schools or to pretend that poor kids need to have double or triple the amount of money spent on them as non-poor kids.

I don’t think it’s just the area. I’m out in the burbs where there’s not a lot of accidents and just had a spike. I suspect they’re doing what every company is doing and raising prices and blaming it on inflation…

Geico tried raising my 6 month premium 30% last cycle with no changes or new claims. Nothing to do about it but shop around.

Insurance has always been expensive in philly, literally everyones insurance rates are going up, AND you chose to buy a car thats notoriously expensive to fix. What did you think would happen??? 😐 lol

My car doen't have a dick, but if you have some sort of seat add-on for when you drive 3 blocks for groceries send me an amazon link

The poverty rate in Philadelphia is 23%, it's 3% in lower merion. Average household income in LM and median salary are double that of philadelphia. That obviously puts a massive strain on the school system. Does that really seem all that bizarre and dishonest?

Have you tried Erie? I’ve called several agencies and Erie is knowingly one of the most affordable car insurances in the area

you're right, there are a few other countries that have extremely high levels of gang violence and where everybody is armed. We're in great company with el salvador, Mexico, and Brazil

oh and btw, most of the guns in those countries were bought legally here. Not only are we killing ourselves in huge numbers, we're exporting the problem

Man I thought this said 15 shot and killed…geez

Do we?

We're the only country with gang violence?