PILOT SPIN
Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: Anthony on August 17, 2020, 09:29:54 AM
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So the violence and murders are justified because the thugs are poor?
As other large cities see gun violence spiking this year, Philadelphia now ranks second in total number of homicides among U.S. cities. It falls behind Chicago (433), but outpaces larger cities like New York City (227) and Los Angeles (157).
Police Chief Outlaw said the top issues driving gun violence here are:
Existing rivalries between gangs and groups;
Competition for territory to sell drugs;
“Beefs” between individuals; and
A rise in the likelihood for individuals to carry firearms.
Krasner listed poverty as a significant cause of the city’s violence, saying “Poverty equals bullets.”
https://www.penncapital-star.com/covid-19/as-gun-violence-rages-in-philadelphia-special-council-hearing-reveals-no-quick-solutions/
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So the violence and murders are justified because the thugs are poor?
I didn't get that from the quoted article. Not even close.
in the referenced article, there were several statements that I would have expect to resonate with you...not limited to:
"The broken trust between members of the community and law enforcement authorities also prevents individuals from cooperating with authorities,"
"Low bails given to those accused of shootings and firearm violations, contrary to his prosecutors’ high bail requests, was a “tremendous issue” contributing to the rise in violence, Krasner maintained."
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So what exactly does the DA mean when he says poverty equals bullets?
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So what exactly does the DA mean when he says poverty equals bullets?
one possible meaning is that poverty is as damaging as bullets (which, of course, ignores the positive uses of bullets... poverty is never good. Bullets otoh can be used for hunting, self-defense, sport).
Actually, I'd argue that poverty is more damaging than bullets.
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Poverty is largely an excuse for personal failings.
Mary McLeod was the 15th child born to a couple of ex-slaves. At 5 yrs old she was working in the cotton fields.
The woman who would become known as Mary McLeod Bethune after she got married in 1898 was the only African American woman to help the U.S. delegation that created the United Nations charter. She also created the National Council of Negro Women, directed the Office of Minority Affairs in the National Youth Administration, and became a general in the Women's Army for the National Defense.
https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/history/2020/08/14/mary-mcleod-bethunes-racial-equality-work-still-helping-daytona-beach/3319135001/
She was also a co-founder of Bethune Cookman College here in Daytona Beach.
She was successful because her parents thought it was important that she get an education.
She was toiling in the cotton fields by the time she was five years old, but a year later her parents agreed to give up the extra set of helping hands so she could go to the one-room school a few miles away. She became the first person in her family to learn to read and write.
It was a small opportunity, but she parlayed her rural South education into a career that led to her founding and running a college, and becoming an advisor to U.S. presidents, including Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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one possible meaning is that poverty is as damaging as bullets (which, of course, ignores the positive uses of bullets... poverty is never good. Bullets otoh can be used for hunting, self-defense, sport).
Actually, I'd argue that poverty is more damaging than bullets.
Did Steingar take over your body? That's not what he's saying at all. Look him up. He's communist look.
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Did Steingar take over your body? That's not what he's saying at all. Look him up. He's communist look.
There is no need to be that insulting
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