Summer’s beginning: 6 dead in one day (in Philadelphia)

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER ^ | Fri, Jun. 22, 2007 | Andrew Maykuth,Vernon Clark and Art Carey

[new cruelty]

I just overheard an update on nbc10, "13 dead in one week".

[ovrtaxt]

Let me guess- Eagles fans?

[Pyro7480]

Quagmire!

[new cruelty]

Funny you say that. nbc10 lead the story with camera shots of various people (mostly children I think) crying that the war isn’t in Iraq, it’s here in Philadelphia.

[Jemian]

Six dead in one day? We need to abandon the plan and pull out.

(Psst, you RAT cut-and-runners, it is safer in Ramadi than Philadelphia.)

[dk/coro]

“Let me guess — Eagles fans?”

Hardly, mate. But one heartening note to traditional Philadelphia inner-city mayhem:

Ever fewer Democrats to sully the process —downstream !

Always a bright aspect to everything ! **S**

[new cruelty]

Ahmadinejad must be sneaking terrorist into philly.

[Pyro7480]

I grew up 30 miles south of Philly. The situation in Philly is absolutely ridiculous. Mayor Street’s administration is apparently a joke. My sister works in and around the city, and I hope she doesn’t get caught in the crime wave there.

[Pyro7480]

I grew up 30 miles south of Philly. The situation in Philly is absolutely ridiculous. Mayor Street’s administration is apparently a joke. My sister works in and around the city, and I hope she doesn’t get caught in the crime wave there.

[Pyro7480]

I grew up 30 miles south of Philly. The situation in Philly is absolutely ridiculous. Mayor Street’s administration is apparently a joke. My sister works in and around the city, and I hope she doesn’t get caught in the crime wave there.

[Pyro7480]

Sorry about the triple post.

[w1andsodidwe]

In the seventies, I was living in Des Moines and dating a guy from Philadelphia (out in the sticks to go to medical school). While there, a murder of four people took place in Des Moines. Since it was such a rare event it was all the news for days. My boyfriend was incredulous that we would make such a fuss about a few murders. I guess this is nothing new for Philadelphia

[new cruelty]

I work at Temple. Seems safe enough, though I recall last year a shooting occurred just a block off campus.

[ovrtaxt]

eh.... come again?

[silentknight]

Global Warming...:)

[Jorge]

Ever fewer Democrats to sully the process —downstream ! Always a bright aspect to everything ! **S**

A "bright aspect" to people being murdered?

Tell me that's not what you meant.

[Jorge]

I grew up 30 miles south of Philly. The situation in Philly is absolutely ridiculous. Mayor Street’s administration is apparently a joke. My sister works in and around the city, and I hope she doesn’t get caught in the crime wave there.

I grew up right outside Philly and had around 4 jobs in the city lasting several years.

I can tell you for a fact that center city is far safer these days then it was in the 70's.

[Pyro7480]

LOL!

[Pyro7480]

I can tell you for a fact that center city is far safer these days then it was in the 70's.

Well, that's good to hear. I was actually up there in February to see the King Tut exhibit at the Franklin Institute, and I felt quite safe as well, though it was probably too cold even for the criminals. ;-)

[Bringbackthedraft]

Gee I wonder if CNN will run a daily talley for Philly like it does for Iraq. Hey CNN, Which was the deadliest month for Philly?