I work in the city of “Brotherly Love” but apparently the brothers didn’t buy in to that sound bite.
The newly elected mayor, Nutter, announced that the brothers were in charge, if that gives you the flavor of the emphasis on racial identity. His new Cheif of Police is Ramsey, who you will recall from failed appointments in Chicago and Washington DC.
Most of the murders are in identifiable bounded areas, although people are free to move about.
One stays out of those neighborhoods and carries when one has to go in them.
Currently under consideration are the use of “checkpoints” like they use in Bagdad and Washington DC.
Ramsey is also promoting “stop and frisk”.
They haven’t gone so far as to have Hugo Boss design new uniforms.
Thanks for the observations. I can relate to them. I was born in Philly and raised a few miles from Center City in a NJ suburb. As kids we all went to Wanamaker’s to hear the great organ recitals and did our shopping at Strawbridge & Clothier, etc. Later, I went to grad school at Penn and lived in a house on the 42nd block of Spruce Street. I’m now told by fellow alumni that this is no longer part of civilized society but the Third World. I admit I was prompted to post this article partly because of personal anger about what’s happening to our city’s and culture and also because I directly observed it taking place and was forced to be part of it. It’s been a long and horrendous experience and I hope Americans wake up to what’s happening to all of us.