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‘It’s Become Socially Acceptable’: Philadelphia Youth Fighting Back After 110 Children Injured, Killed By Gun Violence This Year
CBS News (Philly) ^ | 12/10/2019 | Greg Argos

Posted on 12/10/2019 7:39:02 PM PST by Kid Shelleen

Gun violence continues to be a growing problem in Philadelphia and more and more young people are being impacted. So far this year, 110 children have been injured or killed as a result of gun violence.

On Tuesday night, community members gathered at a town hall meeting aimed at fighting gun violence that’s striking the city’s youth. It’s become a tipping point for many young people throughout Philadelphia.

So now a few dozen young people are gathering in hopes of curbing the violence plaguing those under 18.

“We have to wake them up and get them in the rooms to hear what they have to say,” Warren Upchurch, with the nonprofit New Options More Opportunity, said.

(Excerpt) Read more at philadelphia.cbslocal.com ...


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"Socially Acceptable"; In other words urban culture has been fundamentally transformed.
1 posted on 12/10/2019 7:39:02 PM PST by Kid Shelleen
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Ghetto retards with no chance of ever becoming useful to society. I’ve been in North Philly and Chester numerous times. These “people” are never going to change and are complete trash.


2 posted on 12/10/2019 7:41:21 PM PST by EEGator
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Almost everyone in our small town owns guns, no “gun violence” here. I think urban cultures real problem is “gang violence.”


3 posted on 12/10/2019 7:42:49 PM PST by Inyo-Mono
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“Gun violence”

Those guns now have artificial intelligence and figure out how to kill—who knew?


4 posted on 12/10/2019 7:43:13 PM PST by cgbg (The Democratic Party is morphing into the Donner Party)
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These “people” are never going to change and are complete trash.

But..but...that's why we need to give up OUR guns

5 posted on 12/10/2019 7:44:40 PM PST by digger48
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50,000,000 dead children in America. Killing kids has become socially acceptable and women led us here.


6 posted on 12/10/2019 7:45:24 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Recall that unqualified Hillary Clinton sat on the board of Wal-Mart when Bill Clinton was governor)
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To: digger48

I see your point.
You are correct. :)


7 posted on 12/10/2019 7:45:27 PM PST by EEGator
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“gun violence”!

Amazing how inanimate objects can cause havoc and misery all by their lonely selves.


8 posted on 12/10/2019 7:48:56 PM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care!)
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its always the "children"...not man sized 14 yro's.....not "children" that are reading books, and going to cub scouts, and playing shoots and ladders.....

there's a diffence between what most of us consider "children" and the "children" involved in these shootings..

not that's its right, but its the truth....

9 posted on 12/10/2019 7:53:40 PM PST by cherry
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Nobody talks about gang violence anymore. It’s all caused by the guns now.


10 posted on 12/10/2019 7:54:19 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: cgbg

Smart guns


11 posted on 12/10/2019 7:58:17 PM PST by griffin
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"Is there anything we're overlooking?"

12 posted on 12/10/2019 8:06:30 PM PST by Ken H (And Epstein didn't kill himself.)
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To: cherry

Isn’t that that the truth. Hardcore teenage rapster gangbangers shooting each other with guns owned illegally and they blame it on your average law abiding gun owner. No “teens” around here shooting anyone. Just playing football and fishing for trout.


13 posted on 12/10/2019 8:06:56 PM PST by Inyo-Mono
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Fighting back with what? Guns? They are wild and no compass in life. They should be forced into military service to get some direction...and free guns.


14 posted on 12/10/2019 8:10:14 PM PST by Bommer (2020 - Vote all incumbent congressmen and senators out! VOTE THE BUMS OUT!!!)
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They’re not killed by “violence” — they’re killed by people with no self control and a huge sense of entitlement. Usually raised by single mothers. They are one reason why conservatives need their guns.


15 posted on 12/10/2019 8:11:41 PM PST by Socon-Econ (adical Islam,)
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The funny thing is - there’s zero need for anyone to get involved in any kind of social or political movement. All they have to do is provide information to the cops. Shootings in black areas go unpunished because nobody saw anything, even though they occur in busy urban environments.


16 posted on 12/10/2019 8:12:38 PM PST by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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[...] and going to cub scouts, and playing shoots chutes and ladders.....

Regards,

17 posted on 12/10/2019 8:18:40 PM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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"Socially Acceptable"; In other words urban culture has been fundamentally transformed.

Does the article ever actually say what has "become socially acceptable?"

The excerpt posted here doesn't give a clue.

Regards,

18 posted on 12/10/2019 8:19:49 PM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: EEGator

Gun violence. Like guns are violent. The left is retarded


19 posted on 12/10/2019 8:21:43 PM PST by Truthoverpower (The guv mint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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N Phila is rough. We used to like manayunk and south street


20 posted on 12/10/2019 8:22:35 PM PST by Truthoverpower (The guv mint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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