Philadelphia Murder Rate Skyrockets; Highest in 10 Years

A bloody, bullet-filled weekend left 11 people dead across Philadelphia, where drugs and disrespect have trumped brotherly love and the murder rate is on pace to be the highest in a decade.

The city has seen more than one killing a day this year, totaling 127 as of Monday afternoon. New York, Chicago and Los Angeles , whose populations are much larger than Philadelphia’s 1.5 million residents , have had fewer homicides this year.

The spike over the weekend was partly blamed on the first warm weather of the season. But rain or shine, Philadelphia police say the chronic problems remain the same: poverty, lax gun laws and a culture of intimidation that keeps witnesses silent , and shooters on the streets.

“It’s the community’s decision right now,” said police Capt. Benjamin Naish. “They are the people that must stand up and get angry and say, ‘Enough is enough.’”

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The majority of this viiolence is taking place in SW Philly, which everyone knows is filled with drugs. So druggies are killing each off – other than the fact that innocent children get caught in the crossfire, we should congratulate them for doing what John Street is too cowardly to do. It’s Social Darwinism – the more the druggies off each other, the better off we’ll all be.

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No matter the persons drawbacks or addictions,Nobody deserves to be shot down in cold blood. It is very sad.

YO DIS AB. PHILLY IS CRAZY

YO DIS AB. PHILLY IS CRAZY IM 18 AND REAL RAP IM SCARED
AND I BEEN HERE ALL MY LIFE AND FROM DA HOOD FOR REAL,NORTHPHILLY STRAWBERRY MANSION SECTION.

ABDUL

ITS A SHAME THAT IM THE ONLY TEEN TO POST A COMMENT
AND TO BE KEEPING IT REAL AT THE SAME TIME I CANT WAIT UNTIL THE PHILLY STREETS CALM DOWN.AND JUST TO KEEP IT HOOD >I HOLLA . OYEAH PUT DA GUNS DOWN COWARDS

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