Has anyone seen the stats for murders in Philadelphia to date just this year alone? It's something like 290 already and every morning I wake to the news and the growing number overnight!

The current mayor is a joke. Come election time Philly is placing all their hope on Michael Nutter to run and win. Philly is in the lead, countrywide, for murders this year. And with no way to individually do anything about it, the locals have resorted to joking that at least "we" are no.1 in something (talking mostly about sports teams and their lack of ability to be consistent and win it all).

I don't live in Philly but am considered a suburb of it. I don't like the jokes and I especially fear the trickle down effect this behavior could have. To make light of something is to desensitize the severity. This is an extremely critical issue and Mr. Nutter IS taking it so as his top priority and platform. He has specific plans and they sound like he is on the right path. I wish him well in his difficult endeavor!

BTW Lil...I'm not surprised by the listed stastics. Michael Moore asked the question..."Why do you think America is such a violent nation amoungst itself?"

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