Recent comments in /f/philadelphia

harbison215 t1_j9ty0pm wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in 4 teens, 1 woman injured in shooting in Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion section by bulbous_mongolian

I don’t consider gun owners to be enemies. I honestly don’t own guns, never felt the need to have one and wasn’t brought up around them. I’ve lived 40 years without ever having or feeling like I need a gun.

With that in mind, I believe it’s on responsible gun owners to want for our national situation with guns to be solved. It’s not a great position for normal people to be in where they have to basically defend what feels like a free for all for violent criminals. I don’t understand the logic of the rationale of a mindful gun owner that sees how we do things and the resulting culture of violence and crime and shrugs their shoulders like “na we shouldn’t change anything.” If guns were my thing and a part of my daily life, I think I’d be even more vocal about having more common sense. Instead of getting defensive, the true rightful gun people should get offensive and proactive, not drag their feet. That’s just my opinion.

Edit: I think responsible gun owners arguing against any new reform is the best case for banning all guns. If even the most responsible gun owners lack a rational thought process when it comes to these weapons, then maybe the cause is lost and the only solution should be no more guns. Like I said, I think it would behoove common sense, responsible gun owners to have a more pragmatic view on gun laws and possible reform, rather than just kicking and a screaming the moment it’s brought up.

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BroadStreetRandy t1_j9tx6k9 wrote

Reply to The fight to succeed Darrell Clarke as Philly City Council president has already started: ‘It’s pandemonium’ by nayrb1523

>Also like Clarke, those four lawmakers have been highly focused on neighborhood concerns on Council rather than ideological pursuits. They would likely continue Clarke’s practice of defaulting to the wishes of district Council members on local issues, a tradition known as councilmanic prerogative.
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>District Council members enjoy a less chaotic path to reelection and tend to stay in office longer. Consequently they have maintained a decades-long stranglehold on the Council presidency. Council has not had a president who was an at-large member since Paul D’Ortona in the 1970s.

It writes itself.

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Unfamiliar_Word t1_j9twop4 wrote

Reply to The fight to succeed Darrell Clarke as Philly City Council president has already started: ‘It’s pandemonium’ by nayrb1523

Kenyatta Johnson as City Council President. Oh Heeeeeellllllll no! That's a nightmare scenario.

I would prefer that one of the members of the City Council elected at-large be made its President, because they are less beholden to the degenerate pathologies of the members elected from districts. That possibility seems unlikely to be realized.

I think that the city's political system needs to be radically reformed, but that is probably not practical.

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behls16 t1_j9twg91 wrote

Reply to comment by FormerHoagie in 4 teens, 1 woman injured in shooting in Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion section by bulbous_mongolian

I could do a better job but I make 50% more than a cop and have a job I love. Why would I become a pig? Just because I won’t become a cop doesn’t mean I can’t want a more efficient and effective service. I hate that my mechanic takes too long but it doesn’t mean I should become a mechanic.

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HotSeamenGG t1_j9tvva0 wrote

Reply to comment by BigDeezerrr in 4 teens, 1 woman injured in shooting in Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion section by bulbous_mongolian

Prob have an unstable home life, no hope for a better future. Only thing they feel like they do have is their current rep and respect of their peers and would kill for it. Long term gains is hard to keep in sight when you could die tomorrow so they live fast, die young.

Not saying it's right, but when all your peers are in on it and there's no good role model present... I get it.

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