So many people were shot in Philly over the weekend that #GunViolence was the lead on the early local news. If a 16 year old is shot EIGHT times, that's a targeted hit over drugs or gangs or both. Where is the PPD gang unit? Twice as many teens have been shot in 2021 as in 2020.
Another teen was shot in the face at close range. These are not accidental shootings or kids caught in crossfire (though there have been a few of those this year). These are retaliatory hits. Treat them that way and get the PPD to act like these kids' matter, gangs or not.
Also, WHY DO ALL THESE KIDS HAVE GUNS? A teen shot a Temple student to death on Sunday as he was returning home from the Thanksgiving holiday. It was a robbery gone bad RIGHT ON CAMPUS. 2nd shooting at Temple in a couple weeks. Unnecessary gun-stoked tragedy.
Gun violence is so pervasive that you can't even get people upset about it. Y'all are just inured to it. A pregnant woman and her 7 month fetus were shot to death as she returned from her baby shower.Murder by the spouse/bf is the leading cause of death of pregnant women.
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