Michael Nutter today appeared in the Northeast with U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz to talk about crime fighting strategies, and Catherine Lucey was there to report on it.
(The Northeast location had no real significance beyond proximity to Schwartz's office.)
Casey and Schwartz pledged their support to Nutter, but mainly wanted to talk about the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, which provides grants for state and local law enforcement.
The Senate is expected to soon send a bill reauthorizing the program to President Bush. Schwartz and Casey said they feared he would veto it.
“The decision shouldn’t be to cut a program that works,” said Casey. “He’ll give $100 billion to wealthy people in a tax cut.”
Nutter agreed.
“Everyone knows crime went down in the late 90s when we had full funding for the COPS program,” he said.
Comments (19)
I grew up on a corner in Philadelphia. We had a lot of racial tension back in the sixties and seventies. Our legislator was, and still is, State Rep. Frank Oliver of North Philly. Back then, this man had a certain way of keeping the peace between the black and white neighborhood's. We had gangs with names like "The Valley",and "Norris Street". We named ourselves after the corner, where we hung. However we were just as fearful as any name, of rival gangs. The one thing that helped keep the peace, was not Frank Rizzo, standing in the middle of a crowd at Bambrey and Parrish Sts., yelling "knock off the killing". What did help, was getting leader's of gangs, together to talk. Oh Yeah, we had drugs then, and worse, we had alcohol. I still see no difference, as a matter of fact, drunks were worse than the druggies. Now, guy's like Oliver are still in office, and yet I have not heard a peep out of them. And, Schwartz, Nutter, and my dear friend Casey, are not going to stop the crime with talk of money. That money will never get into the right places to help. Giving more money to policing is not now, nor has it ever, been the answer. Our cops are turning their heads to crime in the streets, and I don't blame them. I too was a cop, for a brief time, and quit because I knew I was going to go nowhere in a town where politicas and "MONEY" where in command. The people of Philadelphia need to wake up at the polls, and elect leader's, not follower's, as police chiefs. Yes elect a commissioner, give him the money, empower him to do what is needed out there in the streets, and that is to protect and serve us, not the Mayor, not the Senator's in Harrisburg and Washington, who are mainly focused on getting re-elected from a podium, and don't even know what an alley or a zip gun looks like.
Posted by Frank Graff | October 10, 2007 6:59 AM
Listen to Graff...
Talk of money isn't going to stop crime " lol " the money never ends up in the right places , empower the commissioner and the most important thing Graff mentioned....
Folks as mayoral candidate Nutter and the Harrisburg dim-wits are mainly focused on grubbing and getting elected from a podium. Proof is happening now. lol
Posted by Jasper Zeigler Jr | October 10, 2007 8:44 AM
I also grew up on the streets of Philly, hung out with gang members, and interacted with the wine-o's, addicts, and players. And sadly, after forty years, I have to say that the streets are worse now than ever, and much more dangerous. When street gangs existed, you did have a mild degree of order and discipline. Now anything goes! The sad reality about the innercity is that most of the people there are there because they don't have the means to get out! It's sad when you live walking distance from the zoo, and can't afford to go in, or take your children;or, you're a lifetime Eagles fan and can't afford to attend a preseason game. When Michelle Obama said,"for the first time in my life I'm proud of my country", I didn't hear an unpatriotic remark, I heard a statement of frustration from an American who can't experience the America that white American have grown to love and be proud of. How much more do you think a suburban Phildelphian enjoys the city in comparison to that innercity youth who never attended a sporting event, visited the museum, or experienced anything that the media tells him connects him/her to the pride of Philadelphia! Eating a cheesesteak and a pretzel is about all most can afford. I now live in Georgia, and it's sad to hear how the rest of the workd see's your home; but I must admit that the critic are right. We need new and innovative leadership, who don't play ball, and don't mind stepping on toes, and rocking the boat!
IT'S TIME TO PUT THE PEOPLE FIRST! More police is B.S., deal with the social issues, and you won't have as much crime to police. I'd like to get a group of affluent individuals, place them in the innercity without money, food, and resources, and see exactly how long it takes them to do what's required to survive! Investing in our impoverished is a good policy. Working parents will teach thier children work ehtics, and the dignity of work. A survivor can only teach thier child survival! That is why the innercity is so dangerous. They're not bad people, just people forced to survive without the opportunities afforded to others.
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