At SubStack, I left this comment:
Hi Peggy,
Emailing me, Kevin Barrett insists crime has gone down since the 80's, but even if that's true, there is an increase in crime after Covid lockdowns, with lawlessness out of control in many cities.
I wrote to Kevin that random attacks have certainly increased, "There is a new element of fear when you can be attacked by strangers without robbery as a motive." Kevin disagrees there's a surge in random attacks.
Checking Philly news, I read that around 2:45AM on 6/19/23, at least 40 shots were fired in Society Hill, one of the city's best neighborhoods, though there's often trouble in nearby South Street. In South Philly and South Jersey, there were Mafia hits in the 80's, but those didn't have 40 shots being fired. When Salvatore Testa was killed, he was shot just once behind each ear!
I lived two blocks away from Frankie Flowers when he was killed. There were maybe six shots fired.
Now in Philly and other American cities, there are incidents with all these bullets flying, with, often, bystanders getting hit. This mayhem is new.
Linh
1 comment:
Here in NYC, life goes on despite all the mayhem. In the morning and in the afternoon, during rush hours, the subways are packed with riders going to and returning from work, almost at the pre-covid level. The streets are teeming with tourists. One can almost feel the normalcy. Of course, crimes are more rampant than before, above and underground, but what can people do? There is a life to live, and you must go out there. Just be extra cautious than before, beware of what's going on around you. But if shit happens, then shit happens. It's the chance you take living in cities, among people.
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