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Title: Philly Seeks 10,000 Men to Guard Streets
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URL Source: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070913/D8RKQJ2O0.html
Published: Sep 14, 2007
Author: MARYCLAIRE DALE
Post Date: 2007-09-14 10:08:57 by noone222
Keywords: None
Views: 435
Comments: 29
Philly Seeks 10,000 Men to Guard Streets Sep 13, 5:18 PM (ET) By MARYCLAIRE DALE (AP) Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson is seen in Philadelphia, April 2, 2007. The... Full Image Google sponsored links Prepare to be Shocked - Millions have already taken this amazing test. What's your RealAge? http://www.RealAge.com Fear No Man - Discover What The Martial Artists & The Army Don't Want You To Know http://www.TopSecretTraining.com PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The city's embattled police chief, acknowledging that police alone cannot quell a run of deadly violence, has called on 10,000 black men to patrol the streets to reduce crime. Sylvester Johnson, who is black, says black men have a duty to protect more vulnerable residents. He wants each volunteer to pledge to work three hours a day for at least 90 days. "It's time for African-American men to stand up," Johnson told the Philadelphia Daily News, which first reported the story Wednesday. "We have an obligation to protect our women, our children and our elderly. We're going to put men on the street. We're going to train them in conflict resolution." The program's backers include Dennis Muhammad, a former Nation of Islam official who has been hired by police departments in Detroit, Syracuse, N.Y., and other cities to conduct community-sensitivity training. Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-largest city, has nearly 1.5 million residents, 44 percent of them black. It has notched 294 homicides this year. More than 80 percent of the slayings involve handguns, and most involve young black males. Johnson plans to introduce the "Call to Action: 10,000 Men, It's a New Day" program on Oct. 21, three months before his planned retirement. "He won't get anywhere near that number. If he gets 1,000 people, it will be great," said Heather DeRussy, who leads a local Guardian Angels chapter that has recruited just seven members in the past two years. Given its size, the group focuses on a single north Philadelphia park plagued by prostitution and drug use. DeRussy lauded Johnson for his effort but said she fears the volunteers will find it dangerous to patrol their home turf. "In their own neighborhoods, with the 'Don't snitch' mentality, they're kind of putting themselves in harm's way, because there are going to be people who disagree with what they're doing," DeRussy said. The men who join Johnson's program will not carry weapons or make arrests but will instead emphasize conflict resolution, similar to the Guardian Angels' ground rules. Police in other cities have hired Muhammad in recent years to provide sensitivity training to officers and community members, but it was not immediately clear whether any have deployed a volunteer patrol force. Johnson, who had led the police department for seven years, appears increasingly frustrated by the daily gun violence. He and other city leaders have blamed the Legislature for not passing gun-control measures. Mayor John F. Street, whose term is up at the beginning of 2008, has voiced support for the program, but it was not clear whether he would become involved. His office did not return a call for comment Thursday, nor did Johnson's office. Street and Johnson have both endured withering criticism from frustrated residents and community leaders who say they should do more to halt the violence. One gun-violence researcher said the idea of putting citizens on patrol had the potential to show children that adults care. "A steady exposure to violence just creates this toxic environment for children and youth. As adults, we don't want them to think they have to handle it on their own," said Rose Cheney, executive director of the Firearm and Injury Center at the University of Pennsylvania. "If, by putting people out there - not just as a town watch, but as resources who connect them to what they need from adults - that can be very promising," she said. --- On the Net: http://www.10000menphilly.com/
Poster Comment: 10,000 "mo" criminals on da street ! Da Fox be guardin da henhouse !!!
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#3. To: Sylvester Johnson (#0)
Sheesh, good luck with THAT program, Brainiac.
I suggest we build a high fence around Filthydelphia, throw in a little red meat on the first of each month.
They already do...they're called 'welfare checks'.
LOL Thats what I was referring to, just wanted to add something to it. Here in the hills we are getting a few blacks from Filthy that are moving out due to fear. However, ALL are welfare people, ALL.
Thought as much when I saw 'first of the month...' I drove through Philadelphia back in the 60's, and that was enough for me. Haven't been there since...
You scare easily. In the sixties Philly was still real nice. You must be a chickenshit. Go park your car in Camden at night and go for a stroll. Or 98th Ave. in Oakland. That will give you an education. Might hurt a little though.
Oh, puh-leeeeze. I used to visit the Bronx with an old girl friend back in the 70's...been to the south side of Chicago and visited Nashville on a warm summer night at 4 in the morning. Lived in Washington and Balitmore. I know Philly is a lot worse now than then; but it was still a shithole back in the late 60's.
What part of the Bronx? I can remember when the Grand Concourse was really something. Boston Post road was always fun especially when it rained and the bricks got slick. Truly sad how the East coast cities have turned into ghettos. Even back then the change when you crossed from the Bronx to Westchester was like going from San Diego to Tijuana. Relax I was kidding about the chickenshit comment.
Not sure...it was the part that looked like Dresden circa 1945. (Was that all of it? A few blocks from the park...) My then girl friend bought a new Camaro, and we decided to drive to New York to see her relatives. She was half Puerto Rican; relatives were full-blooded...they lived in the Bronx. I remember the smell of stale urine climbing the stairs to her aunt's apartment. They sat me down in a chair by an open window, handed me a gun, and told me to wave it at anyone approaching her car. Only happened once; waved the gun; they moved on. Visited some other relatives in nearby Pelham(?)for Thanksgiving...they lived in a high-rise. Not a traditional Thanksgiving, but one hell of a feast...plantains; the whole nine yards. To this day; I still love New York...the shopping; the great food. Took my next girl friend (now my wife) to the City when she was eighteen. Bought some killer sandwiches at the Coliseum Deli; crossed the GW Bridge, and chowed down in a rest area overlooking the Hudson from the west. She was thoroughly impressed. :-) Relax I was kidding about the chickenshit comment. LOL...better a LIVE chicken than a DEAD duck. I have very thick skin. You're right about the cities...a sad loss that future generations will never be able to experience like we did.
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestSylvester Johnson, who is black, says black men have a duty to protect more vulnerable residents. He wants each volunteer to pledge to work three hours a day for at least 90 days.
#5. To: Esso (#3)
Sheesh, good luck with THAT program, Brainiac.
#7. To: Cynicom (#5)
I suggest we build a high fence around Filthydelphia, throw in a little red meat on the first of each month.
#8. To: who knows what evil (#7)
They already do...they're called 'welfare checks'.
#9. To: Cynicom (#8)
Thats what I was referring to, just wanted to add something to it.
#12. To: who knows what evil (#9)
#14. To: willyone (#12)
#22. To: who knows what evil (#14)
#29. To: willyone (#22)
What part of the Bronx? I can remember when the Grand Concourse was really something. Boston Post road was always fun especially when it rained and the bricks got slick. Truly sad how the East coast cities have turned into ghettos. Even back then the change when you crossed from the Bronx to Westchester was like going from San Diego to Tijuana. Relax I was kidding about the chickenshit comment.
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