I try to avoid posting on Phillyblog while I’m at work, but this is just too much.

An officer was shot this morning, when he walked in on a robbery-in-progress at a North Philadephia Dunkin Donuts. This is an awful tragedy, especially because another officer was shot last night. Here is what our police commissioner had to say about the matter:

Thanks, Sylvester. One of the first people who should realize that “we’ve got a gun problem” – and DO something about it - is the police commissioner. And yet, the buck is passed.

You can read the full story at the Inquirer website, including our mayor’s appalling attempt to blame Phila’s crime on the federal government.

November 6th cannot come soon enough.