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Old 03-01-2005, 10:55 AM
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Default Same stories over & over - Philly's "troubled"

How often is this the story in West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, Camden, Kensington, etc...

From the Inky about a man who was shot yesterday in West Fairmount. How often have we heard this scenerio: 20 year old high school drop out, unmarried teenage pregnant girlfriend, beef with another group.

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She said her son dropped out of high school last year but had been in an ongoing fight with a group of other teens. She was planning to talk to police.

It was unclear whether Jenkins was in the car with his younger brother when he was shot. He was too distraught to talk to a reporter yesterday, his mother said.

James Stanford's fiancée, Courtney Thompson, 18, said through tears that she is four months pregnant with his child.
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if you look at a population pyramid of such areas, it's amazing how you see a huge decrease in males aged approx. 17-25 (as opposed to females). it's like looking at a post-WWI pop. pyramid for france (well not quite, but you get the point).
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Nature always finds a way for stupid people to lower their own population.

"Tribal Warfare" has been one of these ways for, oh, about a millenium or three.
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Nature always finds a way for stupid people to lower their own population.

"Tribal Warfare" has been one of these ways for, oh, about a millenium or three.
Bingo! Darwinism!
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