They'll section 8 the scum out to NE Philly where they can destroy another neighborhood.

Bring that up at the next Mayfair Civic Meeting and watch the response

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Originally Posted by MayfairMeat
"As if somehow if I find Geoff Jenkins attractive, then I'd also f__k a necrotic dog on the side of Cottman Ave."

Originally Posted by MayfairMeat
"......home drinking wine in a box and hauling on Parliaments." (and running up the damn gas bill)

5th and carpenter is getting a surveillance pole cam. Folks in the area of 4th and Xtian should bug Cpt. McDowell @ 3rd District to request one for that corner as well. It's not going to stop a kid from taking a pot shot at a rival, but it may help with the aftermath when every single person in the vicinity suddenly sees, hears, and knows absolutely nothing about it.

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"I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves." - Ludwig Wittgenstein

Nice outrage, but a) they are not million dollar apartments, b) the vast majority of folks living there are not "gangsta thugs", c) the majority of folks living there are working poor and so cannot be classified as "lazy, shiftless thugs," and d) people are not "shooting it out every night."

The situation (shootings and drugs) is deeply concerning, and much needs to be done about it, but getting hysterical and throwing around racial and socioeconomic stereotypes doesn't accomplish anything.

RCA has not "destroyed a beautiful neighborhood." As others have pointed out, the housing project was here long before the coffee shop crowd moved in. The beautiful neighborhood evolved around the project.

There's a lot of evidence showing that concentrating lower income, subsidized housing in one area is a big mistake, and a huge effort should be made to either improve the conditions and management of the complex or move residents to alternate, scattered residential sites so the poverty, drugs, rivalries, and mischief are not piled up on top of each other. The units could then be sold at market rate.

They're actually pretty nice units. Small with no basement, but central air and enough back yard for kids. Perfect for 1st time buyers who are not loaded enough to buy a $700,000 shoe box.

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"I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves." - Ludwig Wittgenstein

Here's a few other opinions -This is what some of the residents of that place think of where they live...
http://www.apartmentratings.com/rate...Riverview.html

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http://www.mvprolapse.com/dysautonomia.html
http://www.ndrf.org/
http://www.sjogrens.org/syndrome/

http://www.bethbrennan.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...63&ref=profile
http://www.myspace.com/o1o1o1o1

I support public executions and banning the Mummers.

How about a twofer and we publicly execute the Mummers?

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"I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves." - Ludwig Wittgenstein

You don't deserve to live here.

While sometimes annoying, I don't recall the mummers ever robbing or shooting anyone.

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"Simply put it is possibe to have convenience if you want to tolerate insecurity, but if you want security, you must be prepared for inconvenience"
General Benjamin W. Chidlaw December 12, 1954

Are we really surprised here?

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Ok, terrific!