AbsentEmpire
AbsentEmpire t1_j2epnwq wrote
Reply to comment by AgentDaxis in Commonwealth Court sides with Philly DA Larry Krasner in impeachment lawsuit by boundfortrees
They have been, they've made a record amounts of illegal weapons arrests, yet prosecution rates dropped under Krasner. Shockingly when you have a position on guns to right of the NRA like Krasner does, it tends to fuel a rise in shootings.
Philly gun arrests are on a record pace, but convictions drop under DA Krasner
More than 70 lawyers hired by Philly DA Larry Krasner have left. Some say the office is in disarray.
Under DA Krasner, more gun-possession cases get court diversionary program
AbsentEmpire t1_j2e7d1p wrote
Reply to Commonwealth Court sides with Philly DA Larry Krasner in impeachment lawsuit by boundfortrees
Cool, so rampant crime will continue unabated in the city because Krasner thinks going after illegal weapons possession is tantamount to the war on drugs.
AbsentEmpire t1_j28h33z wrote
Reply to You know that one bus driver who announces the stops and says “hold on folks!” When he makes turns in Rittenhouse? by postgrad-dep18
He's great, always brightens my day. Haven't seen in a little while though guess I've just been missing his bus.
There's another driver on the 17 in the morning who's also great, she always greets all the early morning commuters with a cheerful good morning, and knows all the regulars. Also drives hard to stay on time and make connections.
AbsentEmpire OP t1_j24y9mu wrote
Reply to comment by EnemyOfEloquence in Arson investigation underway after fire at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia by AbsentEmpire
It's actively under renovation work, so hopefully any structural damage can be quickly repaired and restored. The article says the building was saved but the archive was damaged.
AbsentEmpire OP t1_j23vkvz wrote
Reply to Arson investigation underway after fire at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia by AbsentEmpire
It takes a real piece of shit to attempt arson in general, but you gotta be an extra special level of fucked to go after a historical site like Carpenters hall.
Submitted by AbsentEmpire t3_zy5tvb in philadelphia
AbsentEmpire t1_j21o5lc wrote
Reply to comment by GlioBlastoMultiforme in Hit-and-run driver struck 3 people in Philly in same night, 1 dead by TreeMac12
We won't install them in most places in this city because they could damage the out of control car being driven by someone who's not paying attention, drunk, and or high; and who's about to plow over a person on the street and murder them.
Priorities are very clear from this city, and it's not people.
AbsentEmpire t1_j21nr30 wrote
Reply to comment by SubstantialWish in Hit-and-run driver struck 3 people in Philly in same night, 1 dead by TreeMac12
And just like with guns we don't enforce any of those laws in the city.
AbsentEmpire t1_j21muxz wrote
Document everything with photographs, monitor your foundation and look for new cracks appearing.
If you can, get an inspection done again and don't hesitate to report the site via 311 and L&I for failure to display permits or otherwise fucking up.
AbsentEmpire t1_j21mkig wrote
Reply to comment by Fattom23 in Advice for How to Protect a row house when demolition is happening next door by Fattom23
It's pretty low effort for them to send a car over to tell several people to fuck off of a site, they might actually do it.
AbsentEmpire t1_j1mf4b7 wrote
Reply to comment by RAGE_CAKES in Car thefts rising in Philadelphia. A dive into the numbers by TreeMac12
If we had such a system here it would certainly help with impounding all the cars with fake plates rolling around.
AbsentEmpire t1_j1mal6m wrote
Reply to comment by Unlucky-External5648 in Any context other than it’s really cold? Peco asking for electricity conservation. by Unlucky-External5648
No it's just the totally naive belief that we can power an industrial society off microgrids, solar, wind, fairy dust and good vibes.
AbsentEmpire t1_j1ma51i wrote
Reply to comment by sexy_wash_bucket in Any context other than it’s really cold? Peco asking for electricity conservation. by Unlucky-External5648
Well considering how cold it is outside I'm sure the thermal line limit isn't the issue.
AbsentEmpire t1_j1f398j wrote
Reply to comment by TreeMac12 in Car thefts rising in Philadelphia. A dive into the numbers by TreeMac12
They put some signs up in my neighborhood saying they were going to do it, but never did.
AbsentEmpire t1_j1emcds wrote
Sucks for that Temple student though can't say I'm surprised.
36 cars stolen a day is wild though. This really just highlights the lack of any plate reader technology in the city to go after these. In the future with built-in GPS tracking and remote shutdown commands being integrated in, I can't imagine this will be as much of an issue.
AbsentEmpire t1_j1elzen wrote
Reply to comment by JBizznass in Car thefts rising in Philadelphia. A dive into the numbers by TreeMac12
Good to know.
AbsentEmpire t1_j1elntk wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Car thefts rising in Philadelphia. A dive into the numbers by TreeMac12
You don't get towed for street sweeping, you get a $30 ticket, and the street sweeping program ended in Nov and won't start again until next summer.
Highly doubt that there was that much of a measurable increase in street works requiring courtesy tows.
AbsentEmpire t1_j1bhwn8 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Is there some kind of water outage in South Philly? by crackitty25
We should allow mixed use residential over commercial to be built there with the understanding we get the diner back.
AbsentEmpire t1_j15vt4v wrote
Looks nice. I wonder what a "relaxed" dress code is to them?
AbsentEmpire t1_j15rmlc wrote
Reply to 29-Unit, Mixed-Use Project to be Built on Broad Street Diner Site - Rising Real Estate by RoughRhinos
Shame, I liked that dinner.
AbsentEmpire t1_j0vka1w wrote
Reply to comment by NoREEEEEEtilBrooklyn in This sounds crazy but as of yesterday, we are less than 5 months away from the PA primary and the winner of the mayoral race will be the 100th mayor of the city of Philadelphia. November is an afterthought. The more candidates that run, the winner may snag it with just a one percent difference. by joeltheprocess76
Rhynhart is the way, I don't think anyone else has the experience, the knowledge, or desire to fix the problems the city faces.
Sadly true democracy can't be achieved without an overhaul of the election system, until that happens the most likely outcome of any election for Philly is, whoever wins the democratic primary will win the office. So it behooves you to register for the time being to have a say on who will be elected to the city government.
AbsentEmpire t1_j0ubg9q wrote
Reply to This sounds crazy but as of yesterday, we are less than 5 months away from the PA primary and the winner of the mayoral race will be the 100th mayor of the city of Philadelphia. November is an afterthought. The more candidates that run, the winner may snag it with just a one percent difference. by joeltheprocess76
We must all work together to push Rhynhart as hard as possible. She's the only candidate running who is both intelligent, lacks conflict of interest, and has the will to get the city government functioning again.
AbsentEmpire t1_j0ub8kp wrote
Reply to comment by mary_emeritus in This sounds crazy but as of yesterday, we are less than 5 months away from the PA primary and the winner of the mayoral race will be the 100th mayor of the city of Philadelphia. November is an afterthought. The more candidates that run, the winner may snag it with just a one percent difference. by joeltheprocess76
Domb would be fine as mayor, Rhynhart would be better. Jeff brown doesn't have any relevant experience.
AbsentEmpire t1_j0ub03c wrote
Reply to comment by NoREEEEEEtilBrooklyn in This sounds crazy but as of yesterday, we are less than 5 months away from the PA primary and the winner of the mayoral race will be the 100th mayor of the city of Philadelphia. November is an afterthought. The more candidates that run, the winner may snag it with just a one percent difference. by joeltheprocess76
The candidate who wins will do so with a very slim amount of votes. I'm gonna beg here and ask you to re-join the democratic party to vote in the primary to get Rhynhart across the finish line.
AbsentEmpire t1_j2eq46p wrote
Reply to comment by Electronic_Chard_270 in Commonwealth Court sides with Philly DA Larry Krasner in impeachment lawsuit by boundfortrees
I love how Krasners biggest supporters are suburbanites who don't live here.
His failure to go after guns has directly fuelled the record setting amounts of homicide and shootings, not to mention his decision to not go after shoplifting, which has directly led to a dramatic increase retail theft.
Philly gun arrests are on a record pace, but convictions drop under DA Krasner
More than 70 lawyers hired by Philly DA Larry Krasner have left. Some say the office is in disarray.