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ColdJay64 t1_ix1f1y7 wrote

How is an easily-recognizable group allowed to operate for an hour in a small area when very few other people are out on the street? Do we even have a police department?

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JBizznass t1_ix1pe3n wrote

The problems with the 26th district in Fishtown have existed way before the ‘soft strike’, covid, and Krasner and at its core is the result of how officers are assigned within districts. The 26th has 3 police service area (PSAs). Officers are assigned to PSAs based on the level of crime in each PSA. The PSA of the 26th that houses Fishtown has so much less crime than the other PSAs farther into Kensington that it means that Fishtown proper usually has zero officers assigned to it at most times. They also often get pulled into the 24th and 25th (which are home to the badlands and other bad parts of Kensington)as back up for serious incidents further reducing numbers in Fishtown. It’s important to note that this was even before the officer shortage and criminals absolutely know that they can go to Fishtown and get nicer shit with less risk of being caught (or shot by their victim) and take advantage of the police absence to commit crime with even greater impunity.

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LurkersWillLurk t1_ix1t8cv wrote

Why is police staffing such of a shit show? Honest question. I mean I can’t believe that a PSA has zero officers assigned to it but it’s true and here we are.

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AgentDaxis t1_ix4njvm wrote

Look no further than the corrupt FOP for your answer.

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sparklydude t1_ix9x1vr wrote

The department is short over 600 cops, thats not counting those on sick or injured leave too. Why would anyone want to be a cop in the city when you could work in the suburbs for better pay, less workload, and a more receptive population?

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mustang__1 t1_ix6alux wrote

If there weren't so many on sick leave there'd be more staffing....

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ColdJay64 t1_ix3mbsf wrote

Great insight, thanks! From my uninformed perspective, it seems like PPD is atrocious at allocating their resources.

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ratmoustache t1_ix1kf5y wrote

Yeah they’re just on a “soft strike” since they were told they can’t murder with impunity.

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JBizznass t1_ix1pknr wrote

The problem with police staffing in Fishtown long predates any ‘soft strike’, covid, or Krasner. See my reply above for more details.

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respondstostupidity t1_ix2tmxb wrote

And even before that they sucked at their job when they were in the neighborhood. Got off the 43 once, made it to the median on Delaware Ave. before the light turned yellow, cop whips a U-turn around the now extended overpass and tells me he could arrest me for that. For what? For standing on the median waiting for the light to turn green. Worst precinct in the city.

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