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Adventurous_Key3647 t1_iypue5k wrote

If you wanna get really annoyed take a look at the comments on the watchoutphilly post on Instagram. The amount of “why didn’t she fight back?! She coulda at least done something!” And “awww she’s just mentally ill”. It’s so infuriating.

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baldude69 t1_iyre1bj wrote

Sucks how trashy WatchOutPhilly has become. It was a good idea but has turned into a cesspit

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Vague_Disclosure t1_iysaz15 wrote

Is it essentailly a local version of citizen?

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baldude69 t1_iysbzra wrote

Sort of. It was made to call out dangerous individuals who had been harassing or attacking people

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H00die5zn t1_iyrl6ox wrote

I got blocked by that trash ass page for questioning some of the information they posted. They run absolutely zero checks on what they post and don’t want to have any type of dialogue.

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Adventurous_Key3647 t1_iyrvgkh wrote

I’m not sure the context of what you said but there’s way too many people accusing that the victim may have started it or it was their fault in some way. Lots of the dialogue really is just victim blaming.

As the page suggests: “a place for women to spread the word about potentially harmful people on the streets in Philly.” And it is exactly that. I haven’t seen any evidence of trying to stir panic or an agenda. Every post has been legitimate as far as I’ve seen.

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H00die5zn t1_iysvc22 wrote

My bad. Definitely had a rage response haha. It was in reference to the watchoutphilly page and the amount of victim blaming etc. They have posted pictures of people previously (then deleted upon backlash) of houseless individuals and others with mental illness and when there is the slightest pushback or chance for dialogue, you are blocked. They came off at times as “omg a crazy person!” and what some would call “basic white women”. Maybe they’ve changed but the experiences that I’ve had with them and their followers wasn’t anything to write home about.

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