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Indiana_Jawns t1_j5u6d82 wrote

Reply to comment by User_Name13 in How a Philadelphia antiviolence grant improperly funneled $76,000 to city police staffers by PhillyAccount

>Like, gee I don't know, fix the roads?

I guess it doesn't matter if the streets are red with blood if there aren't any potholes. But don't forget that when the city reengineers the roads to make them safer your just complain about that causing congestions.

>Philly can't even get the buses to run on time

Philly doesn't run SEPTA, you should know this.

>A model that hasn't been proven to do what it purports to do anywhere else?

Anti violence intervention works, the fact that you keep saying it doesn't doesn't change that.

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User_Name13 t1_j5u838a wrote

>Anti violence intervention works, the fact that you keep saying it doesn't doesn't change that.

Then why were there 516 murders in the city last year?

The second bloodiest year in the city's history, but the anti-violence programs are working?

Make it make sense.

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Indiana_Jawns t1_j5u9q9t wrote

"I took cold medicine 5 minutes ago but I still have a cold! This medicine is useless!"

Because, as you know because it's been explained to you multiple times, anti-violence programs take multiple forms, Some are short term interventions and others are longer term solutions. Philly's anti-violence program is brand new and has barely had any time to show results, but you were calling it a failure from the start.

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User_Name13 t1_j5uag20 wrote

>Some are short term interventions and others are longer term solutions. Philly's anti-violence program is brand new and has barely had any time to show results, but you were calling it a failure from the start.

So how many billions will the city have to spend before these anti-violence programs can point to any tangible result?

$1 billion?

$10 billion?

I can't help but think there's better ways to use those funds in a poor city than doing the work that parents are supposed to do.

Parents are supposed to teach their kids not to engage in violence.

This goes way beyond the mandate of city government.

The fact that the city is wasting $200 million on this would be funny if it weren't so sad.

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