>But their neighborhood wasn't as attractive as the Ricks might have liked. Most of their neighbors were renters, and many didn't take care of their properties. "Our house stuck out like a sore thumb, because it was maintained," Corey said. The neighborhood was considered low-income, Janine noted. Today, the typical household income in the Ricks' Darby neighborhood is about $33,000, and more than one third of residents live below the poverty line.

Why is this glossed over? It sounds like they have the nicest house on a block full of crappy ones. Was the $130k house purchased by an all cash investor or via mortgage? I don't doubt that there is some racial bias in appraisals, but I think it is easier to point out in neighborhoods where the majority of residents display pride of ownership.

In marginal neighborhoods like this, I don't think you can do "1 mile", comps where values can easily vary block by block. I think the bigger problem is buying a primary residence in a neighborhood where the majority of people can't afford or choose not to maintain their house.

Businessman allegedly carrying 60k in a briefcase. I doubt this was random.

https://6abc.com/philadelphia-business-owner-attacked-frankford-robbery-ditman-street-philly-attack/12484462/

I see now, I was thinking you meant the opposite 🤦‍♂️

How is that an example? You're comparing the required resentencing of a juvenile lifer who already spent 40 years in jail to someone who got a slap on the wrist. My point is, is she going to give the exact same sentence for ALL first time offenders convicted of manslaughter? I seriously doubt a poor person with a public defender would receive the same leniency. "Voluntary Manslaughter where a deadly weapon was used is a minimum of 54 months and a maximum of 72 months."

Secondly

>Before his resentencing hearing in 2018, his lawyer had worked with the Philadelphia district attorney’s office to negotiate a 29-year-to-life sentence. The judge, however, disagreed. “I cannot discount two lives,” said Judge Barbara McDermott after rejecting the negotiated sentence. “I believe in proportionality in a sentence.” Her sentence, 35 to life, will make him eligible for parole at the age of 52.

But it's perfectly fine to "discount" the life of someone killed by a police officer?

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/05/progressive-prosecutors-judges/589222/

>The penalty fell far below state sentencing guidelines for the voluntary manslaughter conviction that a jury handed Eric Ruch in September, in what prosecutors are calling the first conviction of an officer for an on-duty killing in recent city history. But in sentencing him, Common Pleas Court Judge Barbara McDermott said that Ruch, 34, had demonstrated good behavior since he was charged two years and she believed a longer sentence would not offer him any rehabilitation.

>”Nothing he is going to do in prison is going to make him a better person,” McDermott said, to a courtroom packed with family, friends, and colleagues of both Ruch and Plowden.

>McDermott suggested she would have let Ruch walk out of court with no prison time would it not diminish the severity of the voluntary manslaughter charge, which can carry up to 20 years in prison.

It'd be interesting to see how often she exercises such discretion when sentencing other folks.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-night-of-wigs-and-wishes-tickets-394643147277?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Oh you're the owner? I thought you were just a random person walking down the parkway.

Are there no cameras along there? I doubt anyone would do anything, but at least we'd see the person/people responsible.

The Sherriff's office has been a dumpster fire for years. It's almost as if being involved in something illegal is required to get a job there.

So many folks/protestors who act like they were actually there that night. Yet you never hear a peep from the man's brother who was actually there. How many times did he fail to appear at court hearings over the years? The guy chose to be a ghost instead of fighting for his brother's "innocence".

What dilemma? The law is pretty clear. Funny how Curtis sees nothing wrong with ignoring state law, but has a problem with the courts ignoring "city council law".

>There are also instances when a law may go unenforced because of intergovernmental disputes about whether it was within Council’s authority to pass it in the first place. This is when matters get hairy. The entity tasked with implementing that legislation has to make a choice: Should they err on the side of legal caution, opting not to enforce that law? Or should they enforce the law, possibly provoking a lawsuit? Majority Leader Curtis Jones Jr., representing the 4th Council District, is now mired in this dilemma.

>In 2019, he passed a bill that sought to establish the Philadelphia Gun Violence Protection program, allowing courts to temporarily seize firearms from those who are a danger to themselves or the public. But Jones, joined by 10 other Council members, recently passed a resolution scolding the courts for not implementing the Philadelphia Gun Violence Protection program — likely because state law preempts Philadelphia from implementing its own gun regulations. Frustrated by the courts’ inaction, Jones blasted them during Council’s first in-person session, saying, “You will not just say ‘I don’t like City Council’s law, I’m going to ignore it.’”

What time did you get them? Per this article, mostly moldy ones were left later in the day. And wow, they gave away 300k in less than 3 hours.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/avocado-free-giveaway-fdr-park-philadelphia-20221019.html

>Those who got there past 3 p.m. were met with heartbreak and an overcast sky. There were some moldy avocados left, but volunteers discouraged grabbing those. “I may come back tomorrow,” said South Philly resident Crystal Rose. She found some avocados that were edible — they had some moldy stems but were good on the inside— but she’s hoping to grab more for her breakfast.