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It's just unfathomable to think of how many lives were impacted by gun violence and my deepest sympathies go out to the loved ones of everyone affected.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
Words alone can not express the outrage, hurt, and sadness that all of us feel. Dedicated, passionate, and driven -- Tiffany Fletcher was just doing Tiffany Fletcher job outside Mill Creek Rec Center in West Philadelphia when -- in a brazen and unconscionable act of violence -- she was struck by crossfire in the middle of the day.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
Losing so many kids is just devastating. ... Keep these babies in your prayers.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
You don't know the circumstances of each and every family, and maybe there were relatives and family that needed to be sheltered, obviously, the tragedy happened, and we all mourn for it. But we can't make judgment on the number of people living in the house because sometimes people just need to be indoors.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
This is without a doubt one of the most tragic days in our city's history -- loss of so many people in such a tragic way, losing so many kids is just devastating. ... Keep these babies in your prayers.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
The volume of guns that are in circulation in our communities is at a record high, [Crime guns] join a sea of illegal and legal guns that are accessible in the heat of the moment, turning what could have stayed an argument into a homicide.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The volume of guns that are in circulation in our communities is at a record-high, [Crime guns] join a sea of illegal and legal guns that are accessible in the heat of the moment, turning what could have stayed an argument into a homicide.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I recognize that this is a very difficult time for the family of Walter Wallace Jr., Walter Wallace Jr. and for the entire city of Philadelphia. The killing of Mr. Walter Wallace Jr., Walter Wallace Jr. was painful and traumatic for many Philadelphians. This tragic and unsettling incident, along with last year's protests, underscored the urgency of many important reforms such as mental health training and crisis response resources. I am committed to making lasting reforms that will ensure that all Philadelphians have the safety and available supports that Walter Wallace Jr. deserve.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
The uptick in gun violence that we’ve seen across the nation and right here in Philadelphia is heartbreaking.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
For nearly fifteen months, the City of Philadelphia has had restrictions in place to protect each other, and I have no doubt that these restrictions saved countless lives, but Friday will be a day that we've all been looking forward to : getting back to doing the things that we love. Thanks to the more than two-thirds of adults who've been vaccinated already, we can finally do the things that we've missed doing for the last year.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
I am beyond sickened. I refuse to accept this emergency situation as normal, people have the right to travel between work and home, and around town, without the fear of being shot, and possibly killed, by reckless, indiscriminate gunfire.
Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Believe me, more than anything in the world, I wish none of this was necessary.
Found on FOX News 4 years ago
The collective hope of our local government and the Walter Wallace Jr. family is that releasing the recordings on November 4 will provide enough time to calm tensions and for the recordings to be released in the most constructive manner possible.
Found on FOX News 4 years ago
We felt that with the tension, tonight being mischief night, we wanted to try to get as many people indoors as possible.
Found on FOX News 4 years ago
We were hoping that we wont have any repeat of weve seen last night and were taking every precaution that we can.
Found on FOX News 4 years ago
But in light of the allegations, his employment has been terminated effective immediately.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
We want federal help, but not that kind of federal help. When the administration had the opportunity to help us months ago, they refused to do so. Now he's floundering in the polls, he's playing to his base, he's playing to what he perceived to be the suburban fear of cities. And he's dividing people again, and he's making a dangerous situation, even worse, and we're prepared to fight in court in every way possible to keep that from happening in Philadelphia.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
Lets remember our SEPTA bus drivers are front-line, boots-on-the-ground heroes who go to work every day and feel the need for protection.
Found on FOX News 4 years ago
While rolling out a new policy understandably takes time, I do not believe Philadelphia Police Department has taken the necessary actions to address the underlying cultural issues that too often negatively impact women -- especially women of color, i will be enlisting the help of an independent firm to investigate the recent allegations and to make recommendations to overcome some of the discrimination and harassment within the department.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
With the unabated flow of illegal guns and drugs, we must do whatever we can locally to address violence and help residents, well have teams in the neighborhoods impacted by this weekends violence to provide support and trauma-informed care.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
I will be enlisting the help of an independent firm to investigate the recent allegations and to make recommendations to overcome some of the discrimination and harassment within the department.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
While rolling out a new policy understandably takes time, I do not believe the police department has taken the necessary actions to address the underlying cultural issues that too often negatively impact women—especially women of color.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We've got to get these weapons out of people's hands, this government, both on a federal and states level, don't want to do anything about getting these guns off the streets and out of the hands of criminals.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I had the opportunity to speak to the six officers, they're all in good spirits and obviously it was a very traumatic experience for them, i was talking to one of the officers who had the graze wound to the head and he had two little boys -- they looked like they were 9 or 10 years old, 8 or 9 years old -- and kept on thinking about how their lives would have changed with just a little more difference in space.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
And if the state and federal government don't want to stand up to the NRA and some other folks, then let us, let us police ourselves. But they preempt us on all kinds of gun control legislation, our officers deserve to be protected and don't deserve to be shot at by a guy for hours with an unlimited supply of weapons and an unlimited supply of bullets.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Philadelphia is a welcoming, inclusive city that values the diversity of its residents, this policy is the embodiment of those values.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Philadelphia City Council was creating an us and them kind of situation, philadelphia City Council just seemed unfair.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Philadelphia's fatal overdose rate is the worst in the nation among large cities, and incidents of overdose have steadily increased to an alarming degree.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
I cannot in good conscience allow the agreement to continue.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Disinviting them from the White House only proves that our president is not a true patriot, but a fragile egomaniac obsessed with crowd size and afraid of the embarrassment of throwing a party to which no one wants to attend.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
This was an incident that evoked a lot of pain in our City, pain that would've resurfaced over and over again in protracted litigation, which presents significant legal risks and high financial and emotional costs for everyone involved.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
You will be arrested if you try that, the key is people need to behave.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
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