Comments on: Mayor Street's Violence Address http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/07/27/mayor-streets-violence-address/ a new city. a new life. here's my two sense. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:49:40 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: duh » Blog Archive » Why can’t Street see the obvious about guns and murder? http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/07/27/mayor-streets-violence-address/comment-page-1/#comment-7046 duh » Blog Archive » Why can’t Street see the obvious about guns and murder? Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:33:23 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/07/27/mayor-streets-violence-address/#comment-7046 [...] A while back we all had a laugh when John Street did his “take a deep breath and put down the gun” TV address. At the time I was pretty convinced that it wasn’t going to solve any of our gun/murder problems. I was right. For a while I thought that the solution was to just add more cops on the street, or push for better education, etc. But I was wrong. I just read the most amazing article in Philly Magazine about the issue and I urge you all to do the same. [...] [...] A while back we all had a laugh when John Street did his "take a deep breath and put down the gun" TV address. At the time I was pretty convinced that it wasn't going to solve any of our gun/murder problems. I was right. For a while I thought that the solution was to just add more cops on the street, or push for better education, etc. But I was wrong. I just read the most amazing article in Philly Magazine about the issue and I urge you all to do the same. [...]

]]> By: Brendan Calling - I hear the voices, and I read the front page, and I know the speculation. But I’m the decider, and I decide what is best. » Another Dead Kid http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/07/27/mayor-streets-violence-address/comment-page-1/#comment-3684 Brendan Calling - I hear the voices, and I read the front page, and I know the speculation. But I’m the decider, and I decide what is best. » Another Dead Kid Mon, 07 Aug 2006 19:34:55 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/07/27/mayor-streets-violence-address/#comment-3684 [...] Our neighborhoods are thriving, our schools are improving and the fiscal health of our city is strong. The city is clean, safe and appealing. [...] [...] Our neighborhoods are thriving, our schools are improving and the fiscal health of our city is strong. The city is clean, safe and appealing. [...]

]]> By: brendan http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/07/27/mayor-streets-violence-address/comment-page-1/#comment-3616 brendan Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:07:30 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/07/27/mayor-streets-violence-address/#comment-3616 <a href="http://www.brendancalling.com/2006/07/28/the-mayor-speaks-brendan-rants/" rel="nofollow">That speech sucked</a>. "The city is clean." Don't make me laugh, you buffoon. "The city is safe." Which is why you're on tv delivering this awful speech about stopping the violence. Seriously, if I was Mayor Street, I would have employed the legendary temper that led to a city council brawl in the 1980s. For example, after saying <i>In September of 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a eulogy for three little girls who lost their lives in a senseless act of violence in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. King said each of their deaths had something to say</i> I would not have added <i>Today, each man, woman and child who has lost a life to a senseless act of violence must be a source of inspiration to us all</i>. Rather, I would have said, "and every single one of you that shoots someone over an argument, that uses "nigger" as a term of endearment, and that intimidates their neighbors, is disgracing his memory and everything he worked and died for." And we have three more dead this morning. That speech sucked.

"The city is clean." Don't make me laugh, you buffoon.
"The city is safe." Which is why you're on tv delivering this awful speech about stopping the violence.

Seriously, if I was Mayor Street, I would have employed the legendary temper that led to a city council brawl in the 1980s.
For example, after saying In September of 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a eulogy for three little girls who lost their lives in a senseless act of violence in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. King said each of their deaths had something to say I would not have added Today, each man, woman and child who has lost a life to a senseless act of violence must be a source of inspiration to us all. Rather, I would have said, "and every single one of you that shoots someone over an argument, that uses "nigger" as a term of endearment, and that intimidates their neighbors, is disgracing his memory and everything he worked and died for."
And we have three more dead this morning.

]]> By: addie http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/07/27/mayor-streets-violence-address/comment-page-1/#comment-3600 addie Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:28:31 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/07/27/mayor-streets-violence-address/#comment-3600 he couldn't possibly have embarassed himself more! what a pathetic excuse for a speech. he didn't offer a single solution anywhere in there, and, in my opinion, opened himself up to a lot of trouble by saying "...we will ensure the safety of every neighborhood, every family and every child." he couldn't possibly have embarassed himself more! what a pathetic excuse for a speech. he didn't offer a single solution anywhere in there, and, in my opinion, opened himself up to a lot of trouble by saying "…we will ensure the safety of every neighborhood, every family and every child."

]]> By: mac http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/07/27/mayor-streets-violence-address/comment-page-1/#comment-3598 mac Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:32:01 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/07/27/mayor-streets-violence-address/#comment-3598 Does he honestly think that the teenagers had gathered in front of their televisions to watch the address and that they are going to take Mayor Street's advice about taking a deep breath? He is such a disaster. Does he honestly think that the teenagers had gathered in front of their televisions to watch the address and that they are going to take Mayor Street's advice about taking a deep breath? He is such a disaster.

]]> By: trace http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/07/27/mayor-streets-violence-address/comment-page-1/#comment-3596 trace Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:28:04 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/07/27/mayor-streets-violence-address/#comment-3596 You beat me to it.. Yea.. I actually was laughing at him.. so much so that I wasn't able to pay attention to what he was actually saying. First off, had he read the speach previously? He made like 4 errors reading it. Secondly, he was about 3 feet from the prompter so you could see his eyes reading line by line. Third, he was simply reading, there was no indication that he actually even cared about what he was saying. All in all it was really embarressing to see.. Very sad... You beat me to it.. Yea.. I actually was laughing at him.. so much so that I wasn't able to pay attention to what he was actually saying. First off, had he read the speach previously? He made like 4 errors reading it. Secondly, he was about 3 feet from the prompter so you could see his eyes reading line by line. Third, he was simply reading, there was no indication that he actually even cared about what he was saying. All in all it was really embarressing to see.. Very sad…

]]> By: Frank http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/07/27/mayor-streets-violence-address/comment-page-1/#comment-3595 Frank Thu, 27 Jul 2006 23:47:57 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/07/27/mayor-streets-violence-address/#comment-3595 Gadzook,s I almost laughed out loud at him. He lookied like that character in the Dick Tracy comics, the guy with the triangle head. Too funny. What a stiff. Gadzook,s I almost laughed out loud at him. He lookied like that character in the Dick Tracy comics, the guy with the triangle head. Too funny. What a stiff.

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