Comments on: Community Meeting on Violence http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/08/11/community-meeting-on-violence/ 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: Pax Romano http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/08/11/community-meeting-on-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-3723 Pax Romano Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:34:22 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/08/11/community-meeting-on-violence/#comment-3723 I had no idea that this shooting had occurred until today! When I first met my partner he was living not far from Kahn park. Many was the night, we'd sit on a bench there and pass the time; often we'd plan on moving to the area together ... well as fate would have it, he ended up moving in with me to The Garden State and the rest is history. Nonetheless, thanks for reporting on this meeting concerning this tragedy. I grew up in South Philadelphia and between the shooting gallery those streets have become and this recent shooting in Washington West, I can't help but mourn my city. I had no idea that this shooting had occurred until today!

When I first met my partner he was living not far from Kahn park. Many was the night, we'd sit on a bench there and pass the time; often we'd plan on moving to the area together … well as fate would have it, he ended up moving in with me to The Garden State and the rest is history.

Nonetheless, thanks for reporting on this meeting concerning this tragedy.

I grew up in South Philadelphia and between the shooting gallery those streets have become and this recent shooting in Washington West, I can't help but mourn my city.

]]> By: a cup of ambition » We [don't] need [no] education http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/08/11/community-meeting-on-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-3720 a cup of ambition » We [don't] need [no] education Fri, 11 Aug 2006 15:25:49 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/08/11/community-meeting-on-violence/#comment-3720 [...] Last night I attended a community meeting about violence. Certainly people were coming from very different perspectives — the cops aren't doing enough; the cops are hassling too many people; etc. etc. One of the more interesting ideas that someone proposed was having widely available resources for new parents, like parenting classes. I think this is a great idea. I was always someone who excelled at school, and yet managed to be tripped up by basic functions of life. I think there should be more resources both in schools and in the community at large that actually directly relate to actual life. In my case, I could have used some real education in handling money. I could still use that. [...] [...] Last night I attended a community meeting about violence. Certainly people were coming from very different perspectives — the cops aren't doing enough; the cops are hassling too many people; etc. etc. One of the more interesting ideas that someone proposed was having widely available resources for new parents, like parenting classes. I think this is a great idea. I was always someone who excelled at school, and yet managed to be tripped up by basic functions of life. I think there should be more resources both in schools and in the community at large that actually directly relate to actual life. In my case, I could have used some real education in handling money. I could still use that. [...]

]]> By: Karl http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/08/11/community-meeting-on-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 Karl Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:19:52 +0000 http://dragonballyee.com/blog/2006/08/11/community-meeting-on-violence/#comment-3717 Even though you were present as a concerned neighbor, this is a great piece of reporting as well. Even though you were present as a concerned neighbor, this is a great piece of reporting as well.

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