Formerly of the West Bank, which I an now too ashamed of to claim as my neighborhood. Lots of stranger assaults going on here, teens grabbing purses and knocking women down. For some PC reason, they are not being reported. We sure can't make folks "uncomfortable", or be seen as "anti" something by identifying thugs!
I don't think there is any "PC" reason for this. Two reasons why these crimes are being underreported:
1) Police in the area are engaging in selective withholding of services for those crimes while at the same time focusing on harassing residents of the "towers," especially immigrants/new arrivals (I'm basing this on reports CUAPB gets from that area)
and, relatedly
2) The gentrification forces on the West Bank do not want these crimes to be reported as it would impact their image and gentrification efforts
Michelle Gross
Bryn Mawr
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