University City has barely >any crime at all. > >Mark
Mark, Your tone indicates serious frustration. If you've been subjected to the "literature" of Penn Real Estate surrogates, UCD and Penn Praxis; your reaction makes sense. For decades Penn called West Philly, Clark Park etc, a killing field. That was hooey. Over the past decade, it graded its "community partnerships" with A++ "report cards" using another pile of upscale hooey. Cleaner and safer; cleaner and safer. Hooey, hooey, hooey! Although many people on the list try to offer truthful stories and accounts, we are constantly buried under piles of corporate propaganda best conceptualized as ruthless corporate hooey. The truth comes in little bursts. The hooey comes in super tankers and our tiny band of anointed neighbors gorge themselves and revel in it. Crime patterns vary. If you have been watching corporate/government policies between the Penn hooey spins like me, you probably see how crime could be much worse right now. I certainly expect it to increase with more violence. We have been too busy with the sheer tonage of hooey and cousin hatred to notice the idiocracy we have created. While we have applauded our brand of upscale hooey, the real traumas that lead to serious violence and an unhappy society have festered. Many could see that beyond the piles and piles of hooey but are hoplessly in love with the riches promised below every hooey pile. But reality is there beyond the hooey mountain. Many of our brothers and sisters are married to what they see as gold crusted hooey. Mark, I hope you will join us dreamers and imagine a world not covered with any hooey at all! We are not alone! Glenn -----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Jul 11, 2008 11:38 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [UC] police in Clark Park / arrest at 44th and Locust > >> When I rode by yesterday around 8.30, there were two cars already on the >> playground and four more on the way. An ambulance, sirens on, might also >> have been going to the park or >> might just have been passing by. >> >> My housemate was walking through around the same time, and reported several >> kids handcuffed on the ground. > >You didn't see *anything*, Jimmi. Okay? University City has a VERY low >crime rate! > >On the same topic: I ALSO didn't see a man being arrested for armed >robbery right outside of my house last night at 11:15pm. The dozen police >cars (marked, un-marked, and undercover) blocking Locust St. just west of >44th must've been a figment of my imagination. University City has barely >any crime at all. > >Mark ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
