One of the bloggers stated that the police have a 10PM weekend curfew for a certain radius around campus. (link Ray provided)
Can anyone confirm this and give details of the profiling? I thought I saw something like this a year or two ago, during the summer, at the 40th St. el stop. As I got off, it seemed like a large group of peaceful students were being herded on. It seemed like an odd display of force since I hadn't heard of any specific trouble the next day. (I didn't feel threatened by the teens, but the cops looked intimidating.) Is this latest incident a reaction to an ongoing police policy around Penn? I hope some real journalists can talk to some of these teens who were peaceful members of this so called flash mob. I know many schools for poor students are now treating teens like pre-convicts. During the teen years, poor kids first become painfully aware of their place and future in society. A ring of riot police around campus may be like gasoline on the fire. Our upscale shopping district may be directly in the middle. Glenn, left of center brand -----Original Message----- >From: UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN <[email protected]> >Sent: Jan 24, 2011 11:21 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [UC] So much for "family fun" (from today's DN) > >[email protected] wrote: >> *Boy, 14, shot during fight in University City * By >> STEPHANIE FARR Philadelphia Daily News > > > >from today's dp (front page headline story): > >http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/article/juveniles-assault-students-near-campus > > >> Juveniles assault students near campus >> >> No DPS alerts were sent out to the Penn community >> Saturday night >> >> by Laura Francis | Monday, January 24, 2011 at 12:43 am >> >> Assaults near Penn’s campus filled Saturday night with >> more than fraternity bids. >> >> Several aggressive incidents, ranging from 40th and >> Walnut to 42nd and Pine streets, are currently under >> investigation, according to spokeswoman for the Division >> of Public Safety Stef Cella. >> >> An eyewitness and College sophomore, who requested >> anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the issue, said >> that a Penn student was attacked that night. Around 42nd >> and Pine Streets, between 10 and 11 p.m, “there was a >> group of about 30 or 40 late middle-school, early >> high-school kids walking in the opposite direction,” he >> said. Without provocation, one of them “sucker-punched” >> his friend, an Engineering sophomore, in the face. >> >> “The kid screamed ‘black power’ after it happened,” the >> College student said. Then, “they kept walking, and we >> kept walking” in opposite directions, he added. >> >> Similar events were reported that evening, though it’s >> still unclear how or if any of them are connected. Cella >> declined to comment specifically since the investigations >> are still active. >> >> Philadelphia Police Department’s 18th District did >> confirm that a “simple assault” occurred on the 4200 >> block of Pine Street. The victim, unknown at this time, >> was “punched and kicked” by a group of 10 juveniles at >> about 10:15 p.m. >> >> An alert released by the University of the Sciences in >> Philadelphia to its students at 10:27 p.m. stated that >> “10 black juveniles assaulted a Drexel student” in the >> same area. USP is bounded mostly by Chester Avenue, 42nd >> and 43rd streets and the Schuylkill River. A second USP >> alert at 10:42 p.m. advised students to “use caution when >> traveling.” >> >> No DPS e-mails or text alerts were sent out to the Penn >> community. >> >> Students also reported seeing a small mob on 40th and >> Walnut streets near Fresh Grocer and McDonald’s. >> >> “I was on my way to Capogiro with my friends … around >> 10,” said College freshman and Under the Button associate >> editor Sandra Rubinchik. “There was a huge crowd of high >> schoolers at Mickey D’s and a bunch of police.” > > > >- - - - - > > >also: read comments by student bloggers (along with a crime >map): > >http://underthebutton.com/2011/01/the-flash-mobs-are-back > > > > >.................. >UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >---- >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>. ---- 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>.
