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Is this common ? What to do about drug situation ?
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A call is not necessary as he did not witness anything. He thought he may have witnessed something based on his stereotypical profiling of a drug dealer and other assumptions.
I guess I'm just not a fan of phoning the police everychance I get. I tend to think taht police would be better off catching the violent offenders and and armed robbers and car theifs than deal with a petty dime bag deal.
I guess I'm just not a fan of phoning the police everychance I get. I tend to think taht police would be better off catching the violent offenders and and armed robbers and car theifs than deal with a petty dime bag deal.
I find it interesting that so many have been defending drug dealers in this thread...I have a pretty liberal stance on drugs in general, but I also realize that the dealers who are more likely to become dangerous are the ones that cruise a street in a car (or in this case SUV) looking for customers.
You very rarely hear of someone getting capped at a "friend's" house, but you see the side effects of slinging in the street all the time. There's a huge difference between Joe Drug Dealer who lives in your neighborhood and SUV guy cruising the streets.
If you see the guy again and it looks suspicious, put in an anonymous call to the cops asking them to run a couple of patrol cars down your street every so often; if he's doing what you think he is and he's not a moron, he'll find another neighborhood.
You very rarely hear of someone getting capped at a "friend's" house, but you see the side effects of slinging in the street all the time. There's a huge difference between Joe Drug Dealer who lives in your neighborhood and SUV guy cruising the streets.
If you see the guy again and it looks suspicious, put in an anonymous call to the cops asking them to run a couple of patrol cars down your street every so often; if he's doing what you think he is and he's not a moron, he'll find another neighborhood.
Let me guess- you've never met a drug dealer in your life.
I got news for you, shooting people attracts attention. It's not just any old attention, shooting people gets the attention of the drug dealers #1 enemy: the police. Before I got further, I'm curious as to how you know the motivations behind the shootings that happen in Philly that always hit the innocent bystanders.
sandorski
No Lifer
You haven't a clue what went down, let it go. Even if it was a drug deal, do you really think this is the begining of something that needs nipped now? There are people doing and dealing drugs in every neighbourhood, hell, there's probably a grow op within a mile of your house. The world won't end if you don't jump to conclusions and possibly falesly accuse someone.
Anybody selling little weed bags to school kids is not the proper target of police attention. He is harmless. Big time dealers dont peddle little dime bags. Low level dealers do. Low level dealers dont need guns because its not a big money issue. once it becomes a big money issue like dealing in 1000+ dollar transactions then dealers usually get a gun so they dont get robbed. No gun = no violence = no need to be scared.
Bullsh!t. I live in "suburbia" right now and I'm watching parts of it look more and more like south philly with each passing day. One of the things I notice is guys slinging on the other side of town, the part that looks like south philly, despite it being pretty upscale not that long ago. Suburbia isn't immune to crime and drugs, and the "mind your own business" cop out tactic is only going to contribute to the ruining of your rosy dream of what you think life in the suburbs is.
What is the difference? Drug related shooting is a drug related shooting. Timmoney specifically stated he suspected the shot originated from a corner well-known for being a dealers' hot spot.
It's a pretty sketchy part of town. Between the thug types and the mafia types you've got a pretty good reason for having to watch your back. Don't let that be an excuse - the gangs had to start somewhere, and they found a good home in South Philly b/c the residents would rather mind their own business.
what is your definition of suburbia?
Mine is like 4 single family houses per city block
that would give about 12 customers per block
an urban envirronment gives the possiblity of 1000+ residents and potential customers per block
that creates a big money issue which is why drug territory becomes so important and the violence comes into play.
so my conclusions are A: you dont really live in the suburbs or B: you think young people outside are automatically slingin bags
Mine is like 4 single family houses per city block
that would give about 12 customers per block
an urban envirronment gives the possiblity of 1000+ residents and potential customers per block
that creates a big money issue which is why drug territory becomes so important and the violence comes into play.
so my conclusions are A: you dont really live in the suburbs or B: you think young people outside are automatically slingin bags
Your definition of suburbia is as far off as I expected it to be. We have rowhomes in suburbia. We call them things like "Townhome" and "Carriagehome" but it's a rowhome just the same. You have no idea what "the burbs" are if you think it's a 4 single family homes on a block. Heck, even in the nice part of town the homes aren't that far spread apart.
Edit: my definition is the "dictionary" definition. Sub Urban. I don't live in Philadelphia proper, but I don't live in a rural area. I live in a town outside the city, but within a few miles of the city limit.
Suburb
alright this going totally off topic now but how can my definition of suburb be off? Where did I grow up then? WE just have DIFFERENT perspectives of what suburbs are and thats ok to be DIFFERENT. you are no more right than I am about what a suburb is. Settle down wiht your dictionary.com definitions
The problem is that you think of suburbia as a gated community, upper-class white bread, immune to crime, and you used that to try and explain away why crimes in the city proper should not concern those of us living in the suburbs. You are right that the neighborhood you describe may be considered suburban, you are wrong to limit it to that - it just doesn't work that way. You need the dictionary definition so you can get a clue, but you whine when it's given to you.
I think I see where you stand. I'll call the cops and thank my lucky stars that there are not many people like you living in my neighborhood. We watch out for each other where I live.
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