Another typical day in Memphis. Thankfully I escaped two years ago.
PGH is getting outta control
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i live in rural NE Kansas. I hear gunfire nearly every day, it gives me comfort.
pittpa
Member
So it's actually been safe to drink down on the Southside lately
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AJ
US Veteran
When I was stationed there the Hill District was always a problem. Whenever we had to go there for any reason we carried weapons.
I agree. Avoid the Burgh whenever possible. Glad I already live in the Laurel Highlands.
31FordA
Member
Pittsburgh still has a way to go to match Philly. I heard on the radio today Philly had something like 33 people shot this past weekend. Both cities are run by buffoons, but again I think Philly has the most incompetent buffoons by far. I'm glad my parents decided to move us to the edge of Lancaster County over 40 years ago.
Parts of Philly are so bad that the fire dept gets shot at while responding to a call in some areas. A retired fire chief had a lot of stories to share with me about his life on the job.
Also downtown Philly has adopted new practices to not pull people over for stop signs and such depending.
AJ
US Veteran
What show?
Hill Street Blues.
HOUSTON RICK
Member
We teach people that they are not responsible for their problems or what they do then we act surprised when they screw up. I still blame all the participation awards and touchy-feely psychology we have fed kids and ourselves.
AJ
US Veteran
Never watched it…
You should. One of the best cop shows, others here can attest.
I have never been one for cop shows but HSB was one of a few I actually followed. Well written and acted for its day.
Realistic characters and very well written. Holds up 30 plus years.
Dave from Pa
SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
Pat I think I know the answer to the puzzle!
Baltimore has used "Shotspotter" technology for years. It's apparently very effective in alerting police to shots fired in a community even if nobody calls 911...
Gunshot Detection - ShotSpotter
About 25 years ago, I was sitting in my office, on the second floor front of my firehouse, on the phone with my wife. From a block or so away I heard "pop-pop-pop" and thought "Okay, that's a .22..." followed immediately by "BOOM-BOOM-BOOM"...the unmistakable sound of a .357 Magnum or something equivalent. I told her I had to go, hung up, and headed for the sliding pole...
The guy who fired first connected with one shot...our victim had a trench lying across the bridge of his nose that you could have laid a .22-caliber bullet into. I think he actually did understand how lucky he was...
Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Philadelphia...all are home to large populations of sociopaths who've reached adulthood without having gotten the loving discipline and guidance all children need in order to become productive members of society. Uneducated, unemployable, angry, resentful, impulsive and armed -- a terrible combination -- many of these young people resort to deadly force at the slightest provocation, and largely without thought of, or fear of, consequences.
Politicians are loathe to discuss the underlying issues behind this violence, for it's the elephant in the room no one dares talk about. But police, prosecutors, and prisons can't solve it, nor -- as we all know -- is gun control the answer...so the problem continues...and cities die...
Politicians are loathe to discuss the underlying issues behind this violence, for it's the elephant in the room no one dares talk about. But police, prosecutors, and prisons can't solve it, nor -- as we all know -- is gun control the answer...so the problem continues...and cities die...
psquarejr
Member
Correct,
Pgh has these sensors in certain areas of town, like all of the neighborhoods mentioned in the OP's original post. That's how LE knew of the mass shooting 4/17 in Pgh's Northside
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