Philly mayor: 'No excuses' for flash mob attacks

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Source: CNN

(CNN) -- Philadelphia's mayor described his stiff curfew on teenagers' "flash mob" attacks on city residents as a dose of "tough love" and called for parents to keep better watch on their kids.

"I have an understanding of what of our parents are facing, but others are in very challenging situations, and I appreciate that and understand that, but there is no excuse for young people being out so late at night by themselves and then making bad decisions and literally assaulting other citizens," Mayor Michael Nutter told CNN's "American Morning" on Tuesday. "I will not tolerate that."

There have been several assaults by teens on residents in recent weeks, and the beatings have left people badly injured. The city cites the culprits as members of a "flash mob," which is a group of people who decide to gather at a given place via e-mail and social media.

Nutter, who is African-American, delivered a frank sermon at his church, Mount Carmel Baptist in West Philadelphia, on Sunday about the problem.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/08/09/pennsylvania.curfew/index.html

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The top-rated comment: "Funny how when the victims are white all mention of race is scrubbed from stories.

What's up with no reporting on the Wisconsin State Fair?"

Yep, there's already whining by over-entitled folks.

[SpiralHawk]

1. Wasn't the Wisconsin State Fair so-called 'story' exposed as Republicon crap propaganda

as usual.

[ChrisBorg]

3. It was the Koch brothers. Didn't you know?

[SpiralHawk]

6. Wow, I heard some Republicon Billionaire PuppetMaster was jerking strings

Didn't realize the Republicons were YET AGAIN being suckered by the Koch boys.

Republicons gonna be mighty pissed the day they allow themselves to realize what Massive Suckers they have been...

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[Ian David]

4. Did Gov Walker Stage Wisconsin State Fair Race Attack?.... Interesting twist...

Did Gov Walker Stage Wisconsin State Fair Race Attack?.... Interesting twist...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1700268

[SemperEadem]

7. I keep hearing that story brought up

I haven't read anything credible about it--it's always rushbots puking that up on any story that involves white gangs of kids beating up a lone black person.


I have to agree with Zennie Abraham... if 500 angry black kids let loose and were kicking butt--we all know that just about everybody has a 4G cell phone with a built in video camera that they take all kinds of video about all kinds of boring, mundane things, that they all forgot to whip out their cell phone cameras and start taping this extraordinary event with 500 angry black kids kicking everything's asses? Really? There is absolutely NO video, no evidence that this went down? Really? That's a first in this day and age. But I'm supposed to take these racist shits word for it that it happened...

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. And he's right.

I applaud him for speaking out.

[MellonCollie]

5. Revolutionary Socialists? n/t