Thursday Open Thread [5.14.15]

Thursday Open Thread [5.14.15]

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Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) slammed House Republicans who voted to cut funding for Amtrak a few hours after a deadly train accident in Philadelphia, TPM reports. Said Rendell: “Here, less than 12 hours after seven people died, these SOBs, and that’s all I can call them, these SOBs didn’t even have the decency to table the vote.”
Ditch the Seige Mentality, It’s Hurting Wilmington

Ditch the Seige Mentality, It’s Hurting Wilmington

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It isn't news that cities like Camden, NJ and Philadelphia, PA are reducing their violent crime statistics. I've been posting that news along with most of the posts I write here about the current situation in Wilmington. What these cities have done includes re-orienting themselves to data and intelligence-driven forces, able to address crime hot spots and get out in front of crime -- rather than simply wait for a phone call to respond to. Heck, even the SEPTA has moved to a data-driven policing model and is clearly bending the curve on their own crime problem. So what's wrong with Wilmington?