The ABC network is going to take up the label that Newsweek slapped Wilmington with to create a new TV show called “Murder Town”. It will be set in Wilmington, and be a legal drama. You can read about all of that in the NJ article. Hollywoodizing Wilmington and its troubles won’t help those here that actually need some help and add to that a bunch of people who don’t live here getting ready to profit from Wilmington’s issues who probably won’t be investing here. Still. The most appalling part of this article is this:
I hope that they get somebody good looking to play me. Seriously? The Murder Town label happened on this Mayor’s watch and he continues to fiddle while the murders escalate. So instead of taking the opportunity to actually deal with a pervasive problem that is a threat to the long-term health of the city, this Mayor continues to clown us all. I’m not as much interested in whether or not this damages the city — because these people don’t make this material with any social consciousness in mind. But we do have a Mayor and Government that is largely wrapped up in trivia at the expense of a great city that is in dire need of some leadership and vision to help pull it off of the brink. And for the record, wondering if someone good-looking will play you on TV doesn’t advance public safety at all — and that is this man’s job.