In this July 9, 2021, photo Brett Roman Williams poses for a photograph while holding a pillow with a photo of his father, Donald Williams, lower right, and brother Derrick Williams who both were killed by gunfire 20 years apart, in Philadelphia.
With more than 270 homicides in Philadelphia during the first half of 2021, the city has been outpacing the number of murders in 2020, when 499 people were killed, mostly from gunfire — the highest homicide numbers in more than two decades. The number of people injured in shootings has also exploded over the past 18 months.Williams is chairman of the board for the Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia, which provides counseling services to people affected by violence.
Biden has encouraged states to use COVID-19 relief money to hire police or additional counselors. Philadelphia is one of 15 cities nationwide joining a federal effort to expand and enhance community violence interruption programs. Williams’ group and others that provide counseling to victims are applying for grants to hire more counselors.
Adam Garber, executive director of CeaseFirePA, a statewide nonprofit group working to end gun violence, said people see the homicides above the surface, like an iceberg. All below the surface are the other effects of gun violence: the lifelong injuries, the trauma, the fear that forces parents to keep their children indoors.
She said the hospital is working on a program to provide patients with a peer mentor to help them connect to programs that offer help including counseling, applying for victims’ assistance or finding education and a new career if their injuries prevent them from returning to their jobs.
How cynical, criminals now feel entitled and empowered by the Democratic left. Didn’t they swept the country destroying, killing, looting and pillaging in total impunity under the flag of “civil right movements”? Ignorant people used as pawns in a political plot.
Might have to go back to enforcing our laws! Too many people running around with mile long rap sheets
Copaganda BS. Most people were quarantined in 2020. Seeing lots of qualifiers like “double-digit” and “many cities” in the headline that aren’t actual numbers and seem meant to scare
Homicides are up 8% in DC, MayorBowser, and it's only 6 months into the year.
Violent crime is at 1/3 the level as the mid-1990's. Know why they're higher than last year? We were in lockdown, remember? Here's some news: You can get whatever you want published in the Associated Press for a price. Read all about it.
Maybe it has to do with the massive growing poverty in this country and the rich continue to get richer And not just a little the transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich is staggering But of course you'll never hear the news report on it Or show you one damn statistic
This is nothing but pro-cop, carceral state propaganda.
Encourage lawlessness and you get lawlessness.
'And how many deaths will it take til we know, that too many people have died? The answer my friend is blowin in the wind. The answer is blowin in the wind.' Bob Dylan
Duh. Grief counselors are the new LE. Double duty is exhausting 🤦🏽♀️
Proliferation of hate speech and rising costs. Billionaires caused this. KochNetwork
TribuneKevin What was the astounding number of new gun ownership in America last year? Who's surprised? Apparently it wasn't all 'good guys with guns' buying.
Thank a 🤡Democrat, today!!!
but Biden sure can eat ice cream, though