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May

27

Fun With ‘NE Times’ Letters Page

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It’s been a while since we’ve checked in with the Northeast Times letters page. Let’s take a look.

But one thing that bites at me is that all these fine men in blue were white. How is it that they are always the first to respond?

Last year I visited my old hometown (Philadelphia). I drove by six police patrol cars on the road. Four out of six had the “rap music” on so loud I don’t think they could hear a dispatcher’s call. And the other two were on cell phones with their heads bobbing left to right. Very professional.

Oh, all six were black. I’m not saying I wished the cops that were killed were black, because I am not. But it just seems so strange that all were white.

Thanks, Anthony J. Porta from Sebring, Florida, for your insightful letter. “I’m not saying anything racist, like I wish black cops were killed. I just think all the black officers on the Philadelphia police department are lazy and listen to rap ‘music.’ See what I did there, with the quotes around it, insinuating it’s not any good?”

Why are the white cops the ones to die? [Northeast Times, 4th from bottom]
 
dmac | 11:02 AM | 4 Comments
Letters to the Editor, Northeast Times, Philly PD, Racism, WTF
 
  1. sly Says: May 27 11:44 AM

    Let’s get this guy to write a column with Christine Flowers.

  2. ReelectTilden Says: May 27 1:23 PM

    Holy crap. I hear people say that kind of shit in the Northeast, but I never saw anyone arrange to have it published before.

  3. Dark Horse John Says: May 27 2:16 PM

    I have never - ever - FUCKING WELL EVER - heard music coming out of a cop car.

    Have you?

    In fact, I am fairly (though not 100%) certain that cops are not, in fact, allowed to listen to music in their cars while on duty.

    I’m going to call bullshit on this one, methinks.

  4. Andy needs a nickname Says: May 27 7:01 PM

    Doesn’t that guy write every week and have a funny nickname?

    Just for the record, people do talk like that in the NE, and they talk like that in NoLibs, Queens Village and Villanova too.

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