We noted, just two days ago, that there was actually some reason for hope that Philadelphia’s homicide numbers might fall below those of record-shattering 2021’s.
As of September 5th, the end of the Labor Day holiday weekend this year, 373 people had been sent untimely to their eternal rewards, yielding a homicide rate of 1.5040 killings per day, or a projected 549 murders for 2022; the mid-summer ‘lull’ that had happened in 2021 didn’t occur this year.
But there may be some hope that the post-Labor Day surge that happened in 2021 might not happen, or not be as bad, in 2022. While this wouldn’t seem to be a cause for celebration in more civilized places, there has been only one recorded homicide in Philadelphia since Wednesday, September 14th, and the homicide rate has dropped below 1.50, down to 1.4809 per day, which projects out to 540.53 murders for the entire year.
That’s hardly a great number, but at least it’s better than last year’s record-smashing 562.
And as of 11:59 PM EDT on Thursday, the numbers are even: 393 homicides in both 2021 and this year. 393 homicides ÷ 265 days elapsed in the year = 1.483018867924528 homicides per day, x 365 days in the year = 541.3018867924528 projected killings for 2022. That’s hardly a great number, but what I am seeing is that the post-Labor Day killing surge of 2021 has not manifested itself so far this year.
That’s where you and I differ, Dana. I think the more dead the better. They are criminals killing other criminals with a few “innocent bystanders” in the mix. All dirt poor. All welfare hacks some generational, petty criminals and some bad felons. The vast majority are uneducated filthy slobs who have been given everything during their lives from actual functioning taxpayers. I loathe them all. Their “right to live” ends when they refuse to take responsibility for that life and tell others to take care of them.
In a just world they would all be dead.
Yeah, I’ve run out of tolerance, forgiveness and charity for those who refuse to help themselves. I have more compassion for illegals at lest they get off their asses to come here and try (until the democommies convert them at least).