Bang. One bullet changes a family's life. Paralyzes a young man. Makes me ask why.
Sure, crime is everywhere, senseless or otherwise. When it hits close to home, I ask is this a trend or an isolated incident.
By all accounts the victim was living right. Going to two schools, working a job, helping his mother, churchgoing. The shooter, allegedly with a long rap sheet, was on a different path.
In a way he shot us all in the back. Just one more crime creeping into your mind.
If it's an isolated incident, then the law should do it's job. If it's a trend, then we who Live In Delaware County should stand up and demand that it stop.
All crime victims should be cared about. Particularly this young man, Leon Harris. If he is not forgotten, we can look to him and say enough. Crime must not overwhelm us. Life is hard enough without having to look over your shoulder every day.
The punk who shot the kid should be shot dead. Along with every other scum bag in UD who preys upon others!
ReplyDeleteThe whole incident is disgraceful.
ReplyDeleteI read that the kid who did the shooting has been a career criminal since he was 12, and he's now 15. Chitwood said he should have been in juvie for an incident he was involved in...WTF?
Why are these judges so soft? If they would impose greater sentences, this is one incident that would not have happened.
The young man who was shot is in my thoughts and prayers.
BTW, this happened just down the road from me. And people wonder why I don't let my kids out or drive them everywhere.
Upper Darby, Stonehurst and Bywood in particular, have become warzones and something needs to be done about it.
Doing away with Section 8 would be a GREAT start, as I feel that is the MAJOR downfall of this township.
God help us all!
Sadly,...as I listen to my friends and former co-workers at DCMH, it sounds like Upper Darby is simply becoming Upper Philadelphia!
ReplyDeleteVery sad,....
Blacks are a hateful and horrible race of people.
ReplyDeleteOk, this previous post deserves to be called for what it is.
ReplyDeleteDisgraceful.