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News from the Weekend: Philly bad at collecting taxes, Council good at maintaining budget, and, of course, the latest in flash mobbery.
A great investigative piece on Philly tax collection; the Mayor of Chester risks career to suspend cop who fatally shot young man; Philly Council keeps spending its moolah; and Police crack down on new curfew regs.
News from the Weekend: Philly bad at collecting taxes, Council good at maintaining budget, and, of course, the latest in flash mobbery.
Here's what you missed out on that innertube this weekend:
— Patrick Kerkestra has a terrific, data-mappy investigative piece on how bad Philadelphia seems to be at collecting overdue property taxes.
— The Mayor of Chester called for a police officer to be suspended without pay after fatally shooting a 21-year-old suspect who was allegedly armed, prompting ano nline lashback from law enforcement officials and others. Mayor Wendell Butler says he was trying to prevent a riot — the victim's family has been protesting his shooting for several days. Said Butler to the Daily News:
"It's a death knell for me," he said of the decision that could end his political career. "But I flash-forwarded, in my mind, to London [where riots began with the protest of a fatal police-involved shooting]. ... If I've got to sacrifice myself to save my city, I'll do that,"
— The Daily News observes that Philadelphia City Council has a big budget and doesn't say much about how it's spent.
— Police detain 50 kids on Friday night and 20 on Saturday in the city's special new super-curfew zone in an effort to stop flash mobs. Also: Mayor had rec centers open late and held a big bowling party, which was a success, except that a girl was stabbed by a young man who had been attending the party on their way home afterwards. Injuries were minor.
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