Post by boxman on Jun 14, 2006 9:34:58 GMT -5
I know we could get into a rather long discussion about this, but basically I'm not very sympathetic to Mauve, the mom in this episode. Sure, a lot of senseless deaths in the family, beginning with her husband before the time period the episode takes place. I still don't find this to be any reason for a person to turn to drugs and addiction. I don't look very highly on her for whoring herself to find the location of her son's body either. She should have turned to the police. Yes, there is a huge irony that the investigation was first done by Lilly, then later again by Lilly for her fourth son. But still, there's a whole lot of people who live with tragedy in their lives without going that direction. In fact, almost everyone faces tragedy in their lives, but few choose addiction as a means to deal with it. In the opening scene, you can see that in spite the death of her husband, she had five terrific sons remaining. But instead of being a source of strength and inspiration to carry on with life and lead them in the right direction, her self-pity and lack of reaching out to them brought the whole family down. Compare this episode with the family in "The Promise" and even "Committed" in a way. There's a very different reaction to death in the family in these other episodes. What's that old adage now? "Courage in the face of Adversity" or "Strength in the face of Adversity"? Something like that.
"Saving Patrick Bubley" also alluded to the "No Snitches" nonsense that has invaded the black community in Philly like a bad virus. Stupid, stupid, stupid. It all begins with trust, and it has to start with the community, not the police. I simply cannot tolerate people who use the police as a scapegoat for their problems, when the police force is made up of people from the community and city to begin with:
www.philly.com/mld/philly/14813226.htm
4-year-old girl hit by gunfire in South Phila.
By Stephanie L. Arnold
Inquirer Staff Writer
The latest shooting victim in Philadelphia is a little girl too young to truly appreciate what a gun is.
Police said the girl, 4, whose name was not released, was wounded in a shoot-out around 7:15 p.m. on the 2100 block of Sigel Street in South Philadelphia - a narrow street just south of Point Breeze that neighbors said is often saturated with youngsters playing outdoors.
The child was in critical condition last night at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with a gunshot wound to her left femur.
"What threshold do we have to hit before people start to realize how serious this is?" asked an outraged Capt. Kevin Bethel of the 17th Police District.
Bethel said the shooting was reported after the girl collapsed in the street in front of a rowhouse where she and her mother had been visiting. At the time, the girl - identified by neighbors as Nashay Little - was outside playing with other children.
Once police arrived, they picked her up from the street and rushed her to Children's Hospital, along with her mother.
Bethel said that he was unsure how many people participated in the shooting. Police said at least two men were seen running east on Sigel, apparently chasing someone and shooting at him. That person fired back, police said. The girl was hit by a stray bullet.
Neighbors last night stood outside or on their steps, looked at the crime-scene tape, and expressed anger that someone would open fire on a block full of children.
"They should have known better than to shoot on this block with all these kids," Audrey Myers said.
Myers said she was in her house when the shots rang out and ran to her kitchen when she heard the noise.
"One shot is too many, but there were a lot more," she said.
Just before nightfall, one of the girl's shoes still lay in the middle of the street, along with several dozen shell casings being examined by police.
Bethel said that, as has been customary in most shooting crimes, witnesses have been tight-lipped in identifying the suspects.
He said he believed the shooters were seen because the block was full of people and it was still light.
Bethel said he hoped someone would come forward to identify the shooters and asked anyone with information to call police at the 17th District at 215-686-3013.
Contact staff writer Stephanie L. Arnold at 215-854-2642 or sarnold@phillynews.com.
"Saving Patrick Bubley" also alluded to the "No Snitches" nonsense that has invaded the black community in Philly like a bad virus. Stupid, stupid, stupid. It all begins with trust, and it has to start with the community, not the police. I simply cannot tolerate people who use the police as a scapegoat for their problems, when the police force is made up of people from the community and city to begin with:
www.philly.com/mld/philly/14813226.htm
4-year-old girl hit by gunfire in South Phila.
By Stephanie L. Arnold
Inquirer Staff Writer
The latest shooting victim in Philadelphia is a little girl too young to truly appreciate what a gun is.
Police said the girl, 4, whose name was not released, was wounded in a shoot-out around 7:15 p.m. on the 2100 block of Sigel Street in South Philadelphia - a narrow street just south of Point Breeze that neighbors said is often saturated with youngsters playing outdoors.
The child was in critical condition last night at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with a gunshot wound to her left femur.
"What threshold do we have to hit before people start to realize how serious this is?" asked an outraged Capt. Kevin Bethel of the 17th Police District.
Bethel said the shooting was reported after the girl collapsed in the street in front of a rowhouse where she and her mother had been visiting. At the time, the girl - identified by neighbors as Nashay Little - was outside playing with other children.
Once police arrived, they picked her up from the street and rushed her to Children's Hospital, along with her mother.
Bethel said that he was unsure how many people participated in the shooting. Police said at least two men were seen running east on Sigel, apparently chasing someone and shooting at him. That person fired back, police said. The girl was hit by a stray bullet.
Neighbors last night stood outside or on their steps, looked at the crime-scene tape, and expressed anger that someone would open fire on a block full of children.
"They should have known better than to shoot on this block with all these kids," Audrey Myers said.
Myers said she was in her house when the shots rang out and ran to her kitchen when she heard the noise.
"One shot is too many, but there were a lot more," she said.
Just before nightfall, one of the girl's shoes still lay in the middle of the street, along with several dozen shell casings being examined by police.
Bethel said that, as has been customary in most shooting crimes, witnesses have been tight-lipped in identifying the suspects.
He said he believed the shooters were seen because the block was full of people and it was still light.
Bethel said he hoped someone would come forward to identify the shooters and asked anyone with information to call police at the 17th District at 215-686-3013.
Contact staff writer Stephanie L. Arnold at 215-854-2642 or sarnold@phillynews.com.
this episode is big and so rich. 
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