Jimmi,
I'm sorry were neglected like that last night. The moral apathy and
fear in the general public is often one of the main reason that a large
amount of crimes committed against persons and property go unsolved and the
criminals that perpetrate them go unpunished. The fact is that the the
average person doesn't want to get involved in an emergency or crime
situation, because they either fear that getting involved means that they
themselves will get hurt or blamed in some cases for wrong-doing, even when
they were just trying to help. That leads us to moral apathy, or just simply
not carry and ignoring the situation.
People in the modern world lead very separate lives both physically and
psychologically. We often go out of our way to ensure our privacy and not
bump into people. We choose the sphere of humanity that we wish to interact
with and ignore all others - even in dire situations where life may be on
the line. We have gated communities and security systems in our homes to
keep the bad guys at a distance. Unfortunately we also keep many of our
neighbors and the members of our communities at arms distance as well. It's
a shame, because by simply introducing yourself to your neighbors and
becoming friends with the people you physically live next to you almost
immediately create a sense of community that makes people want to help each
other and come to their aid. It's when we remain distant from our neighbors
that we create the opposite effect, moral apathy.
Suggested reading or viewing:
The movies "Crash", "The Incident", and "Grand Canyon", and the short story
"The Whimper of Whipped Dogs."
Mario Giorno
36 S. 48th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19139
On 1/16/07, SKnight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It is possible that someone reported your noises, but since it was
Saturday night around 11p, there may have been so many other crimes going on
that a report of noise just didn't make the heirarchy of response. Noise
being reported can't compete with attempted murder or armed robbery.
I can't speak for anyone except myself, but I can tell you that when I
hear a loud noise of any kind that sounds questionable, I call 911 to report
it. It is a mystery to me why people don't automatically call 911 at the
first sound of anything that doesn't sound quite right.
Incidentally, I live near 47th on Windsor so I would not have heard your
cries. *What happened to you is terrifying indeed because it could have
happened to any of us. *
Sande Knight
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Jimmi Badger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
*To:* univcity@list.purple.com
*Sent:* Monday, January 15, 2007 11 <javascript:void(0)>:52 PM
*Subject:* [UC] attempted robbery at 48th and Warrington
Around 11pm this past Saturday evening on the 4800 block of Warrington
Ave, a friend and i were targets of an attempted robbery. No one was
injured, and nothing was taken; we're fine.
I'm still mad, though. The other night, i was yelling as loudly and as
foully as i know how in the middle of a quiet residential street.
No extra lights came on.
No one opened a door or a window to see what the fuss was about.
As far as i can tell, no one called 911 to report the fight in the street.
The aggressor finally ran off as a car turned onto the street. I walked
up to that car, waving my arms and gesturing for the driver to stop. The
tires rolled by inches from my boots.
The car barely slowed down.
The driver didn't even turn to look at me.
Maybe if it had, the police could have been out fast enough to catch the
stupid jerk. By the time we reached a safe house and made the call, the
would-be robber had also found a safe place. That person is still out there
(i'm not posting a description because it matches how many thousand people
in this city and won't help you any more than it did Southwest Detectives)
looking for the next mark. That person is still out there because someone
refused to even look at a couple of scared kids in the street, because a
whole block full of people didn't go see what was happening.
I know you all have plenty of kvetching to do about free range doggies and
local real estate & Realtors (tm) and little green men and
McPenntrification-Friends of Clark Park-Illuminati conspiracy theories, so
i'll let you carry on. Just keep an eye on the real world, too.
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