“I am feeling powerless and shrouded by a pull of desperation,” said Councilmember Anthony Phillips.
City Councilmember Anthony Phillips greets people in Philadelphia City Council in January. On Thursday, he addressed a recent spate of shootings that took place on or near SEPTA.
“Helpless? We are the help,” he said. “We need to measure up, man up, pony up to be that assistance to the people riding SEPTA. They don’t want us to be saying ‘I feel helpless.’ We have to double down, be determined to make our streets safer.”City Council President Kenyatta Johnson, who was a longtime antiviolence advocate before becoming an elected official, said members are exploring ways to continue to supportwill be a key part of her spending plan.
Others said Harrisburg bears some responsibility. At-large Councilmember Rue Landau called on the legislature to pass stricter gun regulation laws or allow Philadelphia to pass its own. (In general, state law bars the city from regulating guns itself
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