I accidentally pepper-sprayed myself in the face. What s worse is admitting I feel unsafe in Philadelphia | Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian
The right blames this violence on liberals and the movement to defund the police: Philadelphia has a famously progressive district attorney who, they argue, is too easy on criminals. The real reason for all this violence, however, is that Philadelphia has high rates of poverty and easy access to guns. That s not a winning combination.
The antidote for all this violence isn t rocket science. You increase social safety nets; you decrease poverty; you decrease access to guns. Unfortunately, there seems to be zero will in the US to do any of this. Which is great news for the pepper-spray industry and bad news for everyone else.
Great idea and good luck with that, Arwa.