Posted by
Team Raj on Friday, August 11, 2006 4:16:13 PM
Philadelphia Inquirer considers
ridiculous source.
As Mayor Street and the rest of the city struggle to thwart a mounting homicide rate, an elite group of 37 has spent the last six weeks brainstorming solutions.
Panel members suggest a "stop-and-frisk" checkpoint, with police monitoring everyone passing through for weapons. They recommend more job programs for felons, more community policing, tougher gun laws, and more positive outlets for youth.
They are not convinced hiring more officers would help.
Their group has much at stake in stopping the violence that has gripped their city this year.
They are about to be sophomores at the city's high schools. And many of them live in neighborhoods wracked by violence and know the victims.