LFKhael t1_j6x0suo wrote on February 2, 2023 at 2:27 PM

That's somewhat in progress at the moment, unless the next mayor is actively against keeping the traffic enforcers the PPD finally agreed to allowing (yes, we're that fucked by them).

> Philadelphia may replace some sworn police officers with civilians and create a unit of unarmed traffic enforcement officers, a move city officials say is aimed at freeing up trained police to fight crime amid a historic surge in gun violence.

https://www.inquirer.com/politics/philadelphia/philadelphia-can-replace-police-with-civilians-20221115.html

Fattom23 OP t1_j6x8e4t wrote on February 2, 2023 at 3:19 PM

Yeah, whoever was the driving force behind that is my friend and I'm influenced to vote for them. Does anyone know who that was?

LFKhael t1_j6x9lqt wrote on February 2, 2023 at 3:27 PM

> The city budget currently includes $1.25 million to hire 28 public safety enforcement officers. The agreement doesn’t include a timetable, but City Council President Darrell L. Clarke, who has championed the effort for three years, said he was optimistic the city would begin to hire for the jobs in early 2023.

Fattom23 OP t1_j6xdgj1 wrote on February 2, 2023 at 3:53 PM

Well, that complicates things. It's apparently the one Darrell Clarke thing that I like. Damn, I wish elections weren't choices.

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AbsentEmpire t1_j6yiu0z wrote on February 2, 2023 at 8:10 PM

There's ways around the PPD refusing to enforce traffic laws and thier until recently blocking creating another department to handle it, which is expanding PPA coverage area city wide along with camera enforcement.