Fight Back, Philly: Get Out And Enjoy The City

I've just caught up with our friend Kevin Riordan's recent column in the Philadelphia Inquirer about the flash mob attacks in Center City. We agree with Kevin: People should not abandon Center City. To the contrary -- they should make it a point to be visible and active right now on the city streets. Get out and shop, dine and visit all the local attractions. Take advantage of all that the city has to offer.
Here's part of what Kevin has to say:

To abandon the heart of the great metropolis to a bunch of what used to be called juvenile delinquents would be an incalculable loss.
Only a handful of other big American cities possess the pungent mix and glitz of downtown Philadelphia, where all sorts of people create all sorts of economic and cultural energy.
Center City isn't some developer's facsimile of what a downtown used to be. It's the real thing, and it can surely be protected without putting a tank at Broad and Spruce, without trampling on the civil rights of teenagers, troubled or otherwise.
More cops? More cameras? More arrests?
A coordinated approach among law enforcement agencies?
Bring it.

Click here to read the entire column.