Philadelphia City Council 2020 Stated Meetings of Philadelphia City Council, 29 Oct 2020

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From YouTube: Councilmember Johnson on the City Passing the Grim Milestone of 400 Homicides in 2020 10-29-2020

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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, October 29, 2020:

Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson (2nd District) makes remarks on the city passing the grim milestone of 400 homicides in 2020.
https://6abc.com/400th-homicide-recorded-in-philly/7369946/

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Thank you, council president.

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This past week we have passed a milestone that has a city uh we should be ashamed of, and that's more than 400 plus murders here in the city of philadelphia.

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It's a constant reminder that there's much work that needs to be done.

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There are 400 families who have lost their loved ones to gun violence, and so I want to remind individuals that, on this upcoming tuesday, I'm on about that ballot, question number two, which will create the office of victim advocate to support the 400 families who have lost their loved ones, that the gun violence, their mother, their father, their brother that sister their aunt their uncle their grandfather, their grandmother and supporting them with addressing the issue of trauma and grief, support services and making sure, at the end of the day that they have a voice through advocacy, public policy.

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And, most importantly, is he at the table, as we support those who have lost their loved ones, the gun, violence and, as we move toward the end of the year, we must still remain diligent and coming up with different solutions and thinking outside the box to address the senseless gun violence. This has taken over our city. So thank you very much, council president.

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