Philadelphia Local News: https://www.metro.us/news/local-news/philadelphia
Story 1:
Title: Woman sexually assaulted in Love Park heading to work
Link:https://www.metro.us/news/local-news/philadelphia/woman-sexually-assaulted-love-park-heading-to-work
Description of the story: On January 25th at 5:20 am a 41-year-old woman was getting off the train at 15th street in Center City when a black male that is about 30 years of age came up from behind her and attacked her. He got her onto the ground and then proceeded to sexually assault her. This is when people heard the screams and called 911. The police came onto the scene, chased him and got close to capturing him but eventually was able to escape by jumping 20 to 30 ft down onto the concourse.
Description of problem: Women riding the train going to work are going to feel vulnerable when exiting the train. Then the police could not apprehend the suspect, so he is still roaming the streets.
Who has the problem? All Women traveling alone, the Police department, Citizens of Philadelphia because this criminal has not been caught and is still roaming the streets.
Story 2:
Title: 9-month-old overdoses on Fentanyl
Description of the story: An infant in Bensalem, Pennsylvania consumed Fentanyl in its parent’s apartment. It was near a bottle of acetaminophen with codeine, and fentanyl is a big part of the opioid crisis in Pennsylvania. When medics arrived on scene the infant was in cardiac arrest, so the medics gave the infant naloxone. Eventually, the child became stable after the child was given continued doses of naloxone in the hospital. Infants parents were charged with endangerment of the child, and still are in jail after the failure of posting bail.
Description of problem: The problem is that a toddler overdosed on a drug because there is a drug problem in Philadelphia. Parents are careless with the drugs that they have in the house and need to make them not accessible to kids.
Who has the problem? Residents of Philadelphia, Police department, emergency services, young kids that get into the drugs. It all starts at the drug problem people have in the city.
Story 3:
Title: Contractor charged after man's body was found inside burning jeep
Link:https://www.metro.us/news/local-news/philadelphia/contractor-charged-after-man-inside-burning-jeep
Description of the story: A 39-year-old man shot a 43-year-old man in the back of the head. Then he proceeded to stab him a couple of times before wrapping his body in a blanket and putting it in the back of a burning jeep. The 39-year-old man was hired as a contractor, but eventually took the other man’s life because of the quality of his roofing job. Now he is facing multiple charges, one including murder.
Description of problem: The problem is that the contractor took someone’s life because he didn’t like the critique he received from his customer about the quality of his work. This could have been avoidable if the person is not so prideful and accepts the comments and fixes it next time.
Who has the problem? People hiring anyone for an external service, Police Department, Emergency services. Also, organizations human resource department because they’ll have to see how the hiree reacts to feedback to make sure that person can represent their company in a positive light.
Story 4:
Title: Possible case of coronavirus being investigated at William Penn Charter School
Description of the story: One of the Chinese exchange students that went through ground zero of the virus in Wuhan City started to feel sick at a Philadelphia campus. The student was placed into isolation and had tests done on him. The tests are pending from the city’s health department, however, the student is feeling better now.
Description of problem: An exchange student from China passed through the City in china where the virus started then flew to the U.S. for school in Philadelphia. That person then began to feel sick, then was isolated. If this case is confirmed then it will be the first one on the East Coast which means the virus is spreading.
Who has the problem? People traveling through Wuhan City, Philadelphia Health Department, U.S. Travel agencies. The students of that college are in danger because that’s where that exchange student came over to go to school.
Story 5:
Title: Philly declares all Indego e-bikes as stolen property
Link:https://www.metro.us/news/local-news/philadelphia/philly-declares-all-indego-e-bikes-stolen-property
Description of the story: This is because on Friday, January 17th, Indego stated that all of the e-bikes will be unavailable because they are undergoing routine maintenance. A lot of these e-bikes have gone missing by people stealing them or just getting misplaced. So, Philadelphia has made it to where all Indego electric bikes are stolen property and told police to stop anyone riding one. The people found with these bikes will not be arrested but the bikes will be confiscated. This measure makes sure that people can keep on riding them in the future.
Description of problem: Several Indego e-bikes have gone missing, either by stealing or misplacement. Indego is recalling them for routine maintenance and to make sure the bikes are harder to steal. Now, police have to stay alert and help recapture these bikes from people.
Who has the problem? Indego, Philadelphia Police Department, People that still have possession of these bikes, Citizens of Philadelphia that rely on the bikes as a method of transportation.
A lot of your articles deal with similar issues and problems faced by the victims in articles I found. These problems are universal, and though they may happen in different towns or under slightly different circumstances, sexual assault is sexual assault and theft is theft. Sexual assault, for example, makes women and male victims everywhere more uncomfortable and potentially afraid to be in certain situations. Similarly, theft is a problem everywhere and people are uncomfortable and insecure that their things may get taken or that they may not be able to use things that they are accustomed to using.
ReplyDeleteHi Timmy,
ReplyDeleteI found the article about the e-bikes very interesting. In my experience, when I ride either an electric scooter or bike, it will auto lock and won't move if I stop paying for it. I'm not sure how these bikes are useable unless payed for so I am not sure why they get stolen. I do think the police should charge the people who stole these bikes as the company is losing money without these bikes being payed for.