His police don't do their job. They are outnumbered by the rioters. He also was not happy that a gun store owner killed a potential robber that wanted to steal guns that he would have used to kill innocent people. This is the same mayor that made a black woman whose last name is Outlaw as the Police Commissioner.
Kenney Condemns Armed Vigilantes In Fishtown, Criticizes Cops Who Took Photos With Them
A group, who called themselves old-time Fishtowners, walk on Girard Avenue carrying bats, hammers and shovels in Philadelphia, Pa. on June 1, 2020. The men said they believed they were protecting their neighborhood in the event looters or rioters showed up in Fishtown.
Mayor Jim Kenney on Tuesday condemned armed vigilantes who came out in Fishtown last night and said they wanted to protect businesses. He also criticized police officers who high-fived members of the group and took photos with them.
“We do not condone vigilantes,” Kenney said. “Armed vigilantism won’t be tolerated going forward.”
“We tolerated it last night for too long and that was a mistake,” he added.
While Kenney and Outlaw said they respect the rights of business owners to protect their property, they said they were disturbed to hear of a man killed by a gun shop owner in South Philadelphia.
The mayor described himself as “deeply troubled” by the death.
“We do not endorse or condone any form of vigilante justice or taking the law into one’s own hands,” Outlaw said.
Although the group said they were working to help the neighborhood’s police officers, the commissioner said the department doesn’t need their help. “I would not want that group to be described as someone speaking for me or on behalf of my police department,” Outlaw said. “I don’t welcome that, I don’t invite them to come back.”
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