So I'm driving to work this morning and hear what had to be 20 sirens

[PCIntern]

in Center City Philadelphia.

What flashed Through my mind is the only time we ever hear that many sirens at once is if there’s an officer shot. Sure enough:

https://www.inquirer.com/crime/philadelphia-police-officer-shot-south-philly-passyunk-coronavirus-off-duty-20200529.html



An off-duty police officer was shot Friday morning in South Philadelphia and is reported to be in stable condition at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Robert Friel, a 28-year veteran who was just promoted to lieutenant in the 3rd Police District, was shot in the leg and suffered a broken femur, authorities said. The 48-year-old was in good spirits and heading into surgery for his leg Friday morning, they said.

Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said Friel was on his way home from work around 6:45 a.m. when he passed by the CVS pharmacy at 10th and Reed Streets and saw a fellow officer approaching a suicidal man who was known to have weapons. Police had received a 911 call about the man around 10 p.m. Thursday, and the caller said he had two handguns and an assault rifle.
Friel, in plainclothes, and the other officer entered the CVS, Outlaw said, and struggled with the man, who shot Friel in the leg with a 9mm semiautomatic handgun. The man also took the officer’s gun and fired a shot at the floor, Outlaw said. He was eventually subdued and taken into custody, she said.

More at the link

I’m not being critical Of their response, anyone crazy enough to shoot a cop is a danger to us all. It’s just that the incredible outpouring compared with a “typical” civilian shooting is striking.

We are a city that was nationally infamous for police brutality. I have stories related to me by police officers themselves that sent chills up my spine.

[Mike 03]

1. Your post reminds me of video that was floating around yesterday of hundreds of

officers guarding the house of the police officer whose knee ended George Floyd's life. It looked like the scene at the end of The Blues Brothers. A ridiculous number of officers.

[sfstaxprep]

2. That Pesky 2nd Amendment Doesn't Always Work Out So Well, I Guess

I see that things are getting back to normal for now. A reprieve before the virus surges again in the coming weeks.

[Jamastiene]

3. It was literally just days after states started reopening before mass shootings started back.

I sure didn't miss those while everyone was social distancing. I could have lived my whole life and never heard about another mass shooting or more gun violence in America. It didn't take long before mass shootings and all sorts of other gun violence started back. I didn't miss that one bit.