While the July 4th Highland Park, Illinois mass shooting that left at six dead and 38 injured understandably has gotten more media attention in the aftermath, another shooting that occurred on Independence Day in another city during a parade is also raising eyebrows, not just over what happened but over the mayor’s bizarre reaction to it.
On Monday night, shots rang out during Philadelphia’s 4th festivities, leaving onlookers running for cover and two police officers injured according to local news reports:
Two police officers were shot and injured in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum while on duty at the city’s Independence Day celebrations on Monday night. People fled what they thought was active shooting, fleeing the scene.
The investigation was still ongoing to find out where and how many shots were fired. Also, investigators are trying to figure whether police were deliberately targeted or if the bullets struck officers by stray fire. According to police, no other person was injured.
The investigation remains ongoing, and there are no arrests yet. However, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s response is almost as shocking as the shooting itself because of his astonishing statement.
During a press conference, Kenney – after going on a rant about gun violence – essentially told a CBS Philly reporter in so many words “f*** it, I can’t wait to get out of here” because he could never stop worrying about what would happen next in the city that elected him:
“There’s not an event or a day where I don’t lay on my back and look at the ceiling and worry about stuff. Everything that has happened in this city the past seven years I worry about. I don’t enjoy Fourth of July, I don’t enjoy the Democratic National Convention. I didn’t enjoy the NFL draft. I’m waiting for something bad to happen all the time. So I’ll be happy when I’m not here, when I’m not mayor and I can enjoy some stuff.”
When he was asked to confirm that he was “looking forward to not being mayor,” Kenney responded with a smile and said “yeah.”
Watch:
“I’m waiting for something bad to happen all the time. So I’ll be happy when I’m not here, when I’m not mayor, and I can enjoy some stuff,” Philly Mayor Jim Kenney said. https://t.co/ZkvrGTmwKH pic.twitter.com/R9X4TIBMcR
— Matt Petrillo (@MattPetrillo) July 5, 2022
Kenney spoke at the press conference as well. proclaimed that “Until Americans decide that they want to give up the guns, and give up the opportunity to get guns, we’re going to have this problem.”
Not surprisingly, some left-wing blue checks and “news” outlets are responding by amplifying the gun control part of his remarks where he appears to urge people to give up their Second Amendment rights, but of course don’t have much of anything to say about the part where he said in a nutshell that he’s looking forward to bailing on the city after all the rising violence that has occurred under his watch thanks in part to policies like this:
I am sure you can guess what it is: @janeslusser @PhillyMayor are pretty excited about today’s ruling affirming Philadelphia as a Sanctuary City. pic.twitter.com/gdnnjZT9ps
— Steve Preston (@StevePrest) June 6, 2018
So the two takeaways from Kenney’s Monday presser is (paraphrasing) “give up your Second Amendment rights, you rubes” and “I can’t wait to get the hell outta Dodge.”
His term as mayor is up to 18 months. He should probably resign immediately so that someone with a genuine concern for their community, and who understands Constitutional rights, can lead the charge to right the ship. Because this ain’t it, like at all.
Flashback –>> Watch: Raleigh, NC Police Chief Demonstrates What Leadership Does *Not* Look Like After Looting, Fires
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