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Trump would like Philly’s response to protests. We’re better than this. | Editorial

If riots are the language of the unheard, the city’s response to protests over the last few days has been the language of force and confrontation, rather than a strategy of de-escalation.

A group, who called themselves old-time Fishtowners, walk west on Girard Avenue carrying bats, hammers, and shovels in Philadelphia on June 1, 2020. The men said they believed they were protecting their neighborhood in the event looters or rioters showed up in Fishtown.
A group, who called themselves old-time Fishtowners, walk west on Girard Avenue carrying bats, hammers, and shovels in Philadelphia on June 1, 2020. The men said they believed they were protecting their neighborhood in the event looters or rioters showed up in Fishtown.Read more / File Photograph