Comments on: Philadelphia Continues Its Lawlessness

By: ParatrooperJJ

ParatrooperJJ — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:19:47 +0000

Someone needs to get a writ of mandamus.

By: Urban Lawlessness | PAWaterCooler.com

Urban Lawlessness | PAWaterCooler.com — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:47:21 +0000

[...] Unless you’re in Philadelphia. With the economy soft and thousands of Philadelphians delinquent on their mortgages, Sheriff Green this spring refused to hold a court-ordered foreclosure auction. His move raised eyebrows on the bench and dropped jaws among lenders and their attorneys, who accuse him of shirking his duty to enforce legal contracts. [...]

By: Robert H

Robert H — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:07:17 +0000

“They will fare just fine; they’ll just go to court and force those racist banks to lend….”

And when that causes local banks to go bankrupt, and national banks to close local branches, Philadelphians will have to learn how to function without mortgages, business loans, checking and saving accounts, car loans, and student loans. Causing the few remaining productive people to flee the city, leaving a tax base of zero for city services.

This is the very sort of “government” which has worked so superbly in Zimbabwe.

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Philly’s lawless sheriff « Internet Scofflaw — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:06:50 +0000

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By: Amphipolis

Amphipolis — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:41:34 +0000

If a judge orders a sheriff to escort a prisoner to jail and the sheriff refuses, can the judge hold the sheriff in contempt of court?

City Council unanimously voted its approval – that would be Republicans as well as Democrats. Of course their vote was free of consequence, City Council has nothing to do with it. All they did was make an irresponsible political statement and thus let businesses and lenders know that they have no reason whatsoever to do business in Philadelphia.

I hope lenders sue Philadelphia for a civil rights violation based on the deliberately unequal enforcement of contracts. The City should be liable for any damages the lenders incur as a result of this.

By: Denny, Alaska

Denny, Alaska — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:56:19 +0000

Yep, I’m sure this development (and others like it in other cities) will make the majority of us in this country go right out and vote for Sen. Obama (D-Carter’s Second Term) in November.

Yep, sure thing.

By: Amphipolis

Amphipolis — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:46:10 +0000

So now the Government can unilaterally void a private contract. Only contracts the Sheriff approves of are enforced.

Every entity that has a contract with the City of Philadelphia should just ignore it.

By: Tmack

Tmack — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:34:39 +0000

Where is Governor Rendell? Isn’t he supposed to enforce the law?
I guess the fact that he and the mayor and I assume the sheriff are all democrat have nothing to do with anything.
Mac, I wondered about the same thing when I saw that fat piece of crap in Detroit not resigning after getting caught committing perjury.
If Obama gets in, giving the evidence, he will make things worse.

By: armchairpunter

armchairpunter — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:52:40 +0000

This does little to counter my suspicion that there is a large segment of the population who cannot long abide any form of polity other than anarchy or tyranny.

By: SDN

SDN — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:47:44 +0000

“And before you say I don’t have a heart, and don’t care about poor people, how do you think those poor people are going to fare when no one will lend them money for mortgages, or other loans, because banks decide that making loans in Philadelphia is too risky because the law doesn’t apply there?”

They will fare just fine; they’ll just go to court and force those racist banks to lend….