Philadelphia Weekly Faces Backlash After They Post “Guess the Murder Rate” Game

Philadelphia Weekly Faces Backlash After They Post “Guess the Murder Rate” Game

There’s no denying the skyrocketing crime rate in the city and many have called it a joke how bad its gotten. However ,when it comes to the pain and suffering of the mothers, fathers, family and friends of those murdered in the city there really isn’t anything to laugh about.  There’s no fun & games when it comes to murder, but one such local publication is coming under fire for posting a “Guess the Murder Rate” game.

Philadelphia Weekly posted on Tuesday a piece entitles “State of Our City” where it tries to put Krasner on the hot seat, “Philly’s murder rate is on the climb, as noted elsewhere on this page, and the D.A.’s race is set up between incumbent Democrat Larry Krasner and Republican Charles Peruto. What do you think the city’s murder tally will be on Nov. 2, General Election day? Send your best guess to [email protected]. We’ll keep track of all of the entries and send the winner (whoever comes closest to the right number) some sweet swag. Send your entries by the end of the month. Guessing tip: Look up whatever the murder count was last year on Nov. 2 and add 50 percent to it. Time to break out the calculator (or calculator app), ” the excerpt reads.

Since its publication many local residents, influencers and members of the media have bene firing back at the insensitive article. See below:

Philly Weekly will send you “sweet swag” to guess the number of human beings murdered in the city. Gamifying Philadelphia’s violence as if these aren’t real people and there aren’t real consequences isn’t “alt,” it’s just cruel. pic.twitter.com/lp7QZNq5ul

— Erica Palan (@errrica) May 25, 2021

This is horrendous.
Maybe they should spend a day out in the field listening to soul-tearing wails of mothers and fathers hearing their babies were killed. Or spend a day in court when the families literally can’t breathe because of the sobs.

— Kristen Johanson (KJ) (@KristenJohanson) May 26, 2021