tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post1299821468462883551..comments2023-10-22T09:32:13.417-04:00Comments on Big Trial | Philadelphia Trial Blog: 'They're Definitely Cooking The Books' -- Philly's Hidden Homicides Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04116104602505815614noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-48181763948990608332020-08-08T06:20:06.783-04:002020-08-08T06:20:06.783-04:00Not a bad idea. Not a bad idea. bigtrial.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188557653424544411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-36530166459612319012020-08-06T16:37:18.542-04:002020-08-06T16:37:18.542-04:00Is there any way to get info on all the "S&qu...Is there any way to get info on all the "S" deaths in Philly and share them here? They changed 2 of the 3 to "M" after you exposed them, if the full 97 are exposed we have a small chance of honest murder stats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-1235398320272025362020-08-06T13:55:24.175-04:002020-08-06T13:55:24.175-04:00As long as it's crowded, might as well shove C...As long as it's crowded, might as well shove City Council in there, as well.Studehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10893362495939578148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-90407198658422146082020-08-05T13:27:14.721-04:002020-08-05T13:27:14.721-04:00They've been fudging the numbers for the last ...They've been fudging the numbers for the last 35 years (at least).<br />They also manipulate the numbers for thefts from autos. If 20 people on 1 block have their cars broken into, they generate 1 report. 1 set of incident numbers. Same goes with certain burglaries and vandalism. Didn't a bunch of high ranking cops get in trouble with the FBI for doing this around 20 years ago?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-67699054468208051862020-08-05T09:18:44.710-04:002020-08-05T09:18:44.710-04:00This is right from the FBI’s website:
The FBI’s U...This is right from the FBI’s website:<br /><br />The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program defines murder and nonnegligent manslaughter as the willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another. The classification of this offense is based solely on police investigation as opposed to the determination of a court, medical examiner, coroner, jury, or other judicial body.<br /><br />Years ago homicide used to classify some murders as ‘M’ jobs - meaning miscellaneous. If the ME found the case was, indeed, a homicide, it would be reclassified. This runs counter to the FBI rules as indicated above. Here was the benefit of doing this. A questionable death which comes in around late November or December which is sent to the ME rather than be initially classified as a homicide would likely not hit the official homicide counts until the following year. The homicide is not counted in the official stats until it is reported the the FBI regardless of when the crime actually occurred. This has the effect of skewing the numbers lower for the present year but artificially raising them for the next year. <br /><br />The whole point is that if the homicides were scored as such when the investigator believed a homicide occurred the counts would be higher. Waiting for the ME to rule is just kicking the can down the road. <br /><br />I don’t believe the homicide detectives are responsible for any of this. Making sure the homicide numbers don’t make the press is not their concern. But it is a very big concern to those above them. A homicide commander who can’t keep the numbers in check could be out of a job. No one would ever think the homicide numbers could be wrong or manipulated but they have been in the past and, if this initial article is correct, it is still going on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-34721389203609925572020-08-05T08:39:16.758-04:002020-08-05T08:39:16.758-04:00A murder classification should be left up to the M...A murder classification should be left up to the Medical Examiner after conclusive evidence is discovered. But you need to watch the ME office too. What happens when the police says it was a homicide, and the ME said it wasn't, WHO DO YOU GO BY? <br />Many police in Phila are corrupt and internal affairs failure to arrest the bad ones to protect the good ones are appalling. Selling drugs as a police officer, having sex with suspects as a police officer, stealing suspect vehicles and having them in your home as a police officer. I wonder when the IG for the city will publish abuse in police overtime totaling $18 million in waste will be reported?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-22906492535708144252020-08-05T07:49:40.303-04:002020-08-05T07:49:40.303-04:00LIVES MATTER obviously not to themselves!-So sad t...LIVES MATTER obviously not to themselves!-So sad to wake up and wonder<br />r if you;ll be alive for dinner or beyond-and all protests are show-ALL know city is a war zone where any time zips can hit!!!!!@#$%^&Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952379859900843114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-40759195239188712732020-08-05T07:19:44.937-04:002020-08-05T07:19:44.937-04:00Look, I got a lot of flack from cops I know about ...Look, I got a lot of flack from cops I know about this blog post. Basically, they say the system at present functions correctly, and that most S jobs that are really murders are eventually changed to M by the medical examiner.<br /><br />But with the city under so much media heat for the escalating crime rate, it seems to me that this system is ripe for abuse. There are too many side doors to hide a body in, and the pressure to suppress the true count must be through the roof.<br /><br />Human nature tells me such a system, especially if what Anonymous above is saying is true, is too easily subject to manipulation for political purposes.bigtrial.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188557653424544411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-77441364227951415352020-08-05T07:16:12.741-04:002020-08-05T07:16:12.741-04:00Wow, is this amazing commentary!!! Definitely has ...Wow, is this amazing commentary!!! Definitely has the ring of an insider who knows where the bodies are buried. Would love to hear more!!bigtrial.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188557653424544411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-58918026710203112102020-08-05T07:13:54.590-04:002020-08-05T07:13:54.590-04:00Wow, what fun that would be. My nominees in govern...Wow, what fun that would be. My nominees in government include Mayor Kenney, D.A. Krasner, and Police Commissioner Outlaw.<br /><br />Such a ceremony might be crowded, however, as when you got to spineless enablers, you'd have to invite the entire staff of The Philadelphia Inquirer.bigtrial.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188557653424544411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-10614169729913074852020-08-04T15:36:42.309-04:002020-08-04T15:36:42.309-04:00According to rules of Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR...According to rules of Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) which the PD is supposed to follow, they should not wait for the ME to classify whether something is a homicide or not. A decision whether a death is a homicide or not is solely up to the police who are responsible for making the initial call. If later the ME says it was an accidental or some other classification, then the detective is supposed to reclassify it. The police deliberately do it backwards because they don’t want the publicity of constantly escalating homicide numbers. If anyone doesn’t believe this, check out the UCR Manual which is available on line from the FBI website.<br /><br />There is a flip side to the homicide numbers which the press never reports on. It involves homicide clearances - presently somewhere below 50%. For example, Ifthe city has 300 murders and the clearance rate is 50% the average reader assumes the police made an arrest in 150 of these cases. Not true. Many of those clearances may be for old homicides - some of which may have occurred years or decades ago. A good question to pose to the police is how many of this year’s crimes have been cleared. The percentage will be even worse than most people realize.<br /><br />I once spoke to an old homicide Inspector who told me he always kept a few clearances in his drawer for when he needed them. I didn’t understand what he meant until he led me to a very specific UCR rule. UCR permits the police to take a clearance when they can prove that all legitimate suspects for a particular homicide are now dead. The Inspector showed me a clearance he had in his desk from a homicide which occurred in Philadelphia 50 years prior ( I am not kidding) in which all the suspects were dead. He submitted a clearance according to the rules and, at least for that month, the Homicide Unit looked good. Again, if you don’t believe this, go to the UCR manual and look it up! Makes you wonder how many other shenanigans they are using to keep the homicide numbers low. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-91008671213401777392020-08-04T14:25:29.481-04:002020-08-04T14:25:29.481-04:00There will never be truth to the numbers, it has a...There will never be truth to the numbers, it has always been S and M a S was given one particular case where both def and victims had guns victim dead was S because he had a gun SMH!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14660099037684670565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-27077689213167440192020-08-04T13:30:04.164-04:002020-08-04T13:30:04.164-04:00Ralph, as often is the case, when unjustified or u...Ralph, as often is the case, when unjustified or unprofessional conduct or decision making is uncovered, it is impossible for any official to take responsibility for his / her role in the case or issue. I feel like that Pontius Pilate figurines with bowls where each official washes his/her hands of any blame should be passed out to each participant in the case. In city government, we could even have a yearly Pontius Pilate of the Year Award 2020 where the most egregious example of duplicity, scapegoating and spinelessness is recognized at a ceremony where the news media (silent partners) are also invitedskiadvocathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664554461996157542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-38438646278082752462020-08-04T12:44:26.121-04:002020-08-04T12:44:26.121-04:00Please keep your foot on the pedal, the grunts in ...Please keep your foot on the pedal, the grunts in the ppd need you, to let people see behind the curtain is a unique postion to be in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com