And you thought thugs with guns were the Philadelphia Police's biggest health issue:
Conditions inside Philadelphia's police facilities are deplorable for officers and criminals alike, according to a report released yesterday by the City Controller's Office. Inspections of 24 police districts found all of them in various states of decay and poor maintenance.
Really? Wow. I am shocked and appalled. (Sarcasm off.)
"I find it unconscionable that thousands of Philadelphia police officers - who risk their lives every day to protect the citizens of this city - should be forced to work in conditions that are at least substandard, and dangerous in many instances," Controller Alan Butkovitz said.
Strangely enough, the Mayor and Police Commissioner's offices are in MUCH better shape.
His office found structural problems in two police buildings - one housing the Second and 15th Districts at Harbison Avenue and Levick Streets in Northeast Philadelphia, and the other the 92d District, on Lincoln Drive at Gypsy Lane in Fairmount Park. The building on Levick Street had cracking walls, floors and ceilings. The 92d District building had, among other problems, a floor sagging so badly that a conference room had to be locked to prevent anyone from entering, out of fear the floor would collapse.
Our illustrious mayor said he is working on the problem. Unfortunately, his solution is to hire a few more janitors and custodians, while some buildings are falling down around the officers. It's like putting a Band-Aid on a gunshot wound. Oh well, at least I'll have a huge lawsuit in a few years when I get asbestos poisoning.
(H/T - The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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