Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter doesn’t mince words. He’s calling out parents who don’t supervise their kids, and at teens who roam the streets looking for trouble. I’m sure it won’t be long before he’s pounced on by social-justice advocates. From CBS Philadelphia:

Following a shooting Tuesday night in the Juniata section of the city that left three teens dead (see related story), Mayor Michael Nutter today had strong words for the shooter, calling him “a dog.”

The outraged mayor also had strong words for the parents of Philadelphia’s youth, telling them “not to act like idiots and a–holes.”

While Nutter says he is gratified about the quick arrest in the multiple shooting, he is fuming that the victims were out on Tuesday night apparently looking for trouble.  And he blames their parents.

“Seven young people, somewhere between 14 and 16 years old, on a Tuesday night, a school night, are out in a car going to somewhere to have a fight with some other teenager.   That is completely insane, it is irresponsible.  Parents have to know where their children are and what they are doing,” the mayor said.

 

We don’t need more laws. We need responsible parents. Until we once again stigmatize delinquent behavior, poor parenting, and out-of-wedlock births, society’s problems won’t be resolved.