Dubious Distinction

There were four more recorded homicides in Philadelphia over the weekend, bringing this year's total to 104. As the Inquirer reports, this total is higher than some larger cities (which the Inky does not name in the article, but which includes New York and Los Angeles). Speaking last night at the Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in West Oak Lane, Bishop T.D. Jakes exhorted

This mounting death toll and murder march has got to stop. Enough is enough.

Amen.