Talk:Philadelphia Police Department

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[edit] County and Sheriff

Some mention of the county of Philadelphia and the limited duties of the Sheriff's ofice should be made here. 209.92.136.131 22:08, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wall of honour

I'm not too sure that this should be included. I mean no disrespect for the fallen officers, but 'What Wikipeida is not', Wikipedia isn't a memorial site, as has been pointed out to me a few times when I've seen other articles with lists such as these. SGGH 13:59, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

I understand your point. However, my interpretation of the "non-memorial" clause is that no entry should be created for the sole purpose to honor a person who has passed. For example, if my mother passed, I should not, as a member of the community, create a entry for the accomplishments of my mother...even if they are great.

The Wall of Honor here is a section of the Article, not THE article. This is information regarding the history of the department. Some who are interested, may reference the list to further cross-reference a time period that they know. For example, in Philadlphia history, a Police officer was killed during the first "confrontation" with members of the organizathion MOVE. No officer was killed in the second confrontation. Given this example, a person who knew the officer who was killed would be able to see that it occured in 1978, not 1985.Jlivewell 15:49, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

The memorial clause also states that the person should be notable. What makes these people anymore notable than any other fallen public servant? Jeek X 05:17, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Notable Events

[edit] Videotape of Beatings of Suspects

How is this NPOV? It is factual and provides balance to otherwise pro-Philly PD article. It should not be deleted.--68.80.176.149 (talk) 00:50, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Is this incident worth a cited-mention, maybe. But will this be considered a "Notable event" in the history of the PPD in two months? Doubtful, but maybe. As a separate section it was WP:Undue Weight. I will also note that other content was removed. Mitico (talk) 02:46, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 10,000 Men

Any reason not to trim down some detail (specifically census stuff) & move "Call to Action: 10,000 Men" section to notable events section? Mitico (talk) 02:56, 9 May 2008 (UTC)