Talk:Jim Kenney

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Ridiculously biased

The section about Kenney's support for a bonus pension system is blatantly one-sided and critical. It reads like a (poorly written) polemic against him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.170.102.226 (talk) 18:46, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm removing it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.2.123.81 (talk) 15:53, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Police officer shooting

Will there be a section about his recent response to the shooting of a Philadelphia police officer, specifically, his comment that the shooting had nothing to do with Islam, even though the suspected shooter himself has reportedly said otherwise? 69.42.17.116 (talk) 03:29, 10 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Main photo

Kenney's photo for his page is from 2009 and therefore outdated. Does he have an official portrait like other politicians, especially U.S. Representatives? Lasalleexplorer (talk) 16:09, 14 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

George Floyd Protests

I see that there is a dispute on how to document the killing of George Floyd and the aftermath of the protests. Before we engage in a revision war, we should first try to discuss the controversial changes and seek consensus. Agree?

In my opinion, I think it is relevant to discuss the I-676 protests, tear gas used on protestors, and the Mayor's apology. See: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/06/25/us/ap-us-racial-injustice-pennsylvania.html; https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/video/philadelphia-police-tear-gas.html

I think the statue removals is important, as it has a significance related to the removal of Confederate monuments and memorials in the United States. Even though Frank Rizzo is in no way related to the Confederacy, this issue has been prevalent for a long time in Philadelphia.

Please discuss.

If you want to add or improve content, that is fine as long as it is relevant to the article subject and noteworthy enough for inclusion. It also needs to be cited to reliable sources. You should sign your comments using ~~~~ as well.– wallyfromdilbert (talk) 07:17, 26 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see how removal of the Frank Rizzo statue, the mural, and Columbus statue are not noteworthy. Nevertheless, I actually think the I-676 protests are moreso, but have been consistently removed (these protests were covered by the New York Times, among other reliable sources, and citations shared above). At present, there is only mention of one statue and no mention of protest response in the article. --Lasalleexplorer (talk) 13:04, 26 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

If contentious information is being added into a WP:BLP, it should include reliable sourcing with it when it is added to the article. The statues had no sourcing, and when I looked online, it appeared that the decision to remove the mural and Columbus statue were not Kenney's decision. I'm not sure why the IP who started this conversation removed the source I found for the Rizzo statue removal. The I-676 protests are noteworthy in general, but I'm not seeing how they are relevant to Kenney's biography based on what was previously inserted into the article. The NYT source is a video report about the I-676 incident, and only mentions Kenney for a one sentence written policy statement. – wallyfromdilbert (talk) 15:49, 26 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your points make sense. Why don't we leverage some of the writeup in the Frank Rizzo memorial section? Has many sources and quotes from Kenney regarding the statue and its removal, and is a little more "filled out" compared to the lone sentence we have now. Lasalleexplorer (talk) 16:31, 26 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lasalleexplorer, I think that would be good. Something about Kenney's prior attitude towards the statue would give some helpful context, but I don't think using quotes is as useful as a neutral summary of the issue. I'm not sure if the picture is necessary either. What do you think? – wallyfromdilbert (talk) 05:24, 29 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Crystalean Harper Mckie 2601:47:4002:18D0:91CA:BDCD:1806:DF5D (talk) 13:32, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oppisition to Trump

I believe this section should be moved under fueds. His fueds with Trump were not limited to the first term as mayor. 173.59.118.212 (talk) 17:11, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]