A journalist and advocate who rose from homelessness and addiction to serve as a spokesperson for Philadelphia’s most vulnerable was shot and killed at his home early Monday, police said.

Josh Kruger, 39, was shot seven times at about 1:30 a.m. and collapsed in the street after seeking help, police said. He was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later. Police believe the door to his Point Breeze home was unlocked or the shooter knew how to get in, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. No arrests have been made and no weapons have been recovered, they said.

Authorities haven’t spoken publicly about the circumstances surrounding the killing.

  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Well hey maybe religious people should stop consistently hurting other humans and society in general because they think their imaginary friend would be down with it.

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      1 year ago

      It sounds an awful like you are saying, “Well yeah, we are bigots, but we are bigots because they deserve it!”

      Am I misunderstanding you?

      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        Yes, you are misunderstanding me.

        I’m saying that religion has a richly documented history of intolerance and repression, up to and including the present day. I am simultaneously saying that I am intolerant of intolerance.

        I feel like you should read up on this if you’re still struggling to wrap your head around the nuance of what pretty much everyone else in this comment tree besides yourself is expressing.