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February 6-12, 2003 the bell curve City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life Man accused of "stealing" houses in real estate scam is acquitted. Promises judge he'll get into entirely different line of work -- selling bridges. Minus 1 Teen charged after off-duty cop with whom he'd fought dies from heart attack. Offing a cop by cardiac arrest is so not going to get him any respect in prison. Plus 3 Local cops arrest 123 in drug raids on same day Attorney General Ashcroft visits. Several are delivered to his hotel suite for Bible lessons and civil rights violations. Plus 1 Fire Commissioner threatens to use DNA testing to find person behind "situation involving feces" in women's room at Fire Administration Building. Others threaten to "scratch that bitch's eyes out" when the results are in. Plus 1 Street administration scales back anti-blight plans. Now, apparently, blight is "part of the city's charm." Minus 3 Security firm concludes that blocking of Chestnut Street does not protect Independence Hall. But it does keep the carriage horses from peeing on it. Plus 5 Still-unannounced candidate Sam Katz declares $2 million in campaign funds -- almost as much as Mayor Street has. Street's going to plan B now that paying Katz to get out of the race isn't gonna work. Plus 2 Bucking national trend, auto theft rates dropping in Philly, Inquirer reports. See, there's an upside to insurance rates being so high that half the city can't afford to drive. Plus 5 Seven students, including one who is pregnant, are hurt in brawl at Audenreid High. On the upside, they all pass the President's physical fitness requirements. Minus 3 Total pluses: 17 Total minuses: 7 Score for the week: 10 Last week’s score: -2 
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