The parents of Zamar Jones, killed at 7, say that their son’s killer would have been off the streets had Philly D.A. Larry Krasner not reduced a felony gun charge in 2019.
By Todd Shepherd
Linda A. Kerns: Krasner’s decarceration fascination contributes to Philly’s skyrocketing murder rate
While the Philadelphia district attorney has been celebrating reduced incarcerations, murders in the city have increased every year of his tenure.
By Linda A. Kerns
Christine Flowers: The Night before Christmas in Jim Kenney’s Philadelphia
‘Twas the night before Christmas in Philadelphia, and a woozy mayor is visited by the ghosts of the past, present and future.
By Christine Flowers
Reeve Swainston: A letter to my beloved Philadelphia, a once great city being ramshackled by surging crime rates and apathetic politicians alike
A former Philadelphia prosecutor laments the state of the city today.
By Reeve Swainston
Stu Bykofsky: Looting: City sends message of weakness
Mayor Kenney and DA Krasner’s failure to contain rampant crime sprees across the city only encourages criminals to continue such anarchist tactics.
By Stu Bykofsky
Spencer Landis: Krasner’s soft-on-crime summer sees abandoned victims, perverted justice
Krasner has led the Philly District Attorney’s office with a staggering disregard for the the rule of law in order to satisfy “progressive” promises. Victims in Philadelphia are now feeling it.
By Spencer Landis
Todd Shepherd: US Atty McSwain — “Krasner’s lenient policies responsible for murder of 7-year-old”
US Attorney William McSwain holds District Attorney Larry Krasner responsible for seven year-old Zamar Jones’ death, as homicides continue to soar in Philadelphia.
By Todd Shepherd
A. Benjamin Mannes: Media silence as murders surge in Philly
As murder rates surge to epidemic proportions in Philadelphia, our media corps seems more motivated by moving statues than reducing deaths.
By Benjamin Mannes
Linda A. Kerns: We must protect the rule of law because it exists to protect us
Local neighborhood Civic Associations, as well as the Fraternal Order of Police, side with US Attorney William M. McSwain in opposing Safe Injection Sites.
By Linda A. Kerns
George Parry: DA Krasner’s appalling legal maneuver against a Philly police officer on trial for murder
Why is Krasner’s office trying to get the court to effectively re-write the law? Is it a tacit albeit unintended admission that the officer’s actions were legal?
By George Parry