For progressives, it’s the ultimate inconvenient truth: We need better, smarter policing and prosecution to combat gun violence. Eric Adams is saying that in NY. Anyone here care to agree?
By Larry Platt
Jeff Hurvitz: One Philly police district handcuffed by idealism
New hands-off policing measures will lead to negative ramifications in Philadelphia and beyond.
By Jeff Hurvitz
Katelin Gorski: An open letter to District Attorney Krasner, from the family of one of his victims
The list of families whose loved ones have been murdered by people who should have been in prison is growing long under D.A. Larry Krasner. Now my family is one of them.
By Katelin Gorski
Parents of slain 7-year-old Philadelphia boy speak out about Krasner’s policies
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
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
George Hofmann: Walter Wallace Jr.’s death exposes the forgotten conversation on policing and mental health, not race
A writer living with bipolar disorder argues that the tragic news of Mr. Wallace’s death should spur the government to reform the ways in which we deal with mental health crises.
By George Hofmann
Chris Tremoglie: Obama DOJ report on Philly police exposes false media narrative against officers
How much longer will politicians and the media continue to peddle lies about police violence and race?
By Chris Tremoglie
Jessica Barnett: To fix Philadelphia’s “bad cops” problem, end special privileges for unions
Reforms that expose the current system will usher in the transparency and accountability needed to reestablish the trust upon which public safety depends.
By Jessica Barnett