Judge Patrick Dugan
D.A. Larry Krasner is no reformer, says Judge Dugan
“Larry always says, ‘F around and find out’ when he’s talking about Trump. How about ‘F around and find out’ to the people running around here with AK 47s?”
D.A. Larry Krasner
Mary Sunshine Krasner sees no evil
Some days you really have to work hard on this job, to do hard digging, research, and interviews. Other days, it just drops into your lap. (Following are stats from the 22nd Police District. Citywide was not available) Such as the day tone deaf Philadelphia progressive D.A. Larry Krasner
D.A. Larry Krasner
Krasner stars in Profiles in Cowardice
There are two reasons incumbent District Attorney Larry Krasner won’t debate faux Republican challenger Chuck Peruto. (Chuck has been a Democrat his whole life.) The first is smart: With a 7-1 voter registration edge in deep blue (and high homicide Philly), Krasner has nothing to gain, and possibly something
D.A. Larry Krasner
In D.A. debate, Peruto stands alone
District Attorney Larry Krasner likes boogeymen. Although Frank Rizzo has been dead 30 years, Krasner mentioned him four times during Monday afternoon’s Zoom district attorney debate sponsored by the Philadelphia Bar Association. He waved the name like an amulet to ward off evil. Then, on the subject of immigration
D.A. Larry Krasner
Attacking hypocrisy: “This is what I do”
If you are a profligate prelate, a prosecuting-shirking D.A., or an editor with loose lips, the last person you want on your case is Ralph Cipriano, an old-fashioned ball buster. The 67-year-old lapsed liberal and unlapsed Catholic has more scalps on his belt than an Apache war party. I
Marcus Perez
Looking for the “just” in justice
As regular readers know, I have major differences with Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner, especially with his non-enforcement or light enforcement on selected defendants. Whether they get potential first-degree homicide charges greatly knocked down or gun charges that should result in jail being brushed off, they catch undeserved breaks. Lady
Police
Sanity returns, cops will enforce the law
About six weeks after Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw announced the wrong-headed policy that Philadelphia cops would not arrest and take into custody suspects in low-level crimes, it has been reversed. Want to guess why? Because the low-level criminals knew there would be no consequences and they starting running wild, shoplifting
Crime
D.A. Krasner handcuffed jury
The jury has spoken, and I accept it. The verdict on Michael White, I mean, acquitted of voluntary manslaughter. I accept it, but that doesn’t mean I like it. The same with O.J. Simpson, George Zimmerman and other questionable jury results. Our decision-by-jury process is imperfect, but better
D.A. Larry Krasner
Krasner shows some cards, not all - Part 2
In Tuesday’s column I took a long look at Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner’s controversial record. It turns out I was joined by Bill Heeney, and by Krasner himself. Let’s start with Heeney, the one of us least known to the public. Heeney, 60, is a Republican
Crime
When Krasner gets crass - Part 1
Larry, Larry, Larry. Larry Krasner is the District Attorney of Philadelphia, a man unsuited by temperament and experience for the job to which he was elected, but he is loving it. The people he should be serving and protecting? Not so much. Where to start? With the latest example of