Racism
District Attorney Larry Krasner, my least favorite elected official, piggybacking on Juneteenth, issued a report saying that Philadelphia’s justice system has a disproportionate impact on Black people, and that impact is negative. The report, “Racial Injustice Report: Disparities in Philadelphia’s Courts from 2015 to 2022,” studied more than
Politics
When it comes to defense district attorney Larry Krasner, I am deeply conflicted. Not about his performance, which has been abysmal, despite one or two spots of light — such a reviewing questionable convictions, or attacking cops who lie on the stand. Knowing where he was coming from — the George Soros
Marcus Perez
After spending 31 of his 51 years as a defendant, and a prisoner, Marcus Perez has just filed suit against two men he alleges wrongfully kept him behind bars. I have done almost a dozen columns over almost a decade about Perez’s case, in which he was wrongly sentenced
Chuck Peruto
During his decades-long career as a lawyer, which included outrageous stunts in the courtroom and gossip column-worthy affairs outside of it, there is one thing that enemies will use to smear A. Charles Peruto Jr., known to friend and foe as Chuck. In May 2013, while Chuck was downashore in
Marcus Perez
On his first day of freedom, Thursday, June 17, Marcus Perz stayed up until 1 a.m., because he could. In the morning, he awakened at 5 a.m. because of the force of habit. That was just before the time convicts were awakened in the corrections facilities where he
Mummers
As I predicted months ago, when the city decreed no Mummers Parade/New Year’s Parade on January 1, our fine feathered (and sequined) friends would not take this lying down. The “management” of the parade — meaning the heads of the five divisions — have capitulated, for reasons I will explain.
Crime
Why do good people go bad? I know some of you believe that crooked politician is redundant, but it’s not. The vast majority of politicians, like the vast majority of humanity, are honest. At the moment I am thinking of Leo Dignam, 61, a veteran city employee who had
Police
Police are under scrutiny, which is nothing new for the Philadelphia Police Department, although the bug collection known as City Council has not jumped into the Defund Police crazy car. One reason is that Council members (except Allan Domb) accepted personal security from the PPD at a cost of $178,