Philly DA to Judges: Take It Easy on ‘Fundamentally Law-Abiding’ Looters 102 Shown is the aftermath of ransacked liquor store in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. Police say groups of teenagers swarmed into stores across Philadelphia in an apparently coordinated effort, stuffed bags with merchandise and fled. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP Photo/Matt Rourke AWR HAWKINS5 Oct 2023510 2:54 Philadelphia District Attorney (DA) Larry Krasner wants judges to weigh cases against looters on an individual basis and restrain themselves from being too hard on “fundamentally law-abiding” looters.
Krasner is a progressive with ties to billionaire George Soros. In 2017, WHYY reported that Soros gave nearly $1.7 million to Krasner’s campaign, helping him secure the DA office he currently holds.
The Associated Press Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks with members of the media during a news conference in Philadelphia on October 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
In the wake of the highly publicized scenes of looting that occurred in Philly during past weeks, Krasner is now asking judges to keep in mind that the looters are not all the same; that some of them are actually “law-abiding,” FOX News noted.
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Krasner said, “We’re going to prosecute people in an even-handed way. We’re not going to let any judge — who thinks there is a caste system, and some people get better treatment than others — we’re not going to let any judge disturb the peace of this city.”
Merchandise lays strewn on the floor after looting as seen through a boarded-up door of a discount store on October 30, 2020, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)
He added, “We’ll look carefully to see whether this is a one-off situation and they’re fundamentally law-abiding people, hold them accountable one way; or whether they are criminals, and they’re all about taking advantage of some sort of unrest for their own benefit, and they will be prosecuted another way.”
On Monday, Philadelphia Magazine observed that Krasner may be “walking back” some of the recent arrests of alleged looters.
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The magazine quoted Krasner saying, “A large number of them are young. They are between the ages of 18 and 25. In general, what we’re seeing is that most of them have no criminal record or a minimal criminal record. … There are certainly some people in this group who are much more concerning than others. … Part of our task will be to make sure we do individual justice in each one of these cases.
Mostly legal stealing, just like mostly peaceful protests. I mean, like Krasner says, most of them are young, 18 to 25 years old, and dindu nuffin'.
He's going after the ones at the top, frens! The organizers! The ones that are behind this! That's why he wants the judges to go easy on these youngsters and let them off easy...they are victims too, can't you see that?
WTH is "‘Fundamentally Law-Abiding’ Looters." Is that the same as "Mostly peaceful protesters?"
This is the same corrupt, all-powerful Filthadephia democrat political machine that controls Pennsylvania elections across the state.
Krasner and Shapiro.
Makes one wonder who pushes Marxism the hardest. And why?
Oh, we know why! They wrote a book about it!
How does the Babylon Bee stay in business while the Wokes are busy producing a Monty Python movie? How do they exaggerate anything?