Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner
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Violence and disorder have surged under progressive district attorneys, and here comes the political reckoning. The latest example is from Pennsylvania, where on Wednesday the House of Representatives voted 107 to 85 to impeach Philadelphia District Attorney
Larry Krasner.
Under the Pennsylvania constitution, the standard for impeachment is “misbehavior in office.” Among other allegations, Wednesday’s articles of impeachment claim Mr. Krasner violated victims’ rights and was derelict in his duty by refusing to enforce the law.
Mr. Krasner took office in 2018 after he had proclaimed on the campaign trail that “policing and prosecution are both systemically racist.” He is a
George Soros
favorite and won re-election last year with nearly 70% of the vote.
The impeachment resolution that passed Wednesday accuses Mr. Krasner of seven offenses and argues that, under the progressive DA’s watch, Philadelphia has “descended into an unprecedented crisis of lawlessness.” The resolution notes that Philadelphia recorded 562 murders last year, “the most in the 340-year history of the city.”
As of Nov. 13, at least 2,068 people had been shot in Philadelphia so far this year, according to police data. “Murders and violence occur in every part of the city at every hour of the day,” the resolution says. It adds that “this crisis of crime and violence is a direct result” of Mr. Krasner’s “incompetence, ideological rigidity and refusal to perform the duties he swore to carry out when he became District Attorney.”
Among other policies, Mr. Krasner’s office no longer seeks cash bail for some 25 offenses including retail theft and some drug crimes. Even as crime has increased in Philadelphia, 70% of violent offenses were withdrawn or dismissed by Mr. Krasner’s office or the judiciary in 2021, up from 51% the…
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