> "The irony of this whole thing is that that guy committing this crime is a U.S. citizen, and yet we have to hear a bunch of nonsense that all the immigrants are on a crime wave," Krasner said about this case. "When all the data shows that they are far less likely to commit crimes than U.S. citizens." https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/philly-da-calls-out-racism-after-man-pretends-to-be-ice-agent-in-robbery/4216779/
#PhiladelphiaDA #LarryKrasner #IceThugs #USAImmigration #uspol
From January but I just heard of him...
> Philadelphians are not obligated to cooperate with legally dubious U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions ordered by the Trump administration... It’s not entitled to start punching people for fun. It’s not entitled to engage in criminal acts at the same time it’s engaging in legal acts … An ICE agent can be prosecuted in the city of Philadelphia for doing criminal things that go beyond their rights – and the law is crystal-clear.
> “The policies coming from the current administration in Washington, D.C., are making it easier for U.S. citizens to commit crimes against marginalized people, such as immigrants,” said District Attorney Krasner. “I consider this case to be more serious than just a robbery. This is a crime against an entire community of people. .."
I thought that paying people, even $47, to vote was vote buying, which is illegal. Will the dead bird site’s killer be arrested, or at least charged with vote
buying?When a headline in #democracynow Monday got me looking:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/us/politics/elon-musk-giveaway-philadelphia-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WE4.AyfP.txFi0-zhT03D&smid=url-share
#bribes #lawsuit #PhiladelphiaDA #LarryKrasner #OneMillionDollars #votebuying
