by WorldTribune Staff, April 19, 2021 “He cares more about the criminals than he does about the victims.” That is was Shaki’ra Wilson-Burroughs says about Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. Wilson-Burroughs, whose brother, Philadelphia Police Sgt. Robert Wilson III, was gunned down in the line of duty, is one of a growing number of families […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 22, 2021 Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles and St. Louis all had either record homicide rates or huge increases in murders in 2020. Along with skyrocketing rates of violent crimes, those cities share something else in common — their progressive district attorneys were all elected with the help of millions of dollars […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2020 Rioting in Philadelphia this week resulted in at least 10 people being shot, injuries to at least 30 police officers and the looting of several businesses. The rioting erupted after the police involved shooting of 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr., who reports say had charged at police while brandishing a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 12, 2020 Among the factors fueling this summer’s spike in urban crime, consider the following pattern: Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx, whose jurisdiction covers Chicago, refused to prosecute a large number of the rioters arrested during recent unrest in the city. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, another soft-on-crime prosecutor, is […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 16, 2019 Following an Aug. 14 incident in which six Philadelphia police officers were shot by a suspect with an extensive criminal history, U.S. Attorney William McSwain said the policies of District Attorney Larry Krasner are endangering the city’s police. “There is a new culture of disrespect for law enforcement in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 19, 2017 Leftist billionaire George Soros’s recent losses in the stock market haven’t interrupted his spending spree in pursuit of buying high-profile district attorneys’ seats. Soros poured $1.45 million into the Philadelphia district attorney’s race to fund a super PAC in support of a progressive lawyer who has never worked as a […]