Pictured above is Maureen Faulkner, widow of slain Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner, demonstrating in front of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office. The picture was taken during the lead up to the events described below. What follows is my latest article which was published in yesterday’s The American Spectator. If you would like to see the AmSpec reader comments, you can access the article on the AmSpec website by clicking on this link. George Soros’ Man in Philadelphia | The American Spectator In 1981, Philadelphia Police Officer Danny Faulkner was murdered by Mumia Abu-Jamal.[1] A racially diverse jury convicted...
I had a very pleasant chance encounter today with retired Philadelphia Police Officer Bob Hurst who long ago served as head of the department’s “Granny Squad”. At great risk to their lives and safety, Bob and his colleagues on the squad spent years disguised as old women, derelicts, drunks and otherwise vulnerable victims trolling the streets of Philadelphia for armed robbers and violent felons. (The picture above is purportedly of Bob in disguise.) When attacked, the decoy officer and his back up team would arrest the assailant. Sometimes they were required to use deadly force. In the late 1970s and early 1980s,...
As previously reported on these pages, progressive lawyer Larry Krasner was elected District Attorney of Philadelphia with the massive financial support of billionaire George Soros. Prior to taking office, Krasner had sued the City of Philadelphia approximately 75 times for alleged civil rights violations by members of the police department. Now that he controls the prosecutor’s office, Krasner has established a record of indifference to the rights of crime victims and their families. See KIG posts Larry’s Law and United in Grief. Last week, after Krasner spoke at a conference on criminal justice reform, I submitted an opinion piece to...
Here in Philadelphia, we have a progressive District Attorney whose election was all but guaranteed by campaign funding in excess of $1,000,000 provided by George Soros. Today the Philadelphia Inquirer published my article regarding the D.A.’s poor treatment of crime victims and their families and the need to amend Pennsylvania’s constitution to incorporate Marsy’s Law, which is essentially a bill of rights for those harmed by crime. The article will be featured in the Inky’s Sunday print edition. Soros is now funding a D.A. candidate in the Philadelphia suburbs just as he has helped elect other progressive prosecutors throughout the...
Kevin Ferris, my friend and former editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer, and a cadre of other intelligent and energetic people have founded Broad + Liberty, an independent source of news and opinion for Philadelphia and the nation. This is a bold and audacious undertaking intended to offer an alternative to the mind-numbingly monotone political and social commentary purveyed by the legacy media. Here, taken from Broad + Liberty‘s website, are the biographies of this intrepid band: Albert Eisenberg is a rising conservative star in digital media and political communications who has been published in multiple national media outlets, including Real...