“Justice” in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Inquirer, Building

We have previously noted that The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote major stories on the murder of Samuel Sean Collington, a Temple University student approaching graduation. Mr Collington was a white victim, murdered by Latif Williams, a black 17-year-old, in a botched robbery. On December 2, 2021,the Inquirer published 14 photographs from a vigil for Mr Collington, along with another story about him. This was a big …

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Very Compassionate Academics Want “Juvenile” Definitions Extended Beyond Age 18, So Violent Twenty-Somethings Can Be “Reformed”

What is adulthood? In one way, our Constitution specifies adulthood, with the Twenty-sixth Amendment: Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age. Section 2. The …

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Greco the Mob Boss, Episode 5: Greco Strikes a Match

Political Satire:  Having trouble surviving these times?  You’re not alone.  Join us in columnist John F. Di Leo’s exploration of an alternate universe, where we imagine the impossible: In these slightly anthropomorphic tales, set in an alternate universe not entirely unlike our own from 2010 through 2012, the various national governments of the European Union …

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Greco the Mob Boss, Episode 4: Greco Goes Collecting

Political Satire:  Having trouble surviving these times?  You’re not alone.  Join us in columnist John F. Di Leo’s exploration of an alternate universe, where we imagine the impossible: In these slightly anthropomorphic tales, set in an alternate universe not entirely unlike our own from 2010 through 2012, the various national governments of the European Union …

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You in a Heap o’ Trouble, Boy!

We noted, on Thursday evening, that the George Soros-sponsored, police-hating, softer-on-crime-than-Charmin District Attorney, Larry Krasner, wants to get Act 40, establishing a special prosecutor for crimes committed on or near SEPTA property, declared unconstitutional, because, in my opinion, he wants to cripple the law enforcement arm of Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker Mullins’ plan to shut …

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