PHILADELPHIA'S NEW DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS LARRY KRASNER.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE ON THE PROGRAM.
WHEN THE ELECTION HAPPEN HE IS A GUY THAT IS CONSIDERED TO
BE DIFFERENT THAN OTHER DAS HE IS GOING TO CHANGE THINGS
AND HE ARTIE HAS IN PHILLY.
THIS WEEK HE HAS TAKEN THE SIGNIFICANT STEP OF
ELIMINATING CASWELL PROGRAMS FOR LOW-LEVEL OFFENSES.
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
IF YOU PAY THE CASH YOU GET OUT OF JAIL. THOUGH IF YOU
CHARGE SOMEONE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO BE BAILED OUT, IT IS
REALLY EASY FOR RICH PEOPLE TO PAY THAT AND VERY DIFFICULT IF
NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE OF LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC
STATUS TO DO THAT AND SO THIS IS A 2000 YEAR WRONG AS WE'RE GOING
TO TALK ABOUT LATER, IT IS FROM MEDIEVAL TIMES AND STILL JUST
EXISTS IN AMERICA BUT LUCKILY, AT LEAST
IN PHILLY, IT HAS BEEN
ELIMINATED.
THIS IS NOT A SMALL PROBLEM, IT IS A BIG ONE.
SO THEY STAY DAYS OR WEEK OR MONTH OR POSSIBLY EVEN
LONGER JUST BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY.
BUT DOES NOT SEEM FAIR TO ME, I IMAGINE IT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR TO
MOST PEOPLE.
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN AMERICA THAT CAN'T LEAVE BECAUSE THEY
CAN'T
AFFORD BAIL IS LARGER THAN THE PRESENT POPULATION OF EVERY
OTHER COUNTRY ON THE PLANET.
GREAT JOB LARRY KRASNER.
I WANT TO READ ONE QUOTE. HE SAID THIS:
HE HAS DONE A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS
BY THE WAY.
WHEN YOU HAVE ESTABLISHMENT GUYS IN OFFICE THEY GIVE YOU THE
TRANQUIL IS THE DRUG OF GRADUALISM IS A LICKING
SAID AND THEY SAY NOT NOW, WE CANNOT DO IT NOW, IT IS NOT
POSSIBLE OR PRACTICAL.
LARRY KRASNER WAS AN ACTUAL PROGRESSIVE.
A LOT OF PROGRESSIVE GROUPS OFFER HIM.
HE WON AND IT TURNS OUT, YOU CAN DO IT.
YOU CAN DO IT RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S NOTHING STOPPING YOU.
WHAT GENERALLY STOPS ESTABLISHMENT DEMOCRATS IS
THEIR DONORS.
THEY DO NOT WANT PROGRESS OR CHANGE.
THEY GENERALLY WANT THE STATUS QUO AND SO IF YOU A L
PROGRESSIVE, HE WILL DO REAL PROGRESSIVE THINGS LIKE THIS.
THE NOW MY FAVORITE QUOTE COMES IN PHILLY.COM WHO IS
COVERING THE STORY.
IT DISPROPORTIONALLY PUNISHES MINORITIES AND THE POOR.
YOU DO NOT SAY.
LET'S SET ASIDE
MINORITIES FOR A SECOND. IT COMPLETELY PUNISHES THE POOR.
NOT JUST DISPROPORTIONATELY.
IF YOU CAN PAY, YOU PAY IT AND YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIT IN JAIL.
YOU CANNOT PAY, IT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE POOR AND HENCE, IT
COMPLETELY PUNISHES THE POOR.
AND YOU CANNOT WORK AND YOU HAVE TO GET SOMEONE TO TAKE CARE
OF YOUR KIDS POSSIBLY AND UNDERSTAND SOMETHING THAT THIS
IS NOT A WILD CRAZY THING WHERE, WITH EVERYONE OUT OF JAIL.
NO, THIS IS PRE-CONVICTION.
PRE-CONVICTION YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ASSUMED AN ASCENT BUT
EVEN FOR THE VIOLENT OFFENSES, THEY ARE NOT LETTING THEM OUT.
THIS IS FOR NIGHT NONVIOLENT SMALL LEVEL OFFENSES.
EXCUSE ME WHILE I DID FROM ASPIRATION.COM MUG.
THERE BEING CHARGED WITH UNTIMELY COUGHING FITS, WHY
SHOULD THEY HAVE TO SIT IN JAIL?
SO SINCE THIS IS ONLY FOR SMALL LEVEL OFFENSES, NONVIOLENT, IF
YOU ARE RICH, YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO HAVE THE SMALL
AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IT TAKES TO GET BILL ON THOSE CASES.
EVEN IF YOU ARE MIDDLE-CLASS YOU ARE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE
ENOUGH MONEY. ONLY THE POOREST
STAY IN JAIL AND NOT JUST THAT.
SINCE EVERYONE ELSE GETS OUT, YOU ARE ACTUALLY BEING
PUNISHED NOT FOR DOING THE OFFENSE BUT FOR BEING POOR.
SO THAT IS WHY YOU ARE IN PRISON.
EVERYONE ELSE CAN GO OUT OF PRISON UNTIL THEY HAVE
THEIR TRIAL.
IF YOU ARE POOR, YOU GET PUNISHED FOR BEING POOR.
YOU MUST STAY IN PRISON UNTIL YOU HAVE THIS TRIAL ON A LOW
LEVEL OFFENSE.
WHAT THEY DID IN REFORMING THE SYSTEM IS JUSTICE SO THANK YOU
LARRY KRASNER, THANK YOU FOR EVERY PROGRESSIVE GROUP WHO
FOUGHT FOR HIM AND FOR EVERY VOTER THAT MADE THIS JUST AS
POSSIBLE.