The District Prosecutor in Philadelphia, Larry Krasner, criticized the executive ordinance of President Donald Trump addressed to cities or countries that operate a non -cash deposit.
“It should not be surprising that Trump, a wealthy 34-time convicted criminal who can send a deposit for his freedom, threaten to defend jurisdiction that use non-cash systems,” said Krasner in a statement issued in response to Trump’s order on Monday.
Krasner, who is currently running for the third term as a district prosecutor, called the movement “authoritarian grasping of power” initiated by the “Supreme Crime”.
Trump’s executive order will not apply to Philadelphia or anywhere in Pennsylvania, which has a cash deposit system that no local jurisdiction can change without wide changes in state regulations. Here, Krasner’s term of office was an example of difficulties in reducing the operate of a cash deposit – even for people like Krasner, who often criticize this practice.
While the Krasner office implemented in 2018 a policy in which prosecutors do not ask for a cash bail for various offenses and unpunished crimes, from having drugs to prostitution, the office still submitted applications to satisfy the deposit in cash basically, and Krasner was criticized by supporters who do not believe in the purpose obtaining a cash deposit.
Early Tuesday CNNKrasner continued his Tyrade against Trump, saying that the president “intends to try to make a coup” and wants to “cancel the election down the road.”
Krasner added that Trump claims that in cities such as Philadelphia “maybe fought tanks” on the streets.
“America must wake up,” said Krasner. “It’s not time to calm down. Time to fight.”
In his executive orderTrump said that people dismissed without a deposit “are allowed-nawet encouraged-to further threat to the law, hard-working Americans, because they know that our rights will not be enforced.”
Trump said that he protects Americans, demanding policy that imprisoned “people known to threats”.
To enforce your order, said Trump, administrative policy excludes federal resources before sailing to jurisdiction with the principles of cashless deposit.
Cashless deposits allow people to release from detention before the process without the need to pay money. It is usually reserved for people accused of crimes related to the house of violence.
Illinois completely eliminated the cash deposit, while New Jersey, New York and New Mexico significantly reduced its operate.
Brennan Center for Justice report Last year, they showed that although both politicians and police leaders blamed non -cash deposits for the boost in crime using violence, there is no “statistically significant relationship” between them, after scientists compared 22 American jurisdictions with the policy of reforms for a bail to 11 without.
Krasner almost assured himself of the third term, winning the democratic Primary in May 25. He will have to face the former judge of the City Court Patrick Dugan, a republican, who left the Democratic Party after losing the basic elections.
Personnel writers Chris Palmer and Ellie Rushing contributed to this article.
