Yes, this. SEPTA’s network is very robust but their official app is shit for actually figuring out how to get from point A to point B. Transit is much better and works almost anywhere in the country.

Zoning and land use planning needs to be made at a higher level of government than the petty tyrants who run municipalities

You can have one or the other but not both

The quiet part is that you support mass incarceration

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States

Well, you finally said the quiet part out loud, so I’ll give you credit for that.

So I hope you realize that this one case doesn’t prove anything categorically, but unfortunately some of the other comments here think this is evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors by Krasner

People get probation for violent crimes all the time, and not just in Philly. If he had been picked up for his probation violation, he wouldn’t have been able to commit the robbery

No, what I’m saying is that you are fundamentally not happy with a sentence that’s not life plus cancer for any kind of violent crime. You think that any time a criminal reoffends that it’s a policy failure, yet you also probably don’t think that it’s a policy failure to keep someone incarcerated longer than necessary to prevent them from reoffending. Where are the righteously indignant Fox29 stories about elderly inmates taking up space in Laurel Highlands?

Bottom line is, this case is not a policy failure by the DAO. The severity of punishment is insignificant compared to the certainty of punishment. You’re missing the forest for the trees if all you consider is that this particular person wouldn’t have participated in this particular robbery if he had been given a marginally longer sentence.

Incapacitation is great and all but he would have been let go in two or three years. Do you have a crystal ball to show that the same result wouldn’t have happened later down the line? I’m sure you would’ve complained had he been arrested later on that the sentence of three years for aggravated assault was a joke.

Secondly, there are plenty of other counties that would’ve given that low of a sentence, for a wide variety of reasons. Reasons like limited prosecutorial resources, unwillingness of witnesses to testify, or just generally weak evidence from the police.

The guidelines are merely just guidelines - if he took it to trial and lost, he would’ve gotten a longer time in prison, but he gave up his right to a trial in exchange for a reduced sentence. And he still managed to get a probation violation warrant that Philly Police and the Sheriff’s Office ignored until after he was picked up for robbery.

Big thanks to Philly Police and the Sheriff’s Office for not picking this guy up who had a warrant out for his arrest in the weeks that he went on his spree

Why is police staffing such of a shit show? Honest question. I mean I can’t believe that a PSA has zero officers assigned to it but it’s true and here we are.

Yes, please do this. This is the best option for you to vote today.

They do. At this point your best option is to use Priority Mail Express to ensure it gets to the proper place by 8 PM tomorrow

You can vote by provisional ballot which will eventually be counted when they verify you didn’t send in your mail in ballot, unless you bring in your mail in ballot to the polls, in which case the election judge will spoil it and you can vote right there

Definitely the best option. You can also call Transit Police at 215-580-8111 or text them at 215-234-1911. I would highly recommend saving both of these to your contacts.

Every subway car has a number somewhere within it. Try to find that number and make sure you tell it to Transit Police whenever you contact them.

This is complicated enough that you should engage an attorney. You can also explore options for recouping attorney’s fees based on the frivolous appeal.

Contact your state representative’s office and ask if they can help you

Act 111 arbitration for police