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Black Lives Matter movement sparks electoral defeat for FOP
By Betsey Piette posted on May 27, 2021
Protesters call on Krasner to “Free Mumia” in Philadelphia, March 12.
Philadelphia
For decades, the endorsement of the powerful Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police was sought by almost every candidate running for office in the city and throughout Pennsylvania. Through the power of its purse strings, the FOP has been able to fill the courts with judges who favor capital punishment, high bail and long sentences, even for minor crimes. It could count on politicians to pass “get tough on crime legislation” and to look the other way when victims of police brutality demanded justice. ....

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