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Larry Krasner aced the test for the progressive prosecutor movement | Opinion

Larry Krasner’s victory shows that voters know that more cops, more mass surveillance, and longer jail sentences cannot be the solution to Philadelphia’s rise in gun violence.

District Attorney Larry Krasner (right) shakes hands with a poll worker during a stop at William C. Longstreth School in Philadelphia's Kingsessing section on primary election day, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Krasner and several others, including State Rep. Rick Krajewski and City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier, thanked poll workers at the polling place.
District Attorney Larry Krasner (right) shakes hands with a poll worker during a stop at William C. Longstreth School in Philadelphia's Kingsessing section on primary election day, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Krasner and several others, including State Rep. Rick Krajewski and City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier, thanked poll workers at the polling place.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
    by Nicolas O'Rourke, For The Inquirer
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