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First order of business for the next mayor? Showing some backbone on crime.

Philadelphia's next leader needs to accept the fact that there are some people on the streets who know there are virtually no consequences for the mayhem they cause. That is unacceptable.

Candidates for mayor, Republican David Oh and Democrat Cherelle Parker, at the Perelman Center during a Mayoral Forum on the Performing Arts and Cultural Economy at the Kimmel Center on March 2, 2023.
Candidates for mayor, Republican David Oh and Democrat Cherelle Parker, at the Perelman Center during a Mayoral Forum on the Performing Arts and Cultural Economy at the Kimmel Center on March 2, 2023.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer