Philadelphia Court System Receives Blistering Criticism From Commanding Police Officials Over Handling Of Recent Firearm Violation Cases

By Joe Holden, CBS Philadelphia

December 13, 2020 at 8:00 pm

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Philadelphia court system is being put on blast on social media. At least three police captains, a department inspector and a city councilman issued blistering criticism over how recent firearm violation cases were handled in the courts — and frustration was on full display.

In a manner of hours, Philadelphia police commanders publicly condemned across Twitter how one Philadelphia magistrate set bail for a defendant who had close to a dozen prior firearms violations.

A captain from the 12th district posted on Twitter Saturday night.

“This is a disgrace. DAO working with us helping to get high bail and OUR wishes and arguments were denied,” Commanding Officer Scott Drissel tweeted. “The community is demanding why and if these magistrates and judges have law abiding citizen’s best interests in mind?”

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