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Philadelphia Standoff Suspect Maurice Hill 'Should Never Have Been on the Streets,' Philly DA Larry Krasner Says
Philadelphia Standoff Suspect Maurice Hill 'Should Never Have Been on the Streets,' Philly DA Larry Krasner Says - NBC 10 Philadelphia
Why blame the guns and not the criminal. Also, residents were shouting epithets and throwing things at the police. So I can only assume they were unhappy with the police, and therefor happy with the guy shooting cops in their neighborhood? WTF?
This whole thing is light years removed from guns.
Philadelphia Standoff Suspect Maurice Hill 'Should Never Have Been on the Streets,' Philly DA Larry Krasner Says - NBC 10 Philadelphia
Hill's criminal record dates back almost two decades and includes convictions on illegal gun possession. He was first arrested as an 18-year-old in 2001 for illegally possessing a gun with an altered serial number, court records show. He was found guilty on five counts related to that arrest.
In 2002 he was arrested yet again and eventually pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and criminal conspiracy.
Hill would continue to be arrested over the years, with his crimes escalating in severity. In 2008, he was convicted of resisting arrest, criminal trespass and fleeing from police. Three years later, he pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and most recently was found guilty of perjury, in 2013.
Krasner confirmed that Hill was convicted of federal weapons crimes in 2010 and was under the supervision of federal authorities up to around 2016. Federal court records indicate he was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and sentenced to four years and seven months in prison, plus three years of supervised release.
However, Hill was not convicted of dozens of other charges, including kidnapping, terroristic threats, illegally possessing guns, possession of controlled substances and simple assault. Other charges, like receiving stolen property and more gun and drug charges, were dismissed through the years.
Why blame the guns and not the criminal. Also, residents were shouting epithets and throwing things at the police. So I can only assume they were unhappy with the police, and therefor happy with the guy shooting cops in their neighborhood? WTF?
This whole thing is light years removed from guns.