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Philadelphia’s top prosecutor warned Donald Trump not to call his supporters as protests continue in the city over the police murder of Walter Wallace Jr.
“Keep your Proud Boys, squads of thugs and uncertified ‘poll watchers’ out of our city, Mr. President,” writes District Attorney Larry Krasner. “Break the law here, and I have something for you.”
Philadelphia has a great job on its hands counting the elections, with as many as 350,000 city ballots, or more, to be counted inside the downtown convention center beginning on Election Day morning.
The vote in Pennsylvania could be decided by the vote in Philadelphia, and the entire contest, in turn, could come to Pennsylvania. So the stakes are high.
Officials have reported that the city’s vote counting effort, which processed only about 6,000 absentee ballots in 2016, will not be completed on election night and will likely take days.
There is concern that Trump and his surrogates will somehow try to prevent Philadelphia from counting every vote, prompting Krasner’s warning.
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(@ALT_uscis)Philadelphia Attorney to Succeed: “Keep your Proud Boys, thug squads and uncertified ‘poll watchers’ out of our city, Mr. President. Break the law here, and I have something for you.” pic.twitter.com/v9DCKFMBmJ
The Guardian’s Miranda Bryant reports on the situation in Philadelphia where there is a night curfew:
The protests continued in Philadelphia as more details emerged Wednesday about the police killing of Walter Wallace Jr, 27, after his family called for medical assistance when he had a mental health crisis.
Civil rights advocates fiercely questioned how police departments handle people suffering from a mental health problem, not just in connection with the Wallace shooting but across the United States.
After the murder, hundreds took to the streets of Pennsylvania city chanting Wallace’s name and demanding racial justice and equality. On Tuesday, the peaceful protests were followed by clashes with the police and some acts of vandalism. More than 90 people have been arrested and around 50 police officers were injured in clashes with protesters and vandals, authorities say.
The protests continued Wednesday night, before the curfew at 9 pm.
Wallace’s relatives called for calm Wednesday.
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