We need our judges to put these criminals behind bars.

 Sanctuary City Policies do four things: They allow for illegal immigration and defend them over you; They drive down wages because they work for less and in some cases room and board which makes competition against Philadelphians tougher; They make housing more expensive because there is less availability and competition in the housing market; And an increased population, time after time, demonstrates higher crime stats. The Socialist-communist agenda is destructive to working families across our region because it’s been packaged as a golden egg, but it’s only bait youse guys. Radical policies are destroying Philadelphia from within. By protecting sanctuary city policies and undermining the Philadelphia Police Department, city leaders choose illegal offenders over law-abiding citizens and upstanding immigrants who want to become 'Hoagiemouths’. If you want those sanctuary laws, just wait till we give them downpayments for homes when the working-class poor played by the rules their entire life, paid rent or a mortgage every month, and don’t even have a nest egg. If this isn’t enough, the opposition believes the government should control the economy by dividing people into a warring caste system, instead of letting individuals succeed through autonomy and hard work. If you are here illegally, with no intent to acquire citizenship, you better be packing your bags now because you’ll have hell to pay if I get elected. 

The real villain is the one who takes away your attention from the real problem Philly has and they will focus on National Politics just to divert your attention. I call these “Cat-Clicker Policies”. Our city government must stay completely out of issuing official commentary on international politics unless it directly impacts or affects us, because these opinions don’t help a single working family living here in any way, shape, or form. It’s all meant to clickbait you to look the other way when the actual problem is right here at home. Working families don’t care about distant geopolitical arguments when they’re struggling every day to survive physically, emotionally, psychologically, and financially. People in Philly want money back in their pockets, complete serenity, government out of their business and a true sense of security. They not only want to see cops back on the street, but cops who are actually allowed to do their job without feeling they’ll be penalized for every little fart. Philadelphia wants to do more than survive; She wants to thrive, and it can’t do that without a strong police force and without partnering up with federal agencies to help make our city shine! 

Much of all of the problems we have in Philly just seem like well-thought-out common sense could do the job to solve it. Hear me out for a sec. Currently, we rely on general district detectives because we lack specialized police task forces for missing children, etc.; establishing dedicated crime units must be a top priority to protect our city's youth. Furthermore, we are fully open to forming other specialized police task forces from the very beginning to ensure comprehensive coverage of critical safety issues and meet emerging community needs. By shifting off-duty police hours away from private retail security and other commercial jobs, we can prioritize the Philadelphia streets that should have come first anyway. Making positions within specialized task forces more appealing to off duty police who want more shifts, will allow us to focus our public resources and law enforcement where the city needs them most. Real, targeted municipal incentives will allow us to direct our sworn officers precisely toward things like solving serious crimes, closing cold cases, and finding missing persons and assisting with human trafficking to name a few.  

Normally, I would never ask anyone to vote “Yes” on questions to make amendments to our Home Rule Charter, but we need to go back to the basics. Don’t worry, if elected, I will let the public know what these questions are about in plain language because they are never available at the voting booth. To give the Philadelphia Police Department the breathing room they need to do their actual jobs, I will use my executive authority to push City Council to reform our Home Rule Charter specifically for this. Right now, our police officers are stretched thin by administrative duties and specialized civil tasks. We need to expand the Sheriff’s Office operational mandate so they can take over these vital, non-violent responsibilities. By shifting specialized tasks like managing traffic flow, large event security, bench warrants, low-level shoplifting cases, standard hospital details, abandoned car towing, city festival crowd control, eviction security, minor city violation processing, and enforcing domestic violence orders over to deputy sheriffs, we will instantly lift a massive administrative burden off our police force, giving the sheriffs a reason to want to be sheriffs again. This policy change will free up full-time police officers, allowing them to focus their undivided attention, training, and energy where we need them the most: preventing, stopping, and solving crime in our neighborhoods.

 My highest priority is the safety of every Philadelphian, which requires providing our law-abiding citizens with the legal, practical tools to protect themselves and their families at home or in the streets. While we remain relentless in removing illegal, lethal firearms from our neighborhoods, we must also modernize our local ordinances to recognize the validity of responsible self-defense across the entire spectrum of personal protection. To that end, I will directly push City Council to reform Section 10-810 and other restrictive sections of the Philadelphia Code that carve out practical, commonsense exemptions that allow for the public possession of distinctly identifiable, less-lethal defense launchers, high-velocity pepper sprays, and modern electroshock tools like civilian TASERs, while simultaneously modernizing our local rules to protect the right of responsible, permitted gun owners to carry a real firearm for their protection. To ensure this transition prioritizes both citizen empowerment and officer safety, we’ll establish clear guidelines for these expanding technologies. We have to create explicit manufacturing standards requiring all less-lethal compressed-gas projectile launchers to be produced in high-visibility, distinct colors—such as safety orange or bright yellow—to eliminate any split-second confusion with real firearms on our streets. We’ll remove outdated local barriers to modern civilian-grade Conducted Energy Weapons (CEWs) and stun guns, implement city-backed safety standards for enhanced-strength chemical deterrents like high-grade pepper sprays and tear gas formulas, and reform overly broad local restrictions on everyday defensive cutting tools and alternative hunting or sporting implements like knives and crossbows. By safely expanding access to regulated non-lethal force, clearing the way for lawful permitted firearm carry, and removing archaic bans on traditional tools, we can empower our community members to deter crime and defend their personal safety without adding to the tragedy of gun violence in our neighborhoods. Then by the time my term is up you won’t need them anymore and you can sell them on eBay.