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UPPER DARBY’S JAMIE KENNEDY DISCUSSES HIS

CONTROVERSIAL NEW ROLE IN ‘ROE V. WADE’

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ollywood critics have lambasted conservatives, including Nick Loeb, who directed the film and perhaps is best known Delco’s Jamie Kennedy for apfor being Sofia Vergara’s ex – and taking pearing in a so-called “anti-abortion propaganda film” that has her to court over their embryos – Stacey an ulterior motive, a right-wing Dash, Jon Voight, Robert Davi, among others. And then there are some oddball agenda and one that’s twisted cameo appearances by Tomi Lahren, Milo the facts of the monumental Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade. In the epon- Yiannopoulos and MyPillow creator Mike Lindell. ymous film, Kennedy plays Larry Lader, the Who did you get along with the most and money-hungry investor and abortion-rights advocate who helps steer abortion doctor the least? Can you tell me any great interBernard Nathanson into a lucrative business actions you had with your castmates – or better yet – any weird ones? deals performing abortions en masse.

A: I didn’t know everyone who was going Director Nick Loeb’s “Roe v. Wade” tells the story of the landmark decision through a pro- to be in the movie. I didn’t know everyone’s life lens, and co-director and co-writer Cathy politics or personal stories. I did the movie because of the subject, the character. And Jon Allyn said the goal in making this movie is to Voight was attached. I’ve worked educate people. with Jon twice before. He’s one of “We included a lot of controverthe greatest actors to ever grace sial facts that we hope will encourthe screen. When you act with him, age our audience to do their own you’re working with a super-talresearch. If all Americans learned ented, credible person, and it lends the truth behind Roe v. Wade, then credit to yourself to work alongside they could actually make a more insomebody like that. Also, Billy Forformed decision about such a sensisythe was in it – an amazing actor. tive issue,” she said.

And Stacey Dash – whatever her The movie received a score of 0 politics are – I don’t know enough percent on Rotten Tomatoes, with about it… many claiming it falsely representSteve Guttenberg, one of my ed the facts. NBC News called it “too childhood heroes – I hung with him polemic to be effective.” a lot during the courtroom scene.

Despite the criticism, Kennedy Robert Davi, amazing actor! I guess said he has no regrets about conhe’s got a lot of opinions that people tributing to a project that sheds a @ RUFFTUFFDH feel some way about. But he’s been blinding light on a sensitive subject. in a lot of Hollywood blockbusters He said the movie was “not about escapism” and even made him think different- consumed by Democrats and Republicans…I only had really good times on the movie. It ly about his own views on abortion.

I interviewed Kennedy over Zoom last week was intense, but in terms of the cast, it was all to ask him why he accepted the role and what great.

Q: Would you characterize this movie as he learned along the way. Here’s a little bit of an anti-abortion propaganda film or an what he had to say: Q: You play Larry Lader, the so-called eye-opening expose about what really happened during the trial of Roe V. Wade?

“Father of abortion.” He is both praised A: There’s definitely propaganda in the and vilified. Why did you accept this role and what are your thoughts on him, hav- movie. There’s definitely a right-leaning, anti-abortion-agenda in the movie. Was it that ing learned what you now know about who he was as a major champion and propo- prevalent when I was shooting it? I don’t think as much...Was there stuff in there that was nent of abortion? eye-opening? One hundred percent. But every A: I accepted the role because...I don’t time my eyes get opened people say, “Well, normally get a role that’s super adult and nuanced and layered. It was in the topic of a that’s bullshit. That’s not true...” So it’s like, film that obviously is going to be very polar- you can’t win...The problem is, people want all or nothing. That’s not what human beings are. izing. I thought it would be a good way for me to stretch my chops – even if some people We’re flawed.

Editor Note: An unedited version of this don’t like the movie, some people will love the piece appears on philadelphiaweekly.com. movie. That’s what you do. There’s a lot of great actors in the movie. Hollywood is very Read it and watch the video interview by subscribing to AltPhilly, our new memberleft-leaning, and I felt that Larry Lader would be someone that would be a hero to Holly- ship program for like-minded Philadelphians who appreciate alternative journalwood...

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Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey wants to extend a helping hand to Philly’s Black and brown small businesses through a new initiative called “New Beginnings: Make it Count.” Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Apple, Honey and Fire are offering $5,000 to Philly entrepreneurs in the midst of the pandemic. Now through Saturday, applicants can visit 100.3 FM R&B and Hip Hop, enter their information and make their pitch for why they should receive the prize. Down the hatch, folks!

MORE DONUTS = GREAT NEWS Pearl Properties and Federal Donuts announced that a new location for Federal Donuts is coming to The Terrace on 18th at 1776 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Philadelphia’s iconic donut and fried chicken specialists will open their 10th location at the most iconic Philadelphia address in the City of Philadelphia. The fast-casual donut shop will occupy 1,500-plus square feet on the ground floor of The Terrace.

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THE RUNDOWN

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Movies, plants, theater and more

From theater fundraising to movies about the Birds, there are lots of fun things to do in the city in the coming days and weeks.

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Dude Perfect

After their incredibly successful first tour in 2019 that saw them selling out arenas across the U.S., Dude Perfect is back with an all-new tour for 2021. Produced by Premier Productions, the 28-city, North American tour includes an Oct. 8 stop in Philadelphia. Dude Perfect is an American sports and comedy group consisting of Garrett Hilbert, Cody Jones, Tyler “TT” Toney, and twins Cory and Coby Cotton. wellsfargocenterphilly.com.

Virtual Fundraiser for Philadelphia Theatre Company

Native Plants Hotline

Native plants offer a host of benefits to your garden—and growing them is one of the most powerful acts you can offer to improve our planet. In addition to their beauty, native plants provide nectar and pollen for insects, food for colorful birds and rare butterflies, homes for toads and salamanders, protection from stormwater, and a whole lot more. But what to plant in your yard? Call the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education’s native plants hotline, and its experts will answer your questions. April 29 at 7pm. schuylkillcenter.org

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Join Broadway’s groundbreaking Tony Award® Winner Ali Stroker for a virtual concert filmed on the stage of The Suzanne Roberts Theatre. Stroker returns to PTC 10 years after her Barrymore Awardnominated performance as Olive in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” May 26 at 7 pm. philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/2021gala

MAYBE NEXT YEAR

Wavelength Productions and Virgil Films & Entertainment will be hosting drive-in screenings of MAYBE NEXT YEAR, the documentary film that captured the Philadelphia Eagles incredible SuperBowl winning season from the perspective of four of the team’s most die-hard fans, at the PFS Drive-In at the Navy Yard. The PFS Drive-In at the Navy Yard screenings will take place on Friday April 30, Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2 at 8:30pm, the same weekend as the NFL draft pick. To purchase tickets for the screenings, guests can visit http://filmadelphia. org/events/maybe-next-year.

Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II

The African American Museum in Philadelphia invites you to join a special virtual screening of historian and filmmaker Gregory Cooke’s documentary, “Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II.” This compelling documentary film chronicles the amazing stories of the first African American women to work in industry and government administrative service. General admission is $8. The event is free for members. April 25 at 3pm. aampmuseum.org

FEELS GOOD MAN

Searching for something fun and safe to do in the next few weeks? Look no further than The Philadelphia Film Society’s drive-in theater, which will be screening the award-winning Sundance documentary “FEELS GOOD MAN” from April 23-25 at 8:20pm. A favorite out of Sundance and SXSW, the film follows artist Matt Furie on his journey to reclaim his comic book creation, Pepe the Frog, from the alt-right. filmadelphia.org/events/ feels-good-man

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Morgan’s Pier

Philadelphia’s largest open-air outdoor restaurant is coming back! FCM Hospitality and owner Avram Hornik announce that Morgan’s Pier (221 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd.) will open for the year starting Thursday, April 22 at 4pm. Now celebrating its 10th season the Delaware River, the region’s top al fresco dining destination and tourism hot spot will bring back the summertime vibes, breathtaking views, great food and thirst-quenching drinks to the Waterfront. morganspier.com

Any day is a good day for some great food and drink. Here are a few ways to enjoy yourself in the coming days.

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Food and drink news you need to know Snaps & Claps

French Toast Bites

Dine Latino Restaurant Week

New Liberty Distillery

On Thursday, April 29 from 7-10pm, Artsi presents the second of its series: Snaps & Claps. With your favorite drink in hand, come experience a vibrant artistic showcase of poetry, music, film and art.

Featured artists include a film by Emily Dabney and music by Dan McCain. Visual artist Ashley Feldman will showcase prints and originals that will be available for purchase. Feel free to also come hungry, there will be a food vendor on site! The event will be limited for social distancing. For tickets, visit artsi.eventbrite.com.

The Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announced the return of Dine Latino Restaurant Week, taking place from May 5 (Cinco de Mayo) through May 9. The five-day culinary event will offer patrons one complimentary appetizer or dessert with the purchase of two dinner entrees. Dine Latino Restaurant Week is part of the GPHCC’s larger R+ campaign, which was designed to support the growth and development of Latino-owned businesses during this extremely challenging economy by providing access to resources, expert advice, networks and educational opportunities. For a list of participating restaurants and more, visit philahispanicchamber.org/ restaurant-week.

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Restaurateur and entrepreneur Charisse McGill announced the grand opening of a year-round location of French Toast Bites at Cherry Street Pier now open limited hours Fridays to Sundays, from noon to 8pm.

McGill is thrilled to also announce the season opening of French Toast Bites at Spruce Street Harbor Park for her second summer starting May 7. Starting on that date, both locations will be open Sunday, noon to 9pm; Monday through Thursday, 5pm to 9pm; and Friday and Saturday, noon to 11pm. lokalartisanfoods.com

The South Kensington craft distillery and home to award-winning spirit lines such as the revived heritage Kinsey brand, is celebrating by hosting three spring-themed, socially-distanced cocktail classes on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9. Attendees and their Moms can choose between three available time slots: noon., 1:30p.m., and 3p.m. During each one-hour class, Jacob Looney, online sales and spirits club manager, will guide imbibers through the construction of two delicious libations made with New Liberty craft spirits. 1431 Cadwallader St. | 267.928.4650 | newlibertydistillery.com

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Join Astral Artists, Play On Philly and Mural Arts Philadelphia for a week of free “mini concerts” starting April 26 at 5pm. Averaging 20 minutes each, these events celebrate a journey of expression and creativity through classical music and murals, presenting small groups of chamber musicians of all ages and levels of experience paired with works from the Mural Arts collection. Each concert is centered around one of five instrument groups – brass, percussion, woodwinds, harp and strings. Visit Astralartists.org, playonphilly.org, or muralarts.org for details, but here’s the lineup:

Free ‘mini concerts’ Young At Art: Inspiration

Young At Art: Collaboration

Young At Art: Exploration

Young At Art: Celebration

Young At Art: Connection

Online too

(POP Brass Ensemble & Brittany Lasch, trombone). Featured murals: Aqui y Alla by Michelle Angela Ortiz, Dreams, Diaspora and Destiny by Joshua Mays and DJ King Britt. April 26 at 5pm.

(POP Percussion Ensemble & Joshua Jones, percussion). Featured murals: Jackie Robinson by David McShane, The Color of Your Voice by Keir Johnston & Ernel Martinez. April 27 at 5pm.

(POP Wind Ensemble & Annie Wu, flute). Featured murals: Staircases and Mountaintops: Ascending Beyond the Dream by Willis “Nomo” Humphrey and Jonny Buss. Common Threads by Meg Saligman. April 28 at 5pm.

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(POP Harp Ensemble & Rachel O’Brien, harp). Featured murals: Frequencies by Benjamin Volta, Folding the Prism by Jessie Unterhalter & Katey Truhn. April 29 at 5pm.

(POP String Ensemble & Hannah Tarley, violin / Thomas Mesa, cello). Featured murals: Philly Rising by Nilé Livingston, Rippling Moon: An Urban Fairytale by Meg Saligman, Wide Open by Jim Houser. April 30 at 5pm.

Can’t make these events? Each one will remain free and fully accessible via Astral’s YouTube channel as well as on all partner websites.

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Every November for the past 19 years, First Person Arts produced Philly the “First Person Arts Festival,” a for a two-week celebration of storytelling ” start- and true, personal experiences. ng 20 When it came time for the festival in cele- November 2020, obviously, things n and were different. The organization music migrated its programming to the digital stage so that First Person all ns of Arts could deepen the audience’s experience. First Person Arts’ festival ence is now segmented into four volumes.

Mural Each volume will focus on a theme rt is that exemplifies what makes a story instru- truly compelling. The Anthology ssion, Volume 2 lineup, which will take place s. Visit from May 13-21, digitally, features six ly.org, performances that highlight personal stories of powerful journeys, commubut nity support, and triumph. For more information, visit firstpersonarts.org.

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We Breathe, We Live.

Brotherly Love Protest Stories Screening

This is a made-for-television film that uses the power of storytelling to present the first-person experiences of men who participated in the George Floyd protests in Philadelphia during the summer of 2020. The film will provide an embracing environment to honor the raw emotion caused by collective trauma. This film will weave together the intersecting stories of five different men of color from a variety of backgrounds in the city as they ask...what now? There will be an in-person screening of this film with limited seating on May 13.

First Person Arts Festival Family Photo Album

For 20 years, First Person Arts has provided an embracing environment in which storytellers, across the region and the country, could tell their own true, personal stories. In this production, First Person Arts staff shares the stories that moved them and why they are so committed to the art of storytelling. May 14.

Story Gym with Alyssa Al-Dookhi

The First Person Arts StoryStam is going to FaceBook Live hosted by comedian, writer and game show host Alyssa Al-Dookhi.

Now twice-a month you can put your name in the “bucket!” Ten storytellers will be selected to tell their story to a live-streamed audience and get personal feedback from master story coaches. The first 10 folks to sign up will receive a spot on the show. A $5 application fee is required to put your name in the bucket. Audiences attend for free. May 20.

Mission Story Slam

Members of Philadelphia’s nonprofit community will share a five-minute story about their mission on the theme of “What’s Next?” for a chance to win a $250 donation. Storytellers can also win a $100 donation Crowd Favorite prize. Stories are recorded for sharing on social media.

Stories will also be shared on the Mission Story Slam Podcast. May 21.

GrandSlam: Over the Line

Winners from the past five months of Virtual StorySlams compete for the title of “Best Storyteller” and a cash prize of $250. Their topic? Over the Line: Some boundaries are clearer than others, and when they’re crossed – intentionally or not – tempers can flare and secrets are revealed. Stories from Gabby Shea, Mike Murphy, John Deary, Valeria Elliot and others. May 15.

Vaxed Out. 5 People.

1 Moment.

This five-part series will explore five people’s views on receiving the COVID vaccine, where they got their information, and how that influenced their decision. Produced

by Kouvenda Media. May 17.

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OPINION

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The Philly PD could face a shortage of officers

THE THINNER BLUE LINE

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he Philadelphia Police Department has no recruits in training now, and hasn’t had any since last December, creating a possible police shortage down the road.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, “there have been significant delays with our recruitment and testing efforts,” I am told by department spokeswoman Tanya Little.

The thin blue line is getting thinner.

Normally, classes start at three-month intervals and do not have a fixed number of recruits, but it’s usually a few dozen. Each class is identified by a number that signifies its order in the Police Academy list, reminiscent of how colleges identify their graduating classes. The last class to complete training, in December, was Class 394, which graduated 47 recruits out of 50 enrolled, for a pass percentage of 94.

Class 393 graduated 17 out of 21, for an 80 percent pass rate, Class 392 had 54 graduates out of 59, for a 91 percent pass rate, and Class 391 graduated 43 out of 46, for a 93 percent pass rate.

Each class receives 38 weeks of instruction, and is graduated after completing training and passing a state-mandated certification exam, Little says. Because they start at threemonth intervals, classes overlap, but currently there are none.

Class 395 is being assembled now and is expected to begin training in May, Little says.

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Five cops on duty? Not a confidence builder.

“The start date is fluid based on the number I was curious to see if other large departof ready candidates” and that number is not ments had suffered recruiting cutbacks due to yet known. the pandemic.

Since the training takes nine months, there The New York Police Department failed to can be no new cops until 2022.

A former officer tells me “in the mid ‘90s, respond to my questions.

A Los Angeles Police Department spokesthree classes at a time were in the Academy, average class size 60-75, Clinton Crime Bill man told me some classes were cancelled and others were postponed in the last 12 months. money.”

“We normally have classes Disaffected, he believes “this is starting every month averaging their way of defunding us without 50 recruits each class lasting apactually announcing it.” proximately seven months,” says That’s a pretty harsh personal Officer Cho. opinion.

The Chicago Police DepartThe need for new cops is accelment reported it had suspended erating because record numbers recruit training for four months of cops are signing up for retirein 2020, but has since resumed ment, as I have previously reporttraining with 87 probationary poed in Philadelphia Weekly. lice officers. It declined to furnish These numbers are at least a any further details. yellow flag to FOP President John In each of the last four PhilaMcNesby. delphia classes, the number of Police department numbers whites far exceeded recruits of “are dangerously low,” says the any other race. union president, adding that @STUBYKOFSKY The department has 6,400 because classes have been sussworn officers, not counting cipended, “we are barely treading vilian employees. The force is 70 percent male water” and won’t see new officers on the street and 30 percent female. until next spring. PPD is down “a few hunWhites comprise 57 percent of the force, dred,” he says. followed by African-Americans, 33 percent, What does that translate to? The 1st, 2nd, Hispanics, 8 percent, and other, 1.5 percent, 3rd, 7th, 8th, 26th Districts, and maybe some according to the department. others, he says, sometimes have only four or McNesby says the department had 6,800 offive officers on daywork.

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ficers “pre-Kenney,” and says “We should be at 6,650.”

I remember former Police Commissioner Charles Ramsay telling me of his department’s sincere efforts to hire more Black officers by recruiting at numerous places, including Black colleges and universities.

There wasn’t much appetite among Black college graduates to take a dangerous job that offered bad hours and working conditions, and didn’t pay that well, Ramsey told me.

And that was before demands to “defund the police,” and many Americans seemingly turning their backs on the blue.

In the last four graduating classes, PPD gained 85 white officers, 23 Latino officers, 15 African-American officers, and three Asian officers.

Attracting qualified candidates is an uphill slog.

“We are actively recruiting,” says Deputy Commissioner Robin Wimberly, who is tasked with that, “and we are facing challenges as policing is not popular as it has been in the past.”

The deputy commissioner gets today’s prize for understatement.

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CRIME BEAT

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‘I’M GOING TO KICK KRASNER’S ASS’

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Republican Charles Peruto wants to be the city’s next district attorney. | Image: Courtesy of Charles Peruto

If elected DA, Charles Peruto first would go after drug organizations

missioner departe Black ack in December, I interviewed places, Democratic candidate for District sities.

Attorney Carlos Vega here, so I among reached out to Republican candidangerdate for DA Charles “Chuck” Peworking ruto. I also reached out to current l, RamDA Larry Krasner, but his office has not yet responded. o “defund Peruto is a well-known and successful deseeminglyfense lawyer. I asked him why he was running for DA. sses, PPD “I’m a homeowner and my entire extended officers, 15family lives in Philadelphia, along with my ree Asianson and grandchildren,” he replied.

“I can be a trial lawyer to make a living, but an uphillI’m very concerned about public safety. I don’t want anything to happen with my grandchilys Deputydren, my son, my wife, or myself.” o is tasked What is your primary issue with Krasner? llenges as “Public safety. He wants to talk about bail een in thereform and criminal justice reform. How about keeping us safe? That’s your job. day’s prize “If Carlos Vega wins, then my mission is accomplished. We got everybody out of the phia DailyDemocratic primary because usually there umnist forare four or five people running and the incum9. He nowbent wins. So we all got together, and I made y.com. Fol-some phone calls. Carlos is a former prosecutor, so I thought he had the best chance to win.

He is like my brother now. We’ve done about 15 appearances together and Krasner has

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not shown up for any of them. I figure he has one’s territory, they don’t take it by winning a enough money in the bank to pay for ads and card game. They shoot it out.”

Peruto believes homicide and gun violence live commercials. He’s a pompous guy who are on the rise because Krasner has thinks he has this in the bag. not prosecuted street crimes vigor“If Carlos loses, I’m going to ously enough. kick Krasner’s ass.”

Is Krasner soft on crime?

As a defense attorney, Peruto “It’s not that Krasner is soft on has defended some notorious clicrime. He is ridiculously soft on ents, including a serial killer and crime. This is unparalleled. In the several organized crime figures. beginning, the defense lawyers I asked him if this will hurt his were all happy. We can negotiate chances in the race. all of our cases and we won’t have “Normally, I think it would, to go to trial. We won’t have to work but we have a civil rights attorney anymore, in other words. Well, that against a criminal defense lawyer. turned into we’re all out of a job.

And a criminal defense lawyer who Word gets around quickly in the is endorsed by everybody in law encriminal element and the word is forcement.” that you don’t need to pay an exPeruto has the support of Mike pensive private lawyer, because Chitwood, Ron Castille, and a good you are going to get the same deal number of other law enforcement PAULDAVISONCRIME.COM with the public defender. people, as well as Richard Sprague, “Krasner counts that as crimia Philadelphia trial legend, both as nal justice reform. The reason the a prosecutor and defense attorney. deal will not get any better is because it is al“The first thing I will do is to go after the ready ridiculously low. These guys are in and drug organizations. out of jail. They plead guilty and wrap their They are responsible for in excess of half of VOP – violation of probation – as they are on the city’s homicides. These people are fighting for territory because those territories have probation for the same crime, into the case. become very lucrative, as the penalties have They get a new probation, and they are out the door again.” gone down. When people want to take some-

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I asked about Philadelphia as a sanctuary city and if he would report illegal immigrants who commit crimes to ICE. “In no uncertain terms. I have no issue with illegal aliens being protected in Philadelphia.

However, if an illegal alien commits one of the big five – rape, robbery, murder, burglary or arson – without question – I am going to require that ICE be contacted so they can put a retainer on them.

So, if some liberal judge wants to give them low bailz, they are not going to get out. I’m not fooling around, after they do the time they owe us for the crime, they are going to get deported.

“The mayor literally forbids the police from calling ICE when they arrest someone who they know is illegal. If that is the case under my administration, I will issue an arrest warrant for Jim Kenney for obstruction of justice.

That is the law, and if he forbids somebody from obeying the law, he is obstructing justice.”

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part series. In part two, Charles Peruto discusses his views of Mayor Jim Kenney and Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, and alleged crimes against businesses.

Paul Davis’ Crime Beat column appears here each week. He can be contacted via pauldavisoncrime.com.

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MUSIC

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‘EVERYTHING I DO IS

FOR PHILLY’ Philly native Luis Figueroa just dropped a new song and video

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Philly’s Luis Figueroa dropped a new song and video earlier this month. Image | Sony Music Latin

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hiladelphia native Luis Figueroa LF: The concept came together during released his new song and video, quarantine. As the rest of the world, I had a “Hasta El Sol de Hoy,” on April 7. lot of time to reflect on the path and influencFigueroa is a singer-songwriter es that brought me here. My uncle, Anthony of Puerto Rican descent who studColon, was a big inspiration to me, and this ied music at Berklee College of song is a big part of me and to be able to cover Music and participated in shows his record is an honor. I recorded an acoustic version for the album and a salsa version such as “Star Search,” “Sábado Gigante” and as well. They are both available on all music “American Idol.” As a result of his version of “Flor Palida,” he caught the attention of sing- platforms and my YouTube channel!

PW: How has er Marc Anthony, the pandemic and that led to an Luis Figueroa was in the midst of affected your caagreement with opening Marc Anthony’s Opus Tour reer?

Magnus, the record when the pandemic shut it down.

LF: I was in the label of the salsa Image | Sony Music Latin midst of opening star. In 2018, he acMarc Anthony’s companied Romeo Opus Tour and the Santos as a vocalist tour was cancelled on his internationdue to [the] panal tour. demic. Not being In 2019, he reable to continue leased his first sinthe tour was rough gle for Sony Music but here we are!

Latin, “La EspeBlessed. cialista,” which PW: How did reached No. 27 on you spend your the Billboard Latin downtime?

Pop Airplay chart, LF: Creating a remaining for makeshift studio eight weeks. The in my apartment to pre-release single make music. I was from his debut alable to record a lot bum, “Te Deseo,” of music, including reached number 24 an EP, “1807,” that on the Latin Pop was released in Airplay chart, and February, as well spent 11 weeks on as “Hasta El Sol de the billboard.

Hoy,” and the rest PW recently of the songs for caught up with my forthcoming Figueroa to talk album, “Canciones about his career del Alma.” and what’s ahead.

PW: Has being PW: Let’s go a Philly native inback to the beginfluenced your muning. When were sic? Are there any you first attracted local artists who to music and perhave either influenced your sound or you’d forming? Who were some of your earliest like to collaborate with in the future? influences?

LF: Absolutely, everything I do is for Philly!

LF: Growing up in a Puerto Rican household in Philadelphia, music was everywhere. The Stylistics from Philadelphia and the R&B soul music from the city, as well as my Latin Marc Anthony was a household staple and big influence for me wanting to become an aspir- roots, have greatly influenced me.

PW: What’s ahead for you? More studio ing salsa artist as a kid. I used to perform at work? Live shows? festivals and city events. Word got around, and LF: Definitely more music. I am preparing I would be invited to open for touring salsa artists like La India, Johnny Rivera and Do- the release of my first studio album with Sony Music Latin, “Canciones del Alma,” for the mingo Quiñones, just to name a few. end of May. PW: You’ve participated in numerous We also filmed 10 videos and created a realshows, such as “American Idol.” How did those experiences impact you and your ly cool visual album for this project. I am hoping to be able to perform live again soon. Can’t career?

LF: Humbling and a great reminder to keep wait to see everyone!

PW: What are the best ways for your believing in yourself.

PW: Talk a little about “Hasta El Sol de fans to stay current with what you’re Hoy.” How did the single and video come to- doing?

LF: You can stay in touch with me via social gether? What are the best ways for people media! I love to hear from you all! All love. to listen to the song and see the video?

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im O’Brien was Larry Krasner’s punching bag for a few years – he and his colleagues in Arraignment Court, where bail is set for those accused of crime.

He could not talk about it while he was still an employee of Municipal Court, which oversees Arraignment Court. His retirement in February after 23 years of service as a magistrate, plus nine previous years in Family Court, has set him free, like a hawk on the wing.

His story centers around how progressive D.A. Larry Krasner hypocritically is using a bait-andswitch scheme to shift blame to Municipal Court for his failed policies.

It is a strange story, too, about how an anti-cop defense attorney became Philadelphia’s D.A., and boasted he would end most cash bail, among other “reforms.”

Krasner removed from the bail process 25 criminal charges, including prostitution, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, resisting arrest, providing false identification to law enforcement, along with several types of drug and theft offenses. He downgraded many crimes to a summary offense as being not worth a prosecutor’s time.

The free-from-bail list included crimes classified as felonies by Pennsylvania law, making his policy more woke than bail reforms adopted by prosecutors in other jurisdictions.

He decriminalized shoplifting under $500, identity theft, forgery, and drunk driving, and he required prosecutors to tell the judge before sentencing the cost of incarceration, as if justice should be influenced by cost.

Briefly, here’s how bail works: The defendant makes a brief appearance before a magistrate (previously called a bail commissioner) who explains the charges to the defendant, picks a time and date for trial, sets bail with input from the district attorney’s office and defense counsel. A lawyer is appointed for defendants who need one.

The idea of bail is to allow defendants – presumed innocent before trial – to remain free and to guarantee their appearance for their court date. A much more detailed account of bail was published in Philadelphia Weekly last year.

When Krasner ran for D.A. in 2017, he criticized not only the police, the operation of the D.A.’s office (DAO), but also the bail process.

Shortly after his election, perhaps sensing a friendly presence in the D.A.’s office, the ACLU and Philadelphia Bail Fund started appearing in his Arraignment Court regularly, says O’Brien. The DAO, the ACLU and the Bail Fund were like the Three Amigos.

Then the ACLU and Bail Fund sued Arraignment Court magistrates, claiming the court did not follow its own procedures in setting bail.

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“Now he routinely asks for a dollar less than a million dollars bail.”

To O’Brien, that’s hypocrisy.

It’s not just O’Brien who’s feeling back-stabbed.

Remember the Three Amigos I mentioned earlier? Well, the Philadelphia Bail Fund is no longer on the Krasner Band Wagon. In a Feb. 4, 2021 op-ed in The New York Times, executive director Malik Neal pushed back against Krasner’s policies – hard.

Last September, Neal wrote, an unemployed, pregnant, Black woman “faced her first-ever criminal charges, but Mr. Krasner’s office requested a $999,999 bail, which would have kept her trapped in a mildewed, roach-infested jail, awaiting trial without having been convicted of a crime, while Covid threatened her and her baby.”

Here we had the hypocrisy of “a ‘progressive’ prosecutor lauded by the media while using the very practice he campaigned against to detain a poor, pregnant, Black woman,” wrote Neal.

“He is encouraging magistrates to set unattainable bail,” Neal wrote. Vega was a 35-year veteran of the DAO, a top prosecutor who was dismissed shortly after Krasner took over.

Krasner uses the $999,999 bail to give himself “complete deniability if something happens,” says Vega.

“He is actually fracturing reform.”

The $999,999 is a farce, says O’Brien. Krasner very well knew that the six magistrates would not allow the insane bail demand to stand, that they would reduce it to reasonable levels.

And that’s when a cynical Krasner would strike, claiming the magistrates were releasing bad guys while the man known as “Let ‘Em Loose Larry” was an innocent bystander.

“It is such a falsehood. But just because we do not grant his 999, does not mean we are not setting substantial bail,” says O’Brien, who didn’t hesitate to set six-figure bail for repeat offenders or those accused of violent crime.

“He has often blamed us for the increase in gun violence, which has gone up each year he has served,” says O’Brien, “but it’s not unusual for his office to ask for high bail in our courtroom and then a couple of days later agree to a low bail.” Bait-and-switch.

Krasner is fooling with the justice system itself, says Vega. “You’ve got to be honest with the judge, you can’t be disingenuous.”

Municipal Court President Judge Patrick Dugan also declined comment for this article.

Stu Bykofsky served the Philadelphia Daily News as an editor, reporter and columnist for nearly 50 years before retiring in 2019. He now publishes at the centrist stubykofsky.com. Follow him on Twitter @ StuBykofsky.

Former Philadelphia magistrate Jim O’Brien points a finger at D.A. Larry Krasner’s hypocritical requests for insanely high bail. | Image: Stu Bykofsky

percent since 2015.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court appointOne reason for that, says Carlos Vega, who ed a special master, respected Senior Judge opposes Krasner in the May 18 Democratic John M. Cleland, to investigate. His report primary, is Krasner’s aversion to prosecufound the bail system was “fundamentally tion. Vega points to an Inquirer analysis, for sound,” adding that “any attempt to conduct a instance, that reported arrests for illegal gun wholesale overhaul would be politically, orgapossession had tripled during Krasner’s term, nizationally, and fiscally unrealistic.”

Back to Krasner, whose office did not re- but convictions plunged from 63 percent to 49 percent. spond to an invitation to be interviewed for As his $999,999 bail demand became the this column. After promising to dismantle new normal, Krasner knew it would bail, when the pandemic arrived in not mean more people would remain Philadelphia, Krasner pirouetted and locked up. started setting million-dollar bail for

BY STU “It just blew us away when he startgarden variety suspects.

BYKOFSKY ed making those requests,” O’Brien Well, not million-dollar. He was actold me. tually asking for $999,999 bail bonds, “I’m like, this does not make any $1 less than $1 million, for many, sense at all, this does not help with the adminmany offenses. istration of justice,” he says.

What the heck happened? Did Krasner have “He has publicly stated that this was [to be] some kind of a weird, pro-prosecution epiphonly used for violent offenders or very serious any? felony cases,” says O’Brien, but the excessive Of course not. He remains a SJW – Social bail “is extremely often used as a request in Justice Warrior. His tactic was a trick to force misdemeanor cases. I’ve had it requested in magistrates to lower bail to normal levels – retail theft cases, auto theft cases, even a disand then blame them for rising crime. orderly conduct case involving a homeless Why $999,999?

If bail was $1 million or more, “the prison person.”In 2000, O’Brien recalls being a magistrate when people protesting the Republican would hold them in protective custody,” which would keep them in jail, says O’Brien, 60. That National Convention were hauled into court.

“Mr. Krasner represented the leaders of would conflict with Krasner’s desire to continthe protesters” and appeared before him, says ue depopulating Philly’s prisons.

O’Brien. District Attorney Lynne Abraham’s While Krasner likes to take credit for lowering prisoner numbers, the process actually office requested bail ranging from $250,000 to $1 million. began in 2015, under Mayor Michael Nutter, “Mr. Krasner stood in front of me at those using the first of several MacArthur Foundahearings and talked about how those high tion grants.

The city has lowered the jail population bail requests were unconstitutional,” says O’Brien.

– now about 4,800 inmates – by more than 40

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hiladelphia Weekly has obtained court documents filed April 8 describing a pattern in which the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office repeatedly pressured police detectives to change official statements and investigative reports in police use-of-force cases.

In an amended filing to a whistleblower lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court by Philadelphia Police Det. Derrick Jacobs, court papers describe an attempt by Assistant District Attorney Vincent Corrigan to coerce Police Det. Daphne Smith into changing her sworn affidavit in her investigation of the police shooting of armed suspect Walter Wallace in October 2020.

The amended filing accuses Corrigan of behavior similar to that of ADA Tracy Tripp, who was originally named in Jacobs’ 2019 whistleblower suit for instructing Jacobs to change his investigative reports in the case of Officer Ryan Pownall’s 2017 shooting of suspect David Jones. In that case, he claimed he was “maliciously” prosecuted for refusing to change his testimony previously given to the Attorney General’s Office and interim district attorney’s administration prior to

District Attorney Larry Krasner’s election.

The 82-page filing in response to the city’s motion to dismiss Jacobs’ lawsuit also describes a link to Krasner, correlating requests by Corrigan and Tripp to public statements by Krasner about indictments and investigations into both cases, before the police department’s Officer Involved Shooting unit had finished its official investigations.

In the Wallace investigation, the filing states that Corrigan wanted Smith’s affidavit based on her investigation at the crime scene, analysis of video evidence, and statements of witnesses changed – so that Krasner could make good on his public promise to conduct his own investigation. Police sources told PW that on Oct. 27, 2020, Corrigan told Smith to change her sworn search warrant affidavit where Wallace was described as “aggressively approaching and lunged” at the officers with a knife to “walking towards and continued to approach.” The filing also states that “Assistant District Attorney Vincent Corrigan, informs Detective Smith he will not approve her affidavit unless she falsifies the facts known to her.”

When Smith refused to falsify her affidavit, the complaint states that Corrigan had

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Lt. Jason Hendershot, Smith’s commanding officer, void Smith’s factual affidavit and authored a separate affidavit recharacterizing Wallace’s actions as less threatening without Smith’s knowledge on Oct. 28, 2020. It was on the same day that the city descended into riots in response to the narrative that Wallace was unjustly shot by police. To date, the officers who shot Wallace have still not been cleared of their officer-involved shooting and returned to full duty.

Jacobs’ filing further accuses Krasner of collusion with Shaka Johnson, the attorney representing the Wallace family in a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the city. In 2019, Johnson was the attorney with whom Krasner negotiated a “phony proffer” with, according to Krasner, in the nearly eight-hour televised standoff where Maurice Hill shot multiple police officers.

Jacobs’ complaint describes this pattern as collusion between the District Attorney’s Office and ranking members of the police department, to include Commissioner Danielle Outlaw; which includes corruption and conspiracies to violate the civil rights of police officers; starting when the complaint alleges Tripp, at Krasner’s behest, threatened to ar-

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DA, FROM PAGE 19 rest Jacobs because he refused to change his 2017 statement in the investigation of Pownall.

Jacobs also charges that, in response to media coverage of his whistleblower lawsuit, the city had served notice that it intends to suspend or possibly fire the detective for “conduct unbecoming – unspecified.”

In his legal complaint, Jacobs stated that on Aug. 2, 2018, Tripp called Jacobs to go over his "potential grand jury testimony" for Pownall’s shooting of suspect David Jones, a case that had already been declined for prosecution by the state Attorney General's Office following its investigation. Following his election, Krasner subsequently charged Pownall with first-degree murder. A judge subsequently reduced the charge to third-degree murder.

When Jacobs discussed the case with Tripp, she "knew Jacobs was not on the same page and would not go along with the criminal narrative" that Pownall was a murderer, Jacobs wrote in his civil complaint. So, according to court documents, Tripp "began to develop a plan to keep [Jacobs] silent, by withholding Jacobs' exculpatory testimony and ending with another criminal abuse of the court by initiating criminal proceedings against Jacobs, which she knew was false."

According to the complaint, on Sept. 27, 2018, Tripp told Hendershot, the commanding officer of the Officer Involved Shooting Investigation Unit [OISI], that she would be

investigating members of his unit for leaking grand jury information, targeting Jacobs. On Nov. 9, 2018, "criminal proceedings were initiated against Jacobs for leaking grand jury information." Tripp subsequently informed Hendershot that "she was withdrawing prosecution against Jacobs because the transcripts for the case were lost." The complaint details a conversation where Tripp told Hendershot that “she had a private conversation with Judge Robert Coleman, and that as a result, the judge was supposed to conduct a fake admonishment of Jacobs to scare him."

The revelations in this legal filing come as the latest in official misconduct scandals at Krasner's office. On Jan. 7, Common Pleas Judge Karen Simmons reprimanded ADA Rachel Black of the Special Investigations Unit, where both Corrigan and Tripp are also assigned, for being less than truthful regarding a witness in the case against former police Chief Inspector Carl Holmes. Simmons reportedly summoned Black’s supervisors, Robert Listenbee and Patricia Cummings, to the court, and said she believed Black's "actions were intentional...to the point to be not candid and to mislead this court.” Judge Simmons told Black's supervisors, "I realized I had had enough because if I can't trust Miss Black or anyone else from the District Attorney's office who are prosecuting these cases...then I don't know what to do with you, actually, I really don't."

Cummings herself was the subject of the

Showtime series “Outcry,” where she was implicated in falsely accusing and imprisoning a Texas high school student for sexually assaulting a child. Here, in Philadelphia, U.S. District Court Judge Mitchell Goldberg issued a 23-page admonishment on Feb. 11, considering sanctions on Cummings for violating her “duty of candor” in her efforts to exonerate murder suspect Antonio Martinez.

This was the same type of violation cited by Simmons of Black, who was working under Cummings’ supervision. In his admonishment, Goldberg stated, henceforth he would require the Philadelphia district attorney to submit status reports on future cases, stating, “I typically do not impose requirements of this nature on counsel, but such oversight of the district attorney is now, unfortunately, warranted.”

The Jacobs' complaint also illustrates a disturbing racial pattern. Tripp and Corrigan are white and are accused in the complaint of pressuring Jacobs, who is African-American and Smith, who is Latina, to change official statements in officer-involved shooting investigations into white Philadelphia police officers.

The District Attorney’s Office did not respond to PW’s request for comment. A police department email in response to our request for comment read: “Due to ongoing litigation, we cannot comment on this case.”

In a statement to PW, Jacobs said, “I was a decorated law enforcement officer known for

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talking, being straightforward and honest.

Then came Krasner. Krasner has assembled a group of prosecutors who consistently lie to the court in order to arrest police officers and set murderers free.

When I refused to participate in their criminality, they came after my freedom and employment.”

Jacobs continued: “Krasner's corrupt district attorney's office has to be investigated criminally. They have destroyed the city of Philadelphia.”

Jacobs' comment prompted PW to contact the two agencies who would have the authority and responsibility to criminally investigate members of the District Attorney’s Office to ask if the allegations made in the Jacobs complaint do constitute crimes, and whether they could be investigated accordingly. In an email, Molly Stieber, spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, said, “If proven, these allegations could support state criminal charges. As is our practice, we can neither comment on, confirm nor deny any investigation.”

Similarly, an email response from Jennifer Crandall, Public Information Officer at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, read, “The U.S. Attorney’s Office can neither confirm nor deny the existence of any investigation – no comment.”

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PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY Delaware County homeowner Wanda Sykes, who, with wife, Alex Sykes, dined at Jennifer Carroll’s Spice Finch last weekend in the Rittenhouse area, in a move that was a total burn to all those tony Del Cou dining locales. Sykes has long been sensitive to revealing exactly where she lives in Delco, so I won’t bother her on that tip. Next time, try Ariano.

Local rock history While younger Philly music listeners this week can deal Image | Courtesy of with Meek Mill Jameel Farruk and not knowing what Lucas Kozinski a Ph Balance is (Google it. It’s hilarious), old Phheads can check out Chuck Meehan’s Bandcamp for a deep dive into local art rock history, and The Heathens. Vocalist Steven Kishlo’s ‘80s band of avantpunk renown (cats from King of Siam, Informed Sources and The Stickmen made up The Heathens) only ever officially had two songs on the lost epic Philly compilation “Get Off Our Backs, We’re Doing It Ourselves,” and this vault find completes the picture with lots more music and proceeds going to the Environmental Working Group.

Masked Philly: Jameel Farruk and Lucas Kozinski In Icepack’s continuing saga of asking mask-donning local celebrities what they’ve been up to, beyond the pale, during COVID19’s pandemic, I reached out this week to Jameel Farruk and Lucas Kozinski, Philly’s determinedly decadent electro-pop duo, Fried Monk & beautiful-fortune (also done up as “Fried Monk x Beautiful-Fortune”).

Before recording their brave new worldly EP, “Here as One,” the FMaB-f pair focused on their home life and culinary/mix-ology skills throughout COVID-19’s slowdown.

“I love to cook, but admittedly, always had poor knife skills,” claimed Farruk.

“So, I’ve invested time into learning how to properly use and care for my knife. If anyone else is in the same boat, I recommend checking out a book called ‘La Technique’ by Jaques Pepin. It’ll teach you everything you’d want to know about using a chef’s knife.”

For Kozinski, who was initially on the road doing sound for a band when COVID-19 hit, the fear was how long work would be at a standstill.

“I started teaching myself some html and css, then started diving into js. I’ve never felt dumber. I also started reading more books and comics, and learned to make margaritas.

There were a lot of margaritas.”

Bravo.

Farruk digs that his mask forces him to pay attention to people’s eyes.

“I’ve been going to the same grocery store for years. One of the clerks there has the most stunning eyes. They remind me of the calm before a storm,” he said.

He said he purchases his face covering masks at ghostcircusapparel.com.

“They’re comfy and they regularly carry kids sizes too, for any parents out there.”

Kozinksi’s girlfriend’s mom gave him his mask, purchased at Old Navy, for 2020’s Christmas in a stocking.

“I’ve seen a few other people wearing it, and we do that wave like we have the same car.”

Along with Fried Monk & beautiful-fortune releasing their first single, “Planet B,” from their new EP (to follow shortly), Jameel and Lucas both have big plans for spring as life reopens.

“The first thing I do now when I take off my mask is comb my beard. It gets quite unruly under there,” noted Farruk.

“I’m looking forward to returning to a mask-less society.”

Kozinski, on the other hand, is thinking more intimately.

“Drinking normally is a big thing. I’m supposed to have like eight glasses of water a day.

That’s absurd. I’m trying to drink more water.

Plus, as it seems like things are opening back up quickly, I’m hoping this batch of concert dates sticks and we can all be healthy and vaccinated in the same room.”

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Kids these days have been having a lot less casuFor those looking to dabble, she adds, “Smokal sex than their parents’ generation, according to surveys. This was true even before the global paning/vaping tends to dry out mucous membranes demic. What’s to blame for the relative prudery? (like mouths and vaginas) more than edibles, but Researchers say there are a variety [it’s] easier to ‘dial in’ and quickly unof factors, including: Less social presderstand the effects, whereas edibles sure to pair up, financial realities that can be a bit more unpredictable for force them to live with their families, most folks.” an increased interest in video games, As with anything related to drugs and a decrease in the popularity of or sex, your mileage may vary. I put drinking. out a call for experiences with mariAlcohol consumption is the biggest juana and sexuality and got back a big predictor of engaging casual sex, esmix of responses. pecially for women, report research“Very intense orgasms, very sensiers in a recent article in journal tive genitals after. But also sometimes Socius, and today’s youth culture is it makes me very uncomfortable to be engaging in a lot less binge drinking. touched, anywhere on my body. And Maybe this is where weed can step when that happens I just want my in to get us back to banging. While alown personal space.” – Nate cohol is far more likely to be associat“Makes me hornier/allows me @TIMAREE_LEIGH ed with “heightened perceived sexual to last longer and perform better effects” than marijuana among parand does the exact opposite for my tiers, studies on marijuana and sexual frequency partner.” – Matt show that regular users of the devil’s lettuce are “As a very, very, very tense person, cannabis having sex a lot more than people who don’t pardefinitely helps me during sex. It intensifies aroustake and that using weed before sex is associated al for me, helps me loosen up. Not sure if it has any with “increased sex effect on climaxing drive, improved orbecause that’s always gasm, and decreased been difficult for me.” pain.”

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– Kennedy “Wonderfully enhancing. Intensifies everything in a good way.” – Greg “I’ve always been ‘headsy’ with grass of any sort, much prefer to talk or watch or read together. Then Ho Sai Gai.” – Scott “I just think sex is goofy when I’m high.

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Either I’m already having too good of sex or I need to try a different strain.” – Marisa “It’s always a great body high for me and I’m ultra relaxed but feeling EVERYTHING. Every single thing I do feels so important and that I want to cherish it for whatever it is. I feel extremely present when high which is super, super, super important to me, and I feel like I risked losing that when drinking or taking something else. I’ve been alcohol sober for over two years and I actually switched my use of alcohol for weed and weed does everything I wanted alcohol to do and more!” – Blair “It literally resurrected my sex drive after not having one for eight years.

Probably indirectly saved my marriage.”

– Beth “I’d much rather have sex on acid, alcohol, shrooms, benzos, uppers. The shrooms and acid could also lead to distractions, but they definitely have me feeling extra sexual when I use them.

Especially the acid.”

– Delta “My other vices can totally enhance sexual experiences but nothing else relaxes it like that. The relationship between my mental health, body issues, comfort, and arousal is a PITA to navigate and weed is the only substance that makes me feel less spazzy about it all!” – Elsa Have a question for Timaree? Send an email to asktimaree@philadelphiaweekly.com.

“I think it’s generally safer to combine [weed] with sex than alcohol, as it can lower inhibitions/get you out of your own head but doesn’t impair in the same way as alcohol.”

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                                                                  

                                                                          

                                                                                  

                                                                                

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