Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced the activation of his office’s Election Task Force on Monday, issuing a stern warning to anyone who tries to intimidate voters on Election Day.
During a press conference on Monday morning, Krasner stated that his team, along with their partners, was well-prepared and equipped to guarantee that the elections that day would be conducted fairly. “We are here on a very important day, before a very important election and we are here, more than anything, to speak about protection of an election, making sure that the election that occur tomorrow will be free, will be fair and it will be final,” Krasner said.
He continued, “Anybody who thinks it’s time to play militia, F around and find out. Anybody who thinks it’s time to insult, to deride, to mistreat, to threaten people, F around and find out,” said Krasner. “We do have the cuffs, we do have the jail cells, we are do have the Philly juries and we have the state prisons. So, if you’re going to turn the election into some form of coercion, if you’re going to try to bully people, bully votes or voters, if you’re going to try to erase votes, if you’re going to try any of that nonsense, F around and find out.”
On Monday, alongside Krasner, Kevin Bethel, the commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department, announced that his officers had received training and were prepared to handle any issues that might arise on election day. “We are ready,” he said.
Bethel mentioned that there would be additional police personnel deployed on Tuesday, and a command center would be established specifically to tackle any issues that could come up on Election Day.
“We will be prepared to respond to anything that happens tomorrow.” Bethel said.
