It is, of course, no surprise that most of the writers at The Philadelphia Inquirer hate the police. Columnist Helen Ubiñas, whose Twitter biography states that she is “a Latina columnist”, as though her ethnicity should make any difference, tweeted her great disappointment that former Philadelphia Police Officer Ryan Pownell should be reinstated, with back pay and restored seniority.

Fired Philly cop Ryan Pownall, whose murder case in controversial shooting was dismissed by judge, can get job back, arbitrator rules

The arbitrator also ruled that Pownall is also entitled to full back pay and seniority, the president of the police union said.

by Robert Moran | Thursday, April 25, 2024 | 8:56 PM EDT | Updated: 9:50 PM EDT

An arbitrator has ruled that the city must reinstate Ryan Pownall to his former job as a Philadelphia police officer — 1½ years after a judge dismissed criminal charges, including third-degree murder, that were filed against Pownall for the on-duty 2017 shooting death of David Jones.

Roosevelt Poplar, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, the union that represents Philadelphia police officers, said in a statement Thursday that the arbitrator ruled that Pownall was also entitled to full back pay and seniority.

The union “and fellow officers stood in solidarity with Pownall and his family throughout this entire ordeal. We’re happy to see Pownall reinstated to his job and he looks forward to protecting this great city,” Poplar said.

Last’s be clear about this: Mr Pownall is not guilty of any violation of the law, but somehow Miss Ubiñas doesn’t think that matters. This site has previously noted the dismissal of charges against Mr Pownall:

Common Pleas Court Judge Barbara A. McDermott said there were “so many things wrong” with how the District Attorney’s Office instructed grand jurors before they approved a presentment recommending murder charges in the landmark case.

In particular, McDermott said during a pretrial hearing, prosecutors had failed to provide the panel with information on how and when officers are legally justified in firing their weapons. “How could the grand jury do [its] job without knowing that?” she asked.

She chastised prosecutors for what she viewed as a series of other errors, saying that if a defense attorney had behaved in a similar fashion before her, “I would declare them incompetent.”

Of course, the city’s George Soros-sponsored, police-hating, and softer-than-Charmin-on-civilian-crime District Attorney, Larry Krasner, waxed wroth over the dismissal of all charges just because his minions had performed so terribly. From the first cited story:

Krasner indicated at the time that his office might refile charges against Pownall.

“This case is not over,” Krasner said in 2022 after the judge’s ruling.

Court records show that Pownall has no criminal charges pending.

I’ll make clear what the article mealy-mouthed: with 1½ years to work on it, the District Attorney’s Office has been unable to put together a case against Mr Pownall that would withstand legal scrutiny. The newspaper screams about the rule of law every time their columnists and editors mention Donald Trump, hoping for something, anything, which would prevent him from running in or, Heaven forfend! winning, the 2024 presidential campaign. Yet, when it comes to the rule of law where Mr Pownall is concerned, Miss Ubiñas is utterly appalled that a solid police officer who has not been convicted of any crime might get his job back, along with six years of back pay due to an improper dismissal.

I’d also point out here that the newspaper strongly supports trade unionism in the City of Brotherly Love, with one exception: they really, really hate the police officer’s union, the Fraternal Organization of Police Lodge #5, and particularly its past President, John McNesby, because the officers’ union did what unions are expected to do, and that’s defend union members.

Western civilization strongly depends upon law enforcement to maintain that civilized society, something which seems pretty strained in our major cities, especially Philadelphia, these days. That thin, blue line, which so many on the left hate these days, is all that stands between the law abiding and the barbarians. The Philadelphia Police even protect Helen Ubiñas, who hates them so much.
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