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Paul Hetznecker Defense Attorney for Activists and Civil Rights victims
Maintains a private practice in the Philadelphia region focusing on criminal defense and civil rights. He has extensive trial experience in both state and federal court and has represented thousands of clients facing charges ranging from major felonies, complex drug conspiracies, racketeering offenses, white collar crimes to capital murder.
Civil Rights: He represents people with claims ranging from police misconduct, (including wrongful death) as well as prisoner rights, sexual harassment and racial discrimination claims. He is also a tracher at Arcadia University. And he’s president of the Board of the Defender Association of Philadelphia.
pauljhetznecker.com
Police corruption, war on crime, drugs terror
Police have sought expansive power
Getting rid of mandatory minimums
Challenge to credibility of police officers
Plea bargains
Undermined rights
“Always the struggle between reform and revolution.”
We have an assemby line of injustice in this country.
Worked on defending protesters with Philly DA Larry Krasner
Police corruption: perjury, violence.
At the heart of the matter is police perjury
We are not taught democracy . We are taught autocracy.
We need to reinvigorate what is fundamentally democratic
How does authoritarianism translate into the criminal justice system
Fascism—most in courtroom.
Monarchical Judges have absolute rule
Paul Hetznecker Defense Attorney for Activists and Civil Rights victims
Maintains a private practice in the Philadelphia region focusing on criminal defense and civil rights. He has extensive trial experience in both state and federal court and has represented thousands of clients facing charges ranging from major felonies, complex drug conspiracies, racketeering offenses, white collar crimes to capital murder.
Civil Rights: He represents people with claims ranging from police misconduct, (including wrongful death) as well as prisoner rights, sexual harassment and racial discrimination claims. He is also a tracher at Arcadia University. And he’s president of the Board of the Defender Association of Philadelphia.
pauljhetznecker.com
Police corruption, war on crime, drugs terror
Police have sought expansive power
Getting rid of mandatory minimums
Challenge to credibility of police officers
Plea bargains
Undermined rights
“Always the struggle between reform and revolution.”
We have an assemby line of injustice in this country.
Worked on defending protesters with Philly DA Larry Krasner
Police corruption: perjury, violence.
At the heart of the matter is police perjury
We are not taught democracy . We are taught autocracy.
We need to reinvigorate what is fundamentally democratic
How does authoritarianism translate into the criminal justice system
Fascism—most in courtroom.
Monarchical Judges have absolute rule
