Talmadge's ad also features community activist Edwina Baker, who faults Abraham for her decision to try accused murderer Miriam White as an adult. White, who is black, was 11 years old when she stabbed a stranger in the heart in 1999. Prosecutors argued that she might still be a danger to the community if unsupervised after her 21st birthday. Abraham said yesterday that Talmadge's focus on race was bad for Philadelphia. I am not going to engage in divisive politics, or anything that shakes the unity of the community.
Crime affects people across the racial, ethnic, religious and sexual spectrum.
We have to address our issues to save Philadelphia.