The grief-stricken mother of a Los Angeles shooting victim on Thursday slammed Democratic District Attorney George Gascón’s progressive policies. “More sympathy” for criminals than the victim.
Emma Rivas confronted Gascón during last week’s district attorney debate. Rivas’ 25-year-old son was murdered in 2016.
“My child was killed by a gang member, and you had more sympathy for that gang member than for my child who was killed in front of my house. Can you explain? I’m 4 “Because I’ve been looking for you for years,” she said.
In what seemed like a relatively disingenuous response, Gascón said: He continued to defend his own policies.
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. As a country and as a community, we have been doing the same thing for generations,” he added.
Mr. Gascon has served as Los Angeles County District Attorney since 2020. He also previously served as San Francisco’s prosecutor from 2011 to 2019.
of Supported by George Soros Prosecutors have been hit hard time and time again by far-left soft-crime policies that have contributed to the proliferation of illegal activity. Since 2020, Gascon has successfully avoided two recall attempts.
Immediately after his election, Gascón forbade prosecutors from increasing punishments for gang members. KTTV report. Gascon currently faces 11 primary challengers for his position, most of whom oppose the policy.
During Thursday’s debate, Gascón was the only candidate not to raise his hand when candidates were asked if they thought tougher gang-related crimes were needed.
In an interview on Sundayfox & friends weekend“This is the first time in 180 years of history that we have a prosecutor who cares about the criminal and not the victim,” Rivas said. “There are parents who lost their 16- or 17-year-old children to murder and served five years in prison. “Where is the justice in this?” she asked.
“And he’s sitting there smiling and laughing and he doesn’t care at all,” Rivas continued. “He’s not fit to be a prosecutor, and his assistant is a defense attorney. How did this happen? And why don’t people realize that this guy is no good for Los Angeles? He’s already ruined San Francisco. And now they’re doing bad things.” It’s the same in Los Angeles County. ”
According to a KTTV poll, Gascón currently leads with 15% support, with Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hatami in second place with 8%. However, 64% of those surveyed said they were unsure which candidate they would vote for in the DA election.
“I’m running for District Attorney for all of you. Democrats, Republicans, and everyone in between. We are the leading challengers in this race,” Hatami posted. X. “We are leading the way because people are tired of crime and want their homes, schools, neighborhoods and businesses safe. They want their children safe. That’s not a thing. It’s a right for all of us.'”
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