California Prosecutors Are Sick and Tired of George Gascon’s Woke Crime Policies – Opinion

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon isn’t very popular among his underlings. As it turns out, even a blue city like L.A. isn’t too fond of the “woke” approach to addressing crime. But does this signal an end to Gascon’s career, or will this amount to a whole lot of nothing?

The Washington Examiner reports that a majority of the city’s prosecutors want Gascon to lose his job:

A large majority of Los Angeles Prosecutors Association members voted for George Gascon to be recalled as District Attorney. Gascon has been in the same job since 2002.

On Tuesday, the Association of Deputy District Attorneys (which includes more than 800 county deputy district attorneys) reported that 98% of its members voted to recall Gascon. According to the association, 88.3% participated in the voting.

A campaign to gather signatures for recall elections is currently underway. Los Angeles County has more than 31 cities that support this effort to remove the district lawyer.

“This vote is by those who are intimately familiar with how Mr. Gascon’s policies actually play out on a day-to-day basis,” said Michele Hanisee, president of the organization. “We believe the vote of our members will resonate with the voters of Los Angeles as they decide whether to recall Gascon from office and restore public safety as the priority of the district attorney’s office.”

Following Gascon’s two-week absence from a meeting with attorneys, the group held the voting. Instead, Gascon chose to appear with public defenders in a town meeting.

Starting at The Washington Examiner

Soon after assuming office, he published a list detailing mandates to reverse decades of California voter approval for tough-on crime charging and sentence enhancements.

One of the most glaring issues people have raised with Gascon’s methods is his stance on prosecuting teenagers as adults. He kept a 17 year-old child molester in juvenile court, to avoid harsh sentences. He was sentenced to a 2-year term and did not have to be registered as a sexual offender.

Hannah Tubbs, a transgender woman aged 26, is the defendant. In a conversation, she boasted that the victim got away with her crime. Fox News reported that on a recorded phone call, she can be heard saying: “I’m going to plead out to it, plead guilty. They’re going to stick me on probation, and it’s going to be dropped — it’s going to be done. I won’t have to register, won’t have to do nothing.”

Gascon’s stance on critical issues has been criticized as well. The Examiner noted:

Gascon has refused additional charges for guns, belonging in a gang, and participating in multiple felonies, which are “strikes” that could lead to life sentences. To advocate keeping inmates behind bars, he reversed the decades-old tradition that sent prosecutors to parole hearings.

Gascon’s fate is still unknown. After a failed recall attempt, Gascon’s comrade Chesa Boudin, the San Francisco district attorney, was able to keep his job. However, residents of the city have mounted another challenge, and after what happened with the three school board members in the same city, it would not be shocking if Boudin’s days are numbered. Gascon is also in trouble.

If California voters give both Gascon and Boudin their walking papers it will be yet another signal that America rejects progressive policies – especially those related to crime. But the fact that Gascon’s prosecutors wish to fire their boss is telling. Turns out prioritizing dangerous criminals over the people they victimize isn’t quite as popular as they thought.