Teen Who Mowed Down Mother and Baby Gets Only 5 months in ‘Probation Camp’ – Opinion

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A Los Angeles teen convicted of plowing a car into a mother and her 8-month-old son in a drug-fueled hit-and-run will spend just five months in a “diversionary program” thanks to soft on crime LA County District Attorney George Gascon. The teen’s record will reportedly be wiped clean when he turns 18.

That’s not justice, that’s a joke.

When he was driving along a Venice street, California one-way, he seemed to rev the engine in order to purposely point the car at the victims of August 2021’s shocking crime. The driver tried to flee the scene, but was stopped by a pickup truck that crashed into the car. This forced him into a pole. (No information available on the person who appeared to be a Good Samaritan.

Both Rachel, the mother, and Charlie were able to survive the brutal attack that seemed random.

It wasn’t enough to move George Gascon, though. According to the DA’s office, the teen was only charged with two felony counts of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury and one felony count of hit and run.

Why did you not attempt to murder this, as that is exactly what this was.

Gascon is more concerned about the protection of criminals that they are victimizing. https://t.co/TbWsD4SuWp

— Jeff Charles (@JeffOnTheRight) June 4, 2022

Rachel (the mother) was stunned and sent her victim impact letter.

“George Gascon doesn’t value my life or the life of my child, or any other victim out there, and would rather reward the monsters like [the driver] by demonstrating to them that their actions have no consequences,” she wrote. “DA Gascon is telling him and every other thug in LA County that it doesn’t matter if you try to murder people. Why are Gascon’s policies prioritizing the livelihood of rotten monsters when my child, my baby, who is incapable of protecting himself, is left to fend for himself, and is essentially being told his life doesn’t matter?”

The DA’s office, as has been their custom since Gascon took over, minimized the crime and showed more concern for the criminal than they did for the victims:

“Fortunately, the baby was uninjured and the mother received a laceration to her elbow. The Sheriff’s Department agreed with the felony charges that were filed,” the office said.  [Not true. We explain below.]  “The Probation Department recommended and the court sentenced the minor to a youth camp for five to seven months, an appropriate resolution.”

An appropriate resolution? Is there a laceration at the elbow?!It is amazing how cold this man really is. Compare that to Rachel’s description of her injuries:

There was blood everywhere on my body. My right elbow was split when it rolled onto the ground from the windscreen. I required stitches. The top of my right shoulder was skinned nearly to the bone, but you can’t stitch that skin together. My arms, wrists, elbows, and hands were covered in road rash. For 2 months, shards of glass still escaped my skin. From the moment the car struck my leg, and from how it landed on the windshield and hood, I experienced severe bruising along my left side. There was also bruising around my hips as a result of the impact with the asphalt.

We have written recently about how a judge slapped down Gascon in a ruling on June 2 that rebuked him for not following the law, how there’s a strong recall effort underway, and how crime numbers have surged in the county since his unfortunate arrival. But sometimes numbers aren’t enough—one needs a visual to understand. This video shows what happens to crime when it runs wild. The callousness Gascon shows in his “laceration to the elbow” comment is mind-blowing after you watch that and then read about her injuries.

Also inflaming the situation is one sentence in the DA’s statement, “the Sheriff’s Department agreed with the felony charges that were filed.”  LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, no fan of Gascon’s, quickly shot down that falsehood. On Facebook, he wrote:

Because we were not part of the investigation agency, our presence was never mentioned. Sheriff’s investigators would never be OK with the lightweight sentencing in this hit-and-run case. Stop encouraging and empowering criminal behavior. They must be held accountable #VictimsMatter.

The DA had no choice but to withdraw the claim after being exposed as a red-handed criminal. Not only is he soft on crime, but he’s making false statements to try and hide it.

We’ve said it before: George Gascon is a menace to Los Angeles, and he has almost single-handedly made the county a haven for criminals and violence, where thugs plan to get his name tattooed on their faces in gratitude. This horrific video and the victim’s touching statements highlight in a way that numbers and words can’t.

Gascon appears to be completely devoid of humanity and compassion.