GASCON GIVES INTO FLACK ..... SORT OF

Los Angeles County’s New Progressive D.A. Changes Policy After Public Outcry

 

LAPPL News Watch

December 21, 2020 

Following a heavy public backlash, Los Angeles County’s newly-elected, controversial district attorney reversed course on Friday, reinstating the use of some sentencing enhancements for cases involving “the most vulnerable” victims. 

In a memo to his staff, D.A. George Gascón reportedly said he had re-evaluated a special directive issued just 11 days earlier after taking the oath of office. 

The Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL), a union that represents rank-and-file LAPD officers, issued a statement after Gascón’s reversal. “It took a national outcry for him to understand that child rapists, human traffickers, and perpetrators of violent hate crimes should spend some more time behind bars,” it read. “Yet he’s still willing to go easy on gang members who terrorize our neighborhoods or criminals that shoot cops in the back of the head.”

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Mom Of 20-Year-Old Man Brutally Murdered, Thrown Off Cliff Lashes Out At LA County DA George Gascón

 

The mother of a young man who was brutally murdered and thrown off a cliff in Azusa is outraged after learning her son's suspected killers had special charges dismissed in court Friday morning. The dismissals came under new Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón. 

The mother, Desiree Andrade, tells FOX 11 she saw her son's alleged killers smirk in court earlier in the day as all their special circumstance charges were dismissed, meaning none of them will face life without parole. 

"It's sick," Andrade said. "This is all sick." "I felt let down by this justice system," she added. Her son, 20-year-old Julian Andrade, was viciously murdered in May 2018 by five suspects who thought he stole some of their weed. "They brutally murdered my son," said the grieving mother. 

The suspects are accused of repeatedly beating and stabbing Julian Andrade for several minutes until he lost consciousness. The suspects then drove up to the mountains to toss Andrade's body. 

However, during that drive, prosecutors say the suspects stomped on his head when they realized Andrade was still alive. The suspects threw Andrade off the cliff and heard him still struggling. One of the suspects went down to attack Andrade some more. 

Julian Andrade's body was found two days after the deadly incident.