CRAZY GASCON CLAIMS BRAINS ARE NOT FULLY DEVELOPED UNTIL THE MID-20'S AND DOES NOT WANT FELONIES COMMITTED AS A JUVENILE REVEALED IN ADULT COURT

Sister Of Gang Violence Victim Slams LA DA Gascón's Push To Eliminate Juvenile Strikes

 

LAPPL News Watch

April 12, 2021

 

Aja Courtney, who reportedly lost her brother in a gang-related shooting, argued on Sunday that Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón's policies are "giving way to more violence." 

 

Courtney made the comment on "Fox & Friends Weekend," two days after Gascón argued that eliminating juvenile strikes "will make our community safer." 

 

Gascón - joined by Los Angeles Assembly Member Miguel Santiago, a Democrat - unveiled legislation on Friday that would stop strikes committed by minors from later being used against them in adult proceedings, according to a news release. The release noted that, under California’s current Three Strikes law, specified felonies that are found true in a juvenile court proceeding are permitted to be alleged as a strike prior in a future adult criminal proceeding - in an effort to enhance a defendant’s potential length of time behind bars. 

 

"The human brain is not fully developed until we are somewhere in the mid-20’s," Gascón said Friday. 

 

Courtney slammed Gascón’s argument, calling it a "misguided notion." "Anybody who has children understands that children know at very early ages what's right from wrong," she said. 

 

"A juvenile system is based on rehabilitation, not on punishment," Gascón also said on Friday, adding that "criminalization of young people leads to higher levels of recidivism, which means that it creates more insecurity in our community." 

 

Courtney blasted the legislation on Sunday, arguing that eliminating the strikes sends a message to criminals that they can commit crimes without any consequences.