LA’s DA George Gascon has been in his position for two years; however, the vast majority of the union members that comprise Los Angeles prosecutors chose to have him removed from his position.
A Large Percentage
A vote to recall Gascon is being supported by 98 percent of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys.
This represents more than 800 deputy district attorneys, according to an announcement made Tuesday. Per the trial lawyers’ group, 88.3 percent of the trial lawyers participated in the ballot.
NEW: 97.9% of prosecutors in the L.A. County DA office union (ADDA) have voted YES to support the recall of their boss, L.A. District Attorney George Gascon. The union reports 88.3% voter participation amongst its 672 members, which they say is the highest turnout ever. @FoxNews
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) February 22, 2022
It is in full effect, with more than 31 communities in Los Angeles County supporting the push to collect signatures for a recall. This comprises Beverly Hills, which has a 71 percent Democratic population.
According to Michele Hanisee, the group’s president, “This vote represents the views of individuals who are intimately aware of the way Mr. Gascon’s programs are implemented on a day-to-day basis.”
“When deciding whether to recall Gascon from power and re-establish public safety as the first priority of the district attorney’s office, we feel the vote of our members will resound with voters in Los Angeles.”
This was done after Gascon declined to meet with his counsel two weeks ago and, instead, showed up at a town hall with public defenders, prompting the vote.
Authorities have expressed concern about Gascon’s policies, which are carried out by a management team he recruited from the Public Defender’s Office.
Absurd Mandates
Just a short time after entering office, the administration issued a list of mandates that effectively undid decades of tough on crime legislation.
This is including criminal charges and sentencing enhancements that were decisively approved by California voters.
In one instance, the ability to prosecute young offenders as adults is called into question.
Prosecutors and victims’ rights advocates criticized Gascon for holding a seventeen-year-old child molester in juvenile court so he might receive a light, two-year sentence with no requirement to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Defendant Hannah Tubbs, now 26 years old and supposedly transgender, bragged in a phone call about escaping prosecution for sexually abusing and groping a 10-year-old girl in 2014, according to Fox News.
EXCLUSIVE: In in-custody phone calls, 26 y/o transgender child molester Hannah Tubbs boasts about not having to serve prison time or register as a sex offender before being sentenced to 2 yrs in a juvenile facility after LA DA @GeorgeGascon refused to prosecute Tubbs as an adult. pic.twitter.com/n9KesabvXE
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) February 21, 2022
Tubbs can be heard on the audio, which has since been made public, saying, “I’m going to admit my mistake and plead guilty to it. They’re going to put me on probation.”
“Then, they’re going to drop the charges against me; it’s going to be over with. I will not be required to register and will not be required to do anything.”
Gascon refused to accept additional accusations for possessing firearms, belonging to a gang, and engaging in several offenses, all of which are considered “strikes” that might result in life imprisonment.
The DA broke with a long-standing tradition of sending prosecutors to parole hearings to try to keep prisoners in prison indefinitely.
