Soros-Backed D.A. Declares Radical Changes: Eliminating Bail, Declining Prosecutions
Soros donated $1.5 million to the California Justice and Safety PAC backing DA
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Los Angeles County’s new district attorney, George Gascón, who is backed by globalist billionaire George Soros, announced radical changes on Monday, including eliminating cash bail, banning prosecutors from enhanced prison sentences, and declining prosecutions for various crimes.
Soros donated $1.5 million to the California Justice and Safety PAC, which backed Gascón.
The Los Angeles Times reported:
“The dramatic reversals of deeply ingrained, traditional law enforcement strategies in the nation’s largest district attorney’s office, also will include a review of thousands of old cases to determine whether lighter sentences or prisoner releases should be sought, Gascón said in a speech during his swearing-in ceremony."
“The reforms announced Monday added to a list of moves Gascón vowed to make during a contentious election against the incumbent district attorney, Jackie Lacey, including a promise to bar his prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in new cases and to end the practice of trying juveniles as adults."
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"He followed through on both issues Monday, announcing them among the slew of new policies he is implementing.”
Gascón issued new directives to prosecutors, informing them that the following misdemeanors would be declined prosecution.
The exemptions included:
- Trespassing
- Disturbing The Peace
- Driving Without A Valid License
- Loitering To Commit Prostitution
- Resisting Arrest
The directive stated:
“The purpose of the Diversion Policy Directive is to utilize remediation to protect public safety, promote individual rehabilitation, and encourage prosecutorial discretion."
“I recognize for many this is a new path … whether you are a protester, a police officer or a prosecutor, I ask you to walk with me. I ask you to join me on this journey,” Gascon said.
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“We can break the multigenerational cycles of violence, trauma, and arrest and recidivism that has led America to incarcerate more people than any other nation.”
A veteran prosecutor told The Angeles Times that Gascon’s “policies are a slap in the face to crime victims — both past victims and the ones to come.”
“His blanket policies do not take into account that we are the only people standing between truly dangerous criminals and the general public,” the prosecutor added.
“I am already getting concerned emails from concerned victims. What am I supposed to say to them?”
Last month, Neon Nettle reported that Soros had poured money into local attorneys to help them win elections.
Soros donated $1.5 million to the California Justice and Safety PAC, which backed Gascón.
The billionaire's influence on local law enforcement is becoming more obvious.
Democratic district attorney-elect for Chatham County, Shalena Cook Jones, took at least $80,000 in advertising support from that same PAC that took donations from Soros, which helped her win her race, the Athens Banner-Herald reported.
Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner's won re-election after receiving $116,000 from Soros' PACs.
