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AND FAMILIES OF MURDER VICTIMS
SPEAKING OUT, GEORGE GASCON
CLAIMS CONSERVATIVE MEDIA AND
TOUGH ON CRIME TYPES.
GASCON ANNOUNCED HE WOULD NOT
SEEK THE DEATH PENALTY AGAINST
AN ADMITTED GANG MEMBER CHARGED
IN THE KILLING OF A POLICE
OFFICER.
THE OFFICER WAS GUNNED DOWN
WHILE CONFRONTING THE SUSPECT
FLEEING THE SCENE OF ANOTHER
MURDER.
JOSH JOINS US NOW.
WE ARE SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.
WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THE
DA. >> IT HURTS ON A PERSONAL
>> IT HURTS ON A PERSONAL LEVEL.
AND WHY AREN’T YOU MEETING,
WHEN THEY ARE AFFECTING US OR
IMPACTING US.
WHEN IT SEEMS LIKE WHAT IS HAPPENING IS YOU ARE GIVING
HAPPENING IS YOU ARE GIVING
EVERYTHING TO CRIMINALS AND
EVERYTHING THEY NEED BUT TAKING
EVERYTHING FROM THE VICTIMS AND THAT IS JUSTICE FOR US.
THAT IS JUSTICE FOR US.
IT HURTS.
LAWRENCE: BEFORE THEY DECIDED
TO MAKE THIS DECISION DID YOU
RECEIVE A CALL FROM THE DA?
>> I RECEIVED NO CONFIGURATION
FROM THE DA.
ANY VICTIM THE TRIED TO REACH
OUT TO GEORGE GASCON HE DOESN’T
MEET WITH VICTIMS AND I THINK IT IS BECAUSE HE DOESN’T WANT
IT IS BECAUSE HE DOESN’T WANT
TO HEAR WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY.
>> WE TRIED TO REACH OUT TO HIM
AS WELL.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO HIM? >> I WOULD LET HIM KNOW HOW
>> I WOULD LET HIM KNOW HOW
DISGUSTING I THINK HIS POLICIES
REALLY ARE.
MAYBE HE BELIEVES HE IS
JUSTIFIED TRYING TO CHANGE THE
JUSTICE SYSTEM BUT I THINK WE
CAN ALL AGREE WHEN WE HEARD HE
WANTED TO REFORM THE JUSTICE
SYSTEM HE DIDN’T REALIZE TRYING
TO NORMALIZE VIOLENT CRIMES.
WHAT THESE POLICIES ARE GOING
TO BE.
JUST FOR REGULAR PEOPLE BEING
ON THE STREET, THIS WILL CREATE
A MINDSET THAT CRIMINALS CAN
JUST DO WHATEVER THEY WANT WITH
NO REPERCUSSIONS AND WHAT DOES
THAT LOOK LIKE GOING FORWARD?
WHAT IS A LITTLE TIME IN JAIL
FOR A GANG MEMBER?
HIS POLICIES WILL REDUCE TIME.
>> WHEN YOU SEE THE CRIMINALS
SLAPPING HANDS AND FIST BUMPING
AND SAYING THEY SUPPORT THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY, THAT TELLS
YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT THE SYSTEM.
A QUICK FINAL WORD FOR WHAT IT
MEANS FOR THE CITIZENS OF LOS
ANGELES COUNTY.
DO YOU FEEL SAFE?
>> I DON’T FEEL SAFE, I DON’T
FEEL JUSTICE AND GOING FORWARD
THIS WILL HAVE HORRIFYING
REPERCUSSIONS FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE
TO WATCH EVERYTHING THEY DO AND
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE PROTECTING
US.
GOING FORWARD IT IS TERRIFYING
TO ME AS A VICTIM AND AS A
NORMAL MEMBER OF SOCIETY WHAT THIS MEANS JUST BEING ON THE
THIS MEANS JUST BEING ON THE
STREETS.
>> THIS CHANNEL WILL NOT STOP
FOCUSING ON THE VICTIMS AND
YOUR STORIES, THANK YOU FOR