The controversial new Los Angeles prosecutor told the family of a murder victim to “ shut up ” – unknowingly, he later said – as they protested the way his office gloved with the accused killers.
“It’s a shame some people haven’t had enough education to shut up so we can talk,” George Gascon said in a video obtained by FOX 11 Los Angeles.
“My son can never speak again because he was murdered,” shouts a woman identified as the mother of Joshua Rodriguez, who was kidnapped and murdered in 2015.
“My son matters!” she shouted as Gascon walked away. “And you’re not going to do anything about it!”
Gascon – elected last month and pledging to pledge a sweeping left-wing overhaul of the criminal justice system – spoke to the press in front of a Pomona courthouse on Friday when he was confronted by the family with his intention to drop punishment against Rodriguez’s killers . , eliminating the chance that they could receive a life sentence without parole.
His series of planned changes, including an end to bail and arrests for crimes such as trespass, disturbance of the peace and public intoxication, have sparked outrage among victims’ rights groups – but are in line with similar reforms being implemented by left-wing prosecutors in worldwide. country.
Gascon later apologized for his outburst.
“It wasn’t until later that I understood what they were screaming about, let alone that they were victims,” he said in a statement. “Anyway, it’s not how I should have reacted. Clearly, this family is in pain. “