Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón addresses criticism of his progressive policies, highlighting achievements in wage theft cases and police accountability while attributing recent crime spikes to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite criticism that he’s been soft on crime, the progressive Los Angeles County District Attorney wants voters to note what he has done for wage theft and police accountability .“We now have 325 workers that were given over $3 million back,” Gascón said during his interview on NBC Los Angeles ’ NewsConference, adding his office has also gone after environmental crimes and rigorously yet “thoughtfully” pursued police accountability .
“If it's appropriate, we'll go after for life without the possibility of parole. What we are doing is when we're alleging enhancements. We are being much more thoughtful, but we're doing so when it's appropriate,” Gascón explained. “We are prosecuting cases aggressively. We're sending people to prison aggressively when they need to be. But we're also trying to ensure that when people are being convicted because they deserve to be convicted,” he said.
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