Los Angeles DA shrinks gang unit while homicides and gang violence surge

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Washington Examiner

Zachary Faria

April 05, 2021

Over the past year, the city of Los Angeles has seen a sharp increase in homicides, thanks in part to a surge in gang violence. Naturally, district attorney George Gascon has decided that the best way to handle the issue is to downsize the city’s gang unit.

The city’s "Hardcore Gangs" unit is being shrunk, according to sources in the unit. It is also being renamed, with sources saying that Gascon’s administration “doesn’t like it” its current title. This would be in keeping with Gascon’s philosophy of elevating social justice over actual justice, even when it comes to gang crimes.

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Gascon’s progressive worldview leaves him unfit to oversee the pursuit of justice. His priority is not the victims of crime or the safety of the county's residents but with using the district attorney’s office to impose a soft-on-crime progressive ideology. He is committed to that goal, even if that means shrugging off homicides and gang shootings when the city is seeing a surge of them.