Holding a politician accountable for his malfunction in office?

Gotta say I’m a bit torn on this. But it couldn’t have happened to a better sperm donor. I would really, and this is f&*(ed up thinking, wish one of the thugs these Democrats release back on the street would attack them, or someone close to them. Crude, yes. But Houston had an issue with crime in the late 80s/early 90s, and nothing was being done about it while Mr. and Mrs. Public are held up, raped, assaulted or robbed. It took a local VIP getting murdered for the Democrats who control the city to actually do something about crime. As long as it was “them” getting murdered, it was not an issue. One of “us” is killed, “We must do something about this immediately!”

The issue here is a thug was let off about charged with a violent crime. And he murdered two cops afterward. I’m a cop and I’m held accountable for my actions and mistakes. Perhaps you should be Mr. Gascón.

Widow of slain El Monte officer files $25M claim against L.A. district attorney

According to the claim, probation officials got a call about Justin Flores' violent behavior weeks before he shot Officers Michael Paredes and Joseph Santana

LOS ANGELES — The family of an El Monte police officer who was slain this year has filed a notice of claim seeking millions in damages against Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón and the L.A. County Probation Department.

Janine Paredes — whose husband, Michael, was one of two officers gunned down during a confrontation at a motel in June — filed the notice of claim Wednesday, blaming both Gascón's criminal justice reform policies and lax supervision by the probation department for putting the suspected gunman, Justin Flores, in the officers' path on the day of the deadly clash…

…The claim alleges Flores "should have been in custody at the time of the murders but for the deliberate indifference" of Gascón and the probation department, which allowed "Flores to freely roam and prey on those unsuspecting people who work and live in the City of El Monte in the County of Los Angeles."

A documented gang member, Flores had multiple convictions for burglary and drug possession and was on probation when Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana confronted him at the Siesta Inn in June.

The officers were responding to a domestic violence call when Flores emerged from a bathroom and shot them both in the head, authorities have said. Flores then allegedly raced into the parking lot with one of the fallen officers' weapons, where authorities say he engaged in a firefight with other officers and was killed.

In the days after the shooting, many in law enforcement turned their ire toward Gascón, claiming Flores would have been in prison if not for the district attorney's controversial refusal to file sentencing enhancements against defendants.

Flores, who was awaiting charges on drug and gun possession in early 2021, was sentenced to two years' probation under the terms of a plea deal. Some have argued he should have faced additional prison time for a prior "strike offense," a 2011 burglary conviction, that might have resulted in Flores being incarcerated at the time of the killings.

So the thug committed the murder, not the gun? Shocking, I know. LA Times, perhaps you can remember that next time a Democrat goes on a mass shooting. 

Gascón said the plea deal was consistent with those offered by prior administrations and noted the prior burglary crime was nonviolent. But The Times reviewed documents this year that showed the prosecutor on the case specifically cited Gascón's policy when filing a report rescinding the use of an enhancement against Flores. The policy was later deemed illegal by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge.

"Our hearts go out to the family of Sgt. Paredes. His tragic murder is a devastating loss to both his family, friends and the community he bravely served. We have nothing but empathy for those who are suffering," the district attorney's office said in a statement Tuesday…

…A Times investigation also raised serious questions about the probation department's supervision of Flores. In the days before the killings, the probation department received reports that Flores had beaten a woman and was in possession of a gun, both incidents that could have resulted in his probation being revoked.

Mr. Gascón, spare us your thoughts and prayers. They are not enough. 

You have a job, and it’s a tough one. Like the police on the street, you need to handle society’s trash, separate them from the law-abiding public. You take them out of society and into prison where they cannot commit crimes against the public. If you cannot do that, if you don’t understand your mission in life is to protect the public, not the criminal class, then get a new career. You’re the prosecution, not the defense. 

Maybe people in the state assembly should modify this idea from an idiot in the Texas legislature:

Proposed state law would require peace officers to carry personal liability insurance

AUSTIN, Texas — A proposed Texas law to address police killings and misconduct would require police officers to have liability insurance.

It’s a move the bill’s sponsor, Houston State Rep. Jolanda Jones, said will make cops think twice before unnecessary action against the public. The bill was inspired in part by the beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police, which resulted in his death.

“For far too long law enforcement officers use their jobs to justify taking extreme, unjustified actions that kill our neighbors, friends and family,” Jones said.

The relatively new lawmaker filed HB 1808, which would require peace officers across Texas to carry personal liability insurance as a condition of their employment.

“You can’t waffle taxpayers to pay for rouge officers,” Jones said.

Jones is a defense attorney as well as a state legislator and said the bill would shift the burden of paying out settlements of misconduct from taxpayers to the officer…

Or require it of judges who release felons on personal recognizance or low bond. Actually, the solution is to vote out these Democrats from any powerful office and let adults handle things like law and order. Now the idiot in the Texas legislature has proposed this for cheap publicity (she knows it’s going nowhere), the fact is the voters in California will keep voting these morons in. Until they have a come to Jesus moment (see Rudy Giuliani in New York), it will only get worse and people will run from the former Golden State in droves.