{"id":1100204,"date":"2021-12-08T19:59:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T00:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1100204"},"modified":"2021-12-08T19:59:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T00:59:29","slug":"l-a-county-d-a-gascon-compares-l-a-county-sheriff-to-a-pig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-county-d-a-gascon-compares-l-a-county-sheriff-to-a-pig\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. County D.A. Gasc\u00f3n Compares L.A. County Sheriff To \u2018A Pig\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fl-a-county-d-a-gascon-compares-l-a-county-sheriff-to-a-pig%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1100204&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n held a press conference on Wednesday to reflect on his record during his first year in office.<\/p>\n<p>The media event comes just two days after a group organizing a drive to recall Gasc\u00f3n announced they were renewing their efforts after falling short in their first attempt. The recall campaign has the support of L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, a frequent critic of Gasc\u00f3n, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/violent-crime-los-angeles-rapid-pace-sheriffs-statistics-show\">blamed<\/a> the district attorney for emboldening criminals.<\/p>\n<p>Gasc\u00f3n and Villanueva have quickly emerged as rivals over the past year in L.A. County, which has more than ten million residents and is the largest criminal justice jurisdiction in America.<\/p>\n<p>During Wednesday\u2019s news conference, D.A. Gasc\u00f3n was asked about Sheriff Villanueva\u2019s support for the recall campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy dad used to say, when you wrestle with a pig, you both get muddy and the pig likes it,\u201d said Gasc\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: L.A. D.A. George Gascon was asked to respond to L.A. Sheriff Alex Villanueva\u2019s call for him to be recalled. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy dad used to say, when you wrestle with a pig, you both get muddy and the pig likes it,\u201d Gascon said, adding he didn\u2019t use the word to demean law enforcement. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2IHhvH9XIq\">pic.twitter.com\/2IHhvH9XIq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillFOXLA\/status\/1468716014338809857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gasc\u00f3n added that he did not choose the word \u201cpig\u201d because of Villanueva\u2019s role in law enforcement, but he reserves the term for \u201cpeople that often act in ways that I believe \u2026 are not consistent with the decorum that certainly a public official should engage in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Gasc\u00f3n made the remarks, a recall committee working to oust him from office issued a statement that claimed the progressive prosecutor \u201cshockingly responded\u201d to a question about Villanueva \u201cby directly analogizing the Sheriff with a pig.\u201d The group also accused Gasc\u00f3n of defending \u201chis pro-criminal policies amidst a wave of crime\u201d in L.A. County and evading questions about \u201cconnections between rising crime and his policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gascon offers full throated defense of his first year of a more lenient approach to prosecution than predecessors \u201cWe offered one solution in the past..long prison sentences..like factory making widgets.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6QBr6gHMNN\">https:\/\/t.co\/6QBr6gHMNN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Frank Stoltze (@StoltzeFrankly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StoltzeFrankly\/status\/1468692081644236803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat press conference was an embarrassment \u2013 George Gascon is completely tone deaf to the impact his policies are having on victims and public safety,\u201d said Desiree Andrade, co-chair of the Recall D.A. Gascon campaign. \u201cGascon\u2019s defiance of reality and attempt to double-down on his pro-criminal agenda in the face of out-of-control crime demonstrates the urgency and necessity of removing him from office immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andrade\u2019s son was murdered in 2018, and she has said she opposes Gasc\u00f3n because her son\u2019s killers would be eligible for parole under his new policies.<\/p>\n<p>Gasc\u00f3n was elected in November 2020 and issued a set of special orders last December that sparked a backlash from law enforcement groups, deputy DAs in his own office, and families impacted by violent crime. The directives included stopping the practice of trying juveniles as adults, ending cash bail for low-level nonviolent offenses, taking the death penalty off the table, and a ban on prosecutors seeking all sentencing enhancements \u2013 a change that he later scaled back after public outcry.<\/p>\n<p>Gasc\u00f3n&nbsp;did not campaign on eliminating most sentencing enhancements, and his plan to do so, along with other elements of his progressive agenda, was met with immediate resistance. Victims\u2019 families and prosecutors connected with media outlets, and their stories, helped create support for a recall effort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n held a press conference on Wednesday to reflect on his record during his first year in office.The media event comes just two days after a group organizing a drive to recall Gasc\u00f3n announced they were renewing their efforts after falling short in their first attempt. The recall campaign has the support of L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, a frequent critic of Gasc\u00f3n, who has blamed the district attorney for emboldening criminals.Gasc\u00f3n and Villanueva have quickly emerged as rivals over the past year in L.A. County, which has more than ten million residents and is the largest criminal justice jurisdiction in America.During Wednesday\u2019s news conference, D.A. Gasc\u00f3n was asked about Sheriff Villanueva\u2019s support for the recall campaign.\u201cMy dad used to say, when you wrestle with a pig, you both get muddy and the pig likes it,\u201d said Gasc\u00f3n.NEW: L.A. D.A. George Gascon was asked to respond to L.A. Sheriff Alex Villanueva\u2019s call for him to be recalled. \u201cMy dad used to say, when you wrestle with a pig, you both get muddy and the pig likes it,\u201d Gascon said, adding he didn\u2019t use the word to demean law enforcement. pic.twitter.com\/2IHhvH9XIq\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) December 8, 2021Gasc\u00f3n added that he did not choose the word \u201cpig\u201d because of Villanueva\u2019s role in law enforcement, but he reserves the term for \u201cpeople that often act in ways that I believe \u2026 are not consistent with the decorum that certainly a public official should engage in.\u201dShortly after Gasc\u00f3n made the remarks, a recall committee working to oust him from office issued a statement that claimed the progressive prosecutor \u201cshockingly responded\u201d to a question about Villanueva \u201cby directly analogizing the Sheriff with a pig.\u201d The group also accused Gasc\u00f3n of defending \u201chis pro-criminal policies amidst a wave of crime\u201d in L.A. County and evading questions about \u201cconnections between rising crime and his policies.\u201dGascon offers full throated defense of his first year of a more lenient approach to prosecution than predecessors \u201cWe offered one solution in the past..long prison sentences..like factory making widgets.\u201d https:\/\/t.co\/6QBr6gHMNN\u2014 Frank Stoltze (@StoltzeFrankly) December 8, 2021\u201cThat press conference was an embarrassment \u2013 George Gascon is completely tone deaf to the impact his policies are having on victims and public safety,\u201d said Desiree Andrade, co-chair of the Recall D.A. Gascon campaign. \u201cGascon\u2019s defiance of reality and attempt to double-down on his pro-criminal agenda in the face of out-of-control crime demonstrates the urgency and necessity of removing him from office immediately.\u201dAndrade\u2019s son was murdered in 2018, and she has said she opposes Gasc\u00f3n because her son\u2019s killers would be eligible for parole under his new policies.Gasc\u00f3n was elected in November 2020 and issued a set of special orders last December that sparked a backlash from law enforcement groups, deputy DAs in his own office, and families impacted by violent crime. The directives included stopping the practice of trying juveniles as adults, ending cash bail for low-level nonviolent offenses, taking the death penalty off the table, and a ban on prosecutors seeking all sentencing enhancements \u2013 a change that he later scaled back after public outcry.Gasc\u00f3n\u00a0did not campaign on eliminating most sentencing enhancements, and his plan to do so, along with other elements of his progressive agenda, was met with immediate resistance. Victims\u2019 families and prosecutors connected with media outlets, and their stories, helped create support for a recall effort.Related:The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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