{"id":2268068,"date":"2024-06-14T16:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T20:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-in-crime-ridden-la-da-sits-on-over-15000-unfiled-cases\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T17:01:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T21:01:49","slug":"report-in-crime-ridden-la-da-sits-on-over-15000-unfiled-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-in-crime-ridden-la-da-sits-on-over-15000-unfiled-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Over 15,000 Cases Unfiled by DA in Crime-Heavy LA"},"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\">20<\/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%2Freport-in-crime-ridden-la-da-sits-on-over-15000-unfiled-cases%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=2268068&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>This\u2063 article from The Western Journal discusses the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-backed-virginia-prosecutors-face-recall-amid-crime-surge\/\" title=\"Soros-Backed Virginia Prosecutors Face Recall Amid Crime Surge\">law enforcement policies<\/a> of Los\u200c Angeles District Attorney \u2063George Gascon and their impact on crime rates in the city. According to\u2064 the report, Los Angeles \u2063is experiencing higher crime rates, including a significant rise in murders, robberies, and gun violence, even\u2063 as these rates are falling nationally. The article \u2063attributes these trends to Gascon&#8217;s lax prosecutorial \u200capproach, \u200bwhich includes not filing charges in over 15,000 criminal\u2064 cases and implementing policies that avoid prosecuting certain misdemeanors and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-county-d-a-gascon-downsizes-hardcore-gang-and-major-narcotics-units-report\/\" title=\"L.A. County D.A. Gasc\u00f3n Downsizes \u2018Hardcore Gang\u2019 and \u2018Major Narcotics\u2019 Units: Report\">gun enhancements<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The article further criticizes California&#8217;s\u2064 Proposition 47 and other\u2062 policies under Gascon that\u200d have contributed to increased crime by reclassifying several drug and theft crimes as misdemeanors.\u200d These policies combined with a\u2064 zero \u2064bail policy for many\u2063 crimes\u2062 have led to quicker releases of arrested individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the piece outlines how \u200cresidents are responding to these conditions. There&#8217;s an noted increase in the migration of people \u200dand businesses out of California\u2064 to states with perceived better governance and safer environments.<\/p>\n<p>the article presents a critical view of progressive policies in California, suggesting they have compromised \u200bpublic safety and contributed\u200b to a broader state exodus. The\u200d author\u200c expresses concern over the direction of California&#8217;s \u200dleadership and its implications on both crime \u2062rates and population trends.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/%20\"><span>Samuel Short<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 14, 2024 at 1:11pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>California continues to fall victim to the left\u2019s nonsensical vision of a utopia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_f75037d4-290f-11ef-8385-f700c07a4242.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Center Square reported<\/a> Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon has piled up over 15,000 unfiled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lara-trump-nails-nyc-criminal-case-not-donald-trump-truly-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criminal cases<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman plans to run against Gascon in November and gave his version of the situation: \u201cMurders in LA are increasing while falling throughout the country, robberies are up significantly,\u201d he told the outlet.\u00a0\u201cGun violence is a huge problem in LA and not charging gun enhancements, and not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-da-george-gascon-sits-on-15000-unfiled-cases-as-robberies-skyrocket\/\" title=\"Los Angeles DA George Gascon faces 15,000 pending cases amid surging robberies\">prosecuting juvenile gun murderers<\/a> is the wrong policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hochman continued, saying, \u201cThere is now reportedly a backlog of 15,000 unfiled cases that are gathering dust because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-criminal-justice-reform-doesnt-necessarily-mean-better\/\" title=\"WATCH: Criminal Justice \u2018Reform\u2019 Doesn\u2019t Necessarily Mean \u2018Better\u2019\">prosecuting crime<\/a> is not a priority to Gascon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The numbers speak to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/caitlin-clark-may-face-suspension-entering-dangerous-territory-wnba-feel-like-getting-hammered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">danger<\/a> Hochman has seen.<\/p>\n<p>According to data gathered by The Center Square, for Jan. 1 through June 1 in 2024, robberies increased 17.6 percent year-over-year compared to the same time frame in 2023. Homicides increased 11 percent, motor vehicle theft increased 5.2 percent and burglaries increased 2.4 percent.<\/p>\n<p>In January, <a href=\"https:\/\/mayor.lacity.gov\/news\/lapd-releases-end-year-crime-statistics-city-los-angeles-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the office of LA Mayor Karen Bass<\/a> released the Los Angeles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fetterman-fault-car-crash-driving-limit-investigation-ongoing-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police Department\u2019s<\/a> crime statistics for 2023, which showed a 3.5 percent increase in property crimes when compared to 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Motor vehicle thefts also showed an increase by 2 percent compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>What exactly is DA Gascon doing \u2014 or not doing \u2014 to create these numbers?<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Would you move to LA under the current leadership?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Again, The Center Square shed light on his prosecutorial style, or lack thereof, upon taking office in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Gascon sought to not prosecute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-governor-vetoes-age-verification-pornography-key-swing-state-leaving-minors-vulnerable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">minors<\/a> for any misdemeanors, while directing most felony charges for minors to diversion programs. He also chose to not prosecute 13 common misdemeanors, including public drinking, public intoxication, driving without a license, driving with a suspended license, trespassing and loitering to commit prostitution.<\/p>\n<p>With Gascon as DA and California\u2019s Proposition 47 from 2014, many drug crimes and thefts under $950 in value became misdemeanors. Minors don\u2019t need to worry in LA if they can steal, burglarize and shoplift with impunity.<\/p>\n<p>LA also began zero bail for several crimes in October of 2023, so those who have been arrested are on the streets again with little delay.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the above, Californians are taking notice.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than opting for reform and electing better officials, many who are able are choosing an exodus.<\/p>\n<p>In December, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/news\/california-population-change-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTTV-TV<\/a> reported over 75,000 people left the state in 2023. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-defense-team-notified-comment-found-new-york-court-page-predicting-outcome-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a> saw over 100,000 people leave, that number is significant, as many titans of industry and media decided to take their business elsewhere \u2014 Arizona, Florida, Nevada, Texas and Washington topping that list.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, a heavy dose of \u201cprogressivism\u201d is killing California and making its streets unsafe. Gascon wants to be a DA without actually doing what the job requires by going after criminals. Law-abiding people won\u2019t stand for it.<\/p>\n<p>The left\u2019s policies in California stem from a warped moral compass in seeing criminals as victims of the system who need only leniency and compassion to change their ways.<\/p>\n<p>This kind of thinking has only destroyed what should be a magnificent and thriving state.<\/p>\n<p>LA is just one city in one county, but Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom leads the charge. Even if the streets were safe, the state\u2019s economy became less welcoming, as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/california-trade-group-reveals-devastating-impact-20-minimum-wage-publishes-full-page-memoriam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$20 fast-food minimum wage law<\/a> has led to price hikes, layoffs and businesses leaving altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Americans are fortunate to have freedom of movement. We do not have to stay in one state, tolerating incompetent leadership. Californians see the benefit of constitutionalism in government stemming from a strong conservative base elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Not every red state is perfect, but new arrivals won\u2019t live in fear of an incompetent system that can\u2019t even go after the bad guys.<\/p>\n<p>Californians are making a choice, and the numbers speak to it.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to fight back hard, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? 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You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. 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He holds a BA in History from Middle Tennessee State University and an MA in History from University College London. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California&#8217;s dream of a leftist utopia is failing, as evidenced by Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon&#8217;s backlog of over 15,000 unfiled criminal cases. 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