{"id":567296,"date":"2021-06-17T17:51:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T21:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=567296"},"modified":"2021-06-17T17:52:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T21:52:02","slug":"los-angeles-d-a-gascon-picks-blm-activist-and-aclu-staffer-for-panel-to-re-examine-fatal-police-shootings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-d-a-gascon-picks-blm-activist-and-aclu-staffer-for-panel-to-re-examine-fatal-police-shootings\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles D.A. Gasc\u00f3n Picks BLM Activist And ACLU Staffer For Panel To Re-Examine Fatal Police Shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Flos-angeles-d-a-gascon-picks-blm-activist-and-aclu-staffer-for-panel-to-re-examine-fatal-police-shootings%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=567296&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GG-2.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n on Wednesday announced the formation of an independent panel to re-examine fatal shootings by law enforcement officers that were previously deemed justified.<\/p>\n<p>The Factual Analysis Citizen Consulting Team (FACCT) comprises 16 members, including a former LAPD commissioner, a senior staffer with the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, and an organizer from Black Lives Matter\u2019s L.A. chapter. Civil rights lawyers, academics, and \u201cconstitutional police practices experts\u201d are also part of the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSignificant concerns have been raised by law enforcement officials, civil rights attorneys, activists and others regarding the handling of numerous police use-of-force cases,\u201d said Gasc\u00f3n. \u201cIn order to restore trust and move forward as a community, I am convening this group to thoroughly review the evidence and make recommendations on cases that we may need to examine more closely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FACCT will identify and prioritize the cases, then hand them off to law students at the University of California, Irvine, for examination. The students will report back to FACCT members and make presentations based on their reviews. Students from the Dornsife Trial Advocacy Program at the University of Southern California will also assist in the process.<\/p>\n<p>According to the DA\u2019s Office, \u201cFACCT, either as a group or as individual members, will not opine whether charges should be filed,\u201d but \u201cwill present findings and additional evidence that may be contrary to the prior decision to decline to prosecute.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe District Attorney\u2019s Office will make the final decision on whether additional investigation is necessary, the matter is assigned to a special prosecutor or criminal charges will be filed,\u201d Gascon\u2019s media team confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil there is a standard that mandates a shooting is lawful when it is absolutely necessary and the last resort, we are going to continue to have unnecessary shootings that cause public outcry and skepticism,\u201d said Gasc\u00f3n. \u201cWe eventually need to create legislation that gives the county the ability to create a separate entity that can independently review these cases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gasc\u00f3n defeated two-term incumbent Jackie Lacey in November to become L.A. County\u2019s top law enforcement official. During the campaign, he vowed to reopen at least four fatal officer-involved shooting cases that his predecessor declined to prosecute. Gasc\u00f3n said the public had lost trust in Lacey because of \u201cthe enormous sums of financial support\u201d she had received from law enforcement unions.<\/p>\n<p>Gasc\u00f3n\u2019s office released the complete list of FACCT members on Wednesday, breaking them down into three categories:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Civil rights attorneys, scholars and activists:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Shimica Gaskins<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2014 Executive Director of the Children\u2019s Defense Fund, California, and former Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Policy of the U.S. Department of Justice<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Je Yon Jung<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2014 Civil rights attorney; former senior trial attorney for the Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Erwin Chemerinsky<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2014 Dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, and constitutional scholar<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Barry Litt<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2014 Civil rights attorney and Partner at McLane, Bednarski and Litt, LLP<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Paula Minor<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0\u2014 Black Lives Matter, Los Angeles organizer and activist<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Carlos Montes<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2014 Centro CSO-Chicano activist and organizer; Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council board member<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Melanie Ochoa<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2014 Senior staff attorney for Criminal Justice and Police Practices, American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Olu Orange<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2014 Director of the University of Southern California Dornsife Trial Advocacy Program and the Agents of Change Civil Rights Advocacy Initiative; civil rights attorney at Orange Law Offices, P.C.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Robert Saltzman<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0\u2014 Commissioner, Los Angeles County Probation Oversight Commission and West Hollywood Business License Commission; former Commissioner, Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners; former Associate Dean, USC Gould School of Law<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>Academic law clinics\/programs:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Professor Paul Hoffman<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2014 Director Civil Rights Clinic and partner at Schonbrun, DeSimone, Seplow, Harris, &#038; Hoffman, LLP<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Professor Katie Tinto<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2014 Director Criminal Justice Clinic and Clinical Professor of Law; former public defender, Alternate Public Defender\u2019s Office of Los Angeles County<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Melanie Partow<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2014 Lecturer, Civil Rights Clinic and civil rights attorney<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><strong><em>Police practices experts and advisors:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Theron<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>Bowman<\/strong><\/em><em> \u2014 Former Chief of Police Arlington, Texas; former Deputy City Manager\/Director Public Safety for Arlington; and CEO, Theron L. Bowman Inc.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Allwyn Brown<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0\u2014 Former Chief of Police, Richmond, California and LERT Ops lead at Tik Tok<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Roger Clark<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0\u2014 Former lieutenant, Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department and CEO, Police Practices Consultant, Inc.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Frank Fernandez<\/em><\/strong><em> \u2014 President of Blueprints 4 Safety; former Deputy Chief and Chief of Operations for Miami Police Department; and Public Safety Director for the City of Coral Gables<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n on Wednesday announced the formation of an independent panel to re-examine fatal shootings by law enforcement officers that were previously deemed justified.The Factual &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2280634,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GG-2.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Los Angeles D.A. 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