Turmoil in the L.A. County District Attorneys Office

Critics of George Gascón say the District Attorney's soft on crime approach has led to more crime and unsafe streets.  Join us to learn more from someone on the “inside” about George Gascón’s failed policies and what he and other Deputy D.A.’s are doing to fix them and turn back the tide on crime.

As soon as he was sworn into office, District Attorney George Gascón began issuing directives to his prosecutors, instructing them to go soft on crime, coddle criminals, and trample upon the dignity and rights of crime victims. District Attorney George Gascón’s critics say his progressive approach to the justice system is emboldening people to commit crimes. Under George Gascón’s administration, prosecutors in the District Attorneys’ office are subjected to the following progressive policies:

• Prohibitions from requesting bail in most cases, including child abuse and domestic violence, regardless of criminal history.
• The DA’s office now treats repeat violent offenders as first-time offenders, including murder, rape, robbery, kidnapping, and sex offenses. The policy is retroactive.
• George Gascón prohibits his prosecutors from filing sentencing enhancements such as great bodily injury, gang involvement, major narcotics trafficking, gun use, and if the offender is on probation or out on parole.
• No sentence of life without the possibility of parole may be given, regardless of the severity of the crime.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office no longer prosecutes these crimes:

1. 1. • Trespassing
      • Criminal threats
      • Resisting arrest
      • Disturbing the peace
      • Driving without a license
      • Driving on a suspended license
      • Drug and paraphernalia possession
      • Minor in possession of alcohol
      • Drinking in public
      • Under the influence of a controlled substance
      • Public intoxication
      • Loitering
      • Loitering to commit prostitution

Join us to hear a perspective on the state of the L.A. County D.A.'s office and District Attorney Gascón from someone who is on the “inside,” who sees and experiences the effects of George Gascón’s policies, Deputy District Attorney, Eric Siddall.  Eric has written extensively on California criminal justice issues and the failed policies of George Gascón. He has trained prosecutors and police officers through programs directed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and the United States Department of Justice. He is the past Vice President of the Latino Prosecutors Association. Join us live online for this latest webinar and Q&A session concerning the failed policies of our Los Angeles County District Attorney, George Gascón. 

This will be a live, interactive, online learning session.  Live Q&A will take place throughout the online seminar.  Please join us for what will surely be an extremely informative and entertaining presentation by Patti Widget.

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Panelist(s):

Eric Siddal, Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County

Eric Siddall is also designated as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California. He is assigned to the Crimes Against Peace Officers Division. Eric's past assignments include prosecuting gang homicides, domestic violence, and sex crimes, including crimes against children. He has tried over 80 jury trials. Eric has written extensively on California criminal justice issues. He has trained prosecutors and police officers through programs directed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and the United States Department of Justice. He is the past Vice President of the Latino Prosecutors Association.

Aside from being a prosecutor, Eric serves on the board of the Galileo Foundation, an organization focused on supporting the work of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Science. Eric received his Juris Doctorate from Fordham University School of Law and studied philosophy at Boston College.

Moderator: 

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