Mom of LA shooting victim confronts DA Gascón about progressive policies that show 'more sympathy' to criminals

On Thursday, a grief-stricken mother of a Los Angeles shooting victim slammed Democratic District Attorney George Gascón for his progressive policies that have shown "more sympathy" to criminals than to victims.

Emma Rivas confronted Gascón during a district attorney debate last week. Rivas' 25-year-old son was murdered in 2016.

"My child was killed by a gang member, and you had more sympathy for that gang member than my child who was killed in front of my home. Can you explain to me? Because I've been looking for you for four years," she stated.

In what appeared to be a relatively insincere response, Gascón said, "Look, I am broken-hearted for your loss. Yes, I am." He then went on to defend his policies.

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. We as a country and we as a community have been doing the same thing for generations," he added.

Gascón has served as Los Angeles County District Attorney since 2020. He previously served as the DA of San Francisco from 2011 to 2019.

The George Soros-backed DA has repeatedly landed in hot water for his far-left, soft-on-crime policies that have contributed to the rampant lawlessness. Since 2020, Gascón has managed to dodge two separate recall attempts.

Shortly after he was elected, Gascón prohibited prosecutors from pursuing enhanced punishments for gang members, KTTV reported. Gascón is now facing 11 primary challengers vying for his position, most of whom have spoken out against the policy.

During the Thursday debate, when candidates were asked whether they believed there should be gang-related crime enhancements, Gascón was the only one not to raise his hand.

During a Sunday interview with "Fox & Friends Weekend," Rivas said, "This is the first time in history, 180 years, that we've ever had a DA that has a heart for criminals and not a heart for the victims. There are parents that lost their children to murder that are 16, 17 years old and getting five years in jail. Where's the justice in this?" she asked.

"And he sits there smiling and laughing, and he just doesn't care," Rivas continued. "He's not fit to be a DA, and his assistant is a defense attorney. How did we get to this? And why aren't people realizing this man is no good for L.A.? He already ruined San Francisco, and now he's doing the same thing in Los Angeles County."

According to a KTTV poll, Gascón is currently in the lead with 15% support, and Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hatami is in second with 8%. However, 64% of those polled stated they do not know which candidate they will vote for in the DA election.

"I'm running for District Attorney for ALL of you. Democrats, Republicans and everyone in between. We are the leading challenger in this race," Hatami wrote in a post on X. "We are leading because people are tired of crime and want to be safe in their homes, their schools, their neighborhoods and their businesses. They want their children to be safe. That isn't political. It's the right of all of us."

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