To the editor: Within the 2020 election, I voted for George Gascón for district legal professional within the hope that he would possibly reform the justice system in Los Angeles County and take a extra humane method to these arrested, particularly the various minority youths caught up in it. (“Nathan Hochman wins race for Los Angeles County D.A., beating George Gascón,” Nov. 5)
However I voted in opposition to him in our latest election, as a result of I felt he took too radical an method to imposing our legal guidelines.
The outgoing district legal professional, defeated by Nathan Hochman, by no means appeared to understand the outrage that had been constructing in opposition to him for the previous a number of years. We watched mass robberies helplessly. We see automobiles in our neighborhoods which were stolen, damaged into and had catalytic converters taken. We regularly need to step round drug addicts handed out on our sidewalks and other people residing inside soiled tents whereas law enforcement officials of their squad automobiles drive by oblivious to the human tragedy in plain sight.
Gascón selected, as his remaining insult to the individuals of Los Angeles, to ask for re-sentencing of the Menendez brothers. Most of us in L.A. will probably be glad to see him go and hope this would be the starting of a brand new period of public security.
Doug Weiskopf, Burbank
