The new Los Angeles District Attorney did not oppose parole for a member of the Charles Manson family. You read that correctly. NBC News reported yesterday:
Whenever the notorious killer Charles Manson or one of his convicted followers would come up for parole over the last 40 years, a Los Angeles County prosecutor joined victims’ family members at a California state prison to argue against the release.
But when Kay Martley joined a California Board of Parole Hearings video conference to consider parole for convicted Manson "family" killer Bruce Davis earlier this month, she was stunned to learn she would be making the case on behalf of her murdered relative alone....
The absence of a prosecutor was no oversight. It was the result of a policy shift ordered by newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, who campaigned on promises to reduce the number of people in prison.
The new mandate puts a halt on Los Angeles County prosecutors opposing parole for inmates sentenced to life who have already served their mandatory minimum period of incarceration....
The move is not likely to have a direct effect on Davis’ fate, experts say. Even though the state board recommended parole — the sixth time it has done so — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to deny the convicted murderer’s early release.
But the dynamic of a victim’s family member feeling abandoned by prosecutors represents an unintended — but thorny — consequence of the new push by some progressive-minded district attorneys to stop trying to influence parole decisions....
Under the new policy, Los Angeles County prosecutors will no longer attend parole hearings and will support in writing the grant of parole for a person who has already served their mandatory minimum sentence, Gascón said in a memo to his staffers on Dec. 7, the day he was sworn in to office.
Gascón said should state prison officials determine that a person represents a “high” risk for recidivism, a prosecutor "may, in their letter, take a neutral position on the grant of parole."
Underlying the argument is the idea that state parole officials, not prosecutors, are best equipped to make judgements about whether or not to release inmates.
"The prosecutors’ role ends at sentencing," said Alex Bastian, special adviser to Gascón. "There's been a tug of war between public safety versus equity. The DA believes you can do both."....
What exactly did Davis do?
Davis, now 78 years old, was sentenced to life in prison in 1972 for the killings of Hinman and Donald “Shorty” Shea.
Hinman, an aspiring musician, was tortured and killed after Manson mistakenly believed he had come into an inheritance. According to court testimony, Davis held Hinman at gunpoint while Manson slashed his face and sliced his ear with a sword....
Authorities called to the home on July 31, 1969, discovered Hinman's body and a Black Panther symbol and “political piggy” written on the walls of the home in what was later identified as Hinman's blood.
Shea, who worked at the ranch where Manson and some of his followers had lived, was stabbed and clubbed to death. He was then dismembered, and his remains were not discovered until 1977.
Davis was not involved in the more notorious killings of Tate and six others by Manson and his followers.
Kingfish note: Heads, pikes, walls.
They tortured Hinman for several days before stabbing him to death. This is his blood on the wall.
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Sadly, this is a reflection of the world in which we now live. Unbelievable!
No doubt this is part of the "judicial reform" crap. We have so many people breaking laws that our jails and prisons are at capacity. So what do the bleeding heart liberals want? Instead of chastising those that break the law, they want to strike the law from the books. Absolute insanity.
Gascon's campaign was funded by George "the Marxist" Soros. See a pattern?
Sadly this will be happening all over the country. The death penalty is all but over in most of America. We need to call out these people but hold accountable Haley Barbour and others for pardoning and commuting dozens of killers and rapists.
I'm opposed to releasing these Manson people. I don't think we can risk having them in open society. They would not have a clue how to act anyway. Due to their behavior, their freedom ended and they've been turned into little more than heads of lettuce with brain waves. They should have been put to death over half a century ago. Let them languish and die peacefully in captivity. Animals in our zoos have a tougher life.
I’d still take this county DA over Lynn Fitch.
Read Crooked Snake by Lovejoy Boteler about Parchman held felons during the 60s and 70s. Will blow your mind how early murderers were up for and were granted parole.
Keep them locked up and put Hillary and Soros in there with them!
How does a "normal" person even respond to a comment like @7:07's?
Good question. There have been one or two people over the years who have been totally obsessed with her as they hate her so much. Every now and then I will let one through so y'all can see it.
Marxist Leftism (Democrat party leftism today) is designed to create chaos and fear, leading to dependence on the government (Jackson is a good example).
Defund the police;
Abolish prisons;
Let the Manson family go free;
Allow protesters to burn buildings to the ground, take over city blocks, kill an innocent child with a stray bullet while constantly referring to your criminal base rioters as “mostly peaceful protesters;”
BUT, prosecute your enemies for
Speech you disagree with;
Protecting and defending your property (St Louis couple);
Trespassing (most at the Capital so-called riots), etc., etc., etc.
And:
Create more laws to use against those who oppose you i.e.
So-called hate speech, gun laws, etc., etc. etc.
After reading your post, KF, I don't see where the DA literally supported parole for a Manson family member. Perhaps you meant it rhetorically, and I'm not saying I approve the "neutrality" policy, but your headline made it sound like the DA announced his support for parole for the person in question.
Also, I don't know whether I'd support that DA over Lynn Fitch, but Lynn Fitch is an average intellect who panders to her supporters and wastes time and resources on foolish symbolic gestures. Our pool of candidates for elected office in Mississippi is woefully bereft of intelligent, rational people who are serious thinkers trying to make things just a little better. That goes for both parties.
This issue is similar to what Mississippi authorities face every now and then when a "cold case" civil rights murder gets solved and the perp is in his 70's or 80's. I remember when Edgar Ray Killen was brought to trial there was a lot of, "Well, he's so old what good would it do to put him in prison?" Some crimes are just so shocking and symbolic you have to go all the way with it. According to the news story the guy won't get out of prison anyway because the Governor there (who is already facing recall) has the last word and he won't allow parole. I get reducing the number of people in prison, but this guy is way more than just a number.
I thought maybe the DA was under 50 and didn't realize how big a deal this is. Nope - he's 66. Born in Havana, so all you conspiracy folks can use that.
"Good question. There have been one or two people over the years who have been totally obsessed with her as they hate her so much. Every now and then I will let one through so y'all can see it."
You've protected her long enough. Why do you feel it necessary to cull posts that highlight her ineptness in every job she's held? Good to see you relaxing the radar a bit. Nobody is nearly as obsessed with HER as you are with Stokes, Chokwe, Graham, the eyebrowed D.A. and what's her name over at the alternative paper.
There's a wide difference between deciding not to show up for hearings and supporting parole.
Liberalism is a disease. We are about to more than prove that point the next 4 years.
"Under the new policy, Los Angeles County prosecutors will no longer attend parole hearings and will support in writing the grant of parole"
"Underlying the argument is the idea that state parole officials, not prosecutors, are best equipped to make judgements about whether or not to release inmates."
If you truly defer to the parole board, why would you take a default position in favor of parole? And without even attending the hearing so that you can hear the witnesses firsthand? To announce that you are unqualified to take a position, while simultaneously taking a position across the board, is just BS.
11:36...What's bullshit is your crazy conclusion that not attending a hearing is a default position in favor of parole.
He's not wrong.
The job of the prosecutor ends when the trial is completed and the presumably guilty person is sentenced. From that point on, let the parole board do they job they're paid to do.
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