Backlash against 'progressive' DAs nationwide

 Just the News:

In the wake of last month's recall vote ousting San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin from office, left-wing prosecutors in Democrat-run cities from Los Angeles to Philadelphia are facing growing backlash for soft-on-crime policies as violent crime spikes devastate local communities.

Many of these progressive prosecutors are funded by left-wing megadonor George Soros, who has spent the last several years injecting tens of millions of dollars into local DA races nationwide, backing candidates who support policies such as abolishing bail, defunding the police, and decriminalizing or deprioritizing certain offenses.

One such Soros-backed prosecutor currently under fire is Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.

Last week, the Pennsylvania state House formed a bipartisan committee to investigate a crime spree in Philadelphia. The committee will be allowed to subpoena witnesses and documents from Krasner's office and can make evidence-based recommendations up to the impeachment of Krasner.

Pennsylvania doesn't have recall elections.

Under Krasner, the number of murders in Philadelphia soared from 353 in 2018 to 562 in 2021, the deadliest year in the city's history.

This year, homicide totals are tracking closely with last year's record-breaking figure. Additionally, violent crime in Philadelphia has risen by 8% and property crime has risen by 30%, compared to 2021, according to crime data from the Philadelphia Police Department reviewed by the Epoch Times.

In response to the violence, the city's political leaders have established a 10 p.m. curfew for kids under the age of 18, although police aren't allowed to fine juveniles out past curfew. Instead, officers must make "every reasonable effort" to take them home, according to the mandate.

During his tenure, Krasner has cut the future years of incarceration by half and slashed the length of parole in probation supervision by nearly two-thirds compared to the previous DA. He has also made a priority of not prosecuting people who are illegally in possession of guns unless they hurt or kill people.

Another Soros-backed prosecutor facing backlash — and potential unemployment — is Los Angeles County DA George Gascon, who's the target of a recall attempt to remove him from office.

In total, 715,833 signatures have been submitted for a petition to recall Gascon, according to a raw count announced earlier this month. Officials from the L.A. County Registrar Recorder announced last week that a random sample of the collected signatures met an initial threshold to proceed with having all the signatures of the petition verified.

In order to bring the recall to voters in L.A. in the November election, 566,857 signatures need to be verified by the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder by Aug. 17.

"We remain confident that the recall will qualify for the ballot," Recall Gascon Campaign cochair Kathy Cady told Fox News Digital. "Gascon's policies violate the law. He is an abysmal leader with 98% of prosecutors voting to support the recall. His unlawful hiring and promotion actions will result in millions of dollars to settle lawsuits."

The vast majority of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys, a union representing hundreds of prosecutors, and even deputy DAs in Gascon's own office support the recall. Some of the deputy DAs have spoken out publicly against policies implemented by Gascon.
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I have yet to see an explanation from Soros are the DAs he is lacking for the failure of the changes they make to reduce crime.  I would vote against any Soros-backed DA.  It is surprising that more candidates are not making the case against the lenient Soros-backed DAs.