{"id":45547,"date":"2022-05-07T15:35:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T19:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=45547"},"modified":"2022-05-07T15:35:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T19:35:29","slug":"when-justice-depends-on-your-political-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=45547","title":{"rendered":"When Justice Depends On Your Political Views"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage during his Hollywood Bowl concert. Obviously there were thousands of witnesses. The attacker used a knife hidden inside a gun.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10787125\/Woke-Los-Angeles-DA-not-charge-Dave-Chappelles-attacker-felony.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The U. K. Daily Mail<\/a> reported the following:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>LA&#8217;s woke DA George Gascon will not pursue felony charges against the attacker who stormed Dave Chappelle&#8217;s Hollywood Bowl concert with a bayonet, reducing the charges to misdemeanor instead.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Isaiah Lee, 23, ran on stage at the show on Wednesday yielding the knife that was hidden inside a gun.\u00a0 Chappelle, 48, was able to sidestep him and was unharmed.\u00a0The attacker was then arrested at the scene, and taken to hospital with a broken arm.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>There were immediate questions over security at the event and how the man could have smuggled in the weapon.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the attack had been successful and the comedian killed, would it still be a misdemeanor?<\/p>\n<p>The article notes:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>But Gascon&#8217;s office &#8211; which is famously in favor of low-or-no-cash-bonds &#8211; is not pursuing the most serious line of punishment.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Instead, they have referred the case to the LA City Attorney Mike Feuer,\u00a0 recommending a misdemeanor charge because &#8216;the evidence as presented did not constitute felony conduct,&#8217; according to <a class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/dave-chappelle-attacked-isaiah-lee-charges\/11820815\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">ABC.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>It means Lee, who is currently being held on a $30,000 bond for felony assault with a deadly weapon, may soon walk free.\u00a0It&#8217;s unclear when he is next due in court.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The article also includes a chart showing the impact of the changes District Attorney Gascon&#8217;s criminal policies have had on crime this year:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CrimeInLosAngeles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45548 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CrimeInLosAngeles.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CrimeInLosAngeles.jpg 532w, https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CrimeInLosAngeles-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/a>Maybe it&#8217;s time to rethink the District Attorney&#8217;s policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage during his Hollywood Bowl concert. 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