Posted on 05/05/2022 1:47:35 PM PDT by thegagline
LA's woke DA George Gascon will not pursue felony charges against the attacker who stormed Dave Chappelle's Hollywood Bowl concert with a bayonet, reducing the charges to misdemeanor instead.
Isaiah Lee, 23, ran on stage at the show on Wednesday yielding the knife that was hidden inside a gun. Chappelle, 48, was able to sidestep him and was unharmed. The attacker was then arrested at the scene, and taken to hospital with a broken arm.
There were immediate questions over security at the event and how the man could have smuggled in the weapon.
But Gascon's office - which is famously in favor of low-or-no-cash-bonds - is not pursuing the most serious line of punishment.
Instead, they have referred the case to the LA City Attorney Mike Feuer, recommending a misdemeanor charge because 'the evidence as presented did not constitute felony conduct,' according to ABC.
It means Lee, who is currently being held on a $30,000 bond for felony assault with a deadly weapon, may soon walk free. It's unclear when he is next due in court.
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Gascon, a 67-year-old former assistant chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, took over as district attorney in the heavily Democrat city in December 2020 and immediately embarked on a progressive justice reform agenda.
He has been vocal about his belief that the criminal justice system needs to focus more on intervention and rehabilitation, blasting 'tough on crime' policies as racist and a failure.
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Asian man attacks black man. Maybe he got tired of seeing Asians attacked and murdered by blacks. It's yet to be determined if the Asian man is gay or not. They haven't figured out what his motive was yet. He's wearing black fingernail polish, but that hardly denotes his sexuality these days. DA Gascon looks like a ferry himself. He replaced Kamala Harris as San Francisco DA before running for LA DA. His job title should be LA DE DA. He used to be a Republican. Was born in Cuba. Sold his soul to the devil apparently.
Which means the perp votes Democrat..if he were a maga supporter he’d already be in solitary
From Lee’s pictures it looks like they didn’t beat him up badly enough. Given Gascon’s outright refusal to apply the law, perhaps Mr. Chapelle’s Body Guards will react with more finality against aggressors attempting to kill him in future. You don’t have to charge a perp who isn’t breathing anymore.
I read this morning that Howie Mandel says he's afraid to appear on stage because of the Chappelle attack. I haven't followed Mandel's later career, so have no idea if he has expressed any political or personal leanings.
(and concludes that it is “A knife hidden inside a gun”)
I’m sure it had the desired effect on all liberal idiots who read it.
The ones that think people can order a gun and have it mailed to their house.
(He tried to stab Dave but the gun jammed)
You are a great man of science!
😜
(good one - well-played)
All comedians can now use this DA in their acts.
George Gascon wants to leave LA but destroy it completely first.
States like California that have a 3 violent felony strikes law, and are controlled by Democrats, won’t pursue felony charges, even if it involves violent behavior because they’re too lazy to do the work. It’s easier to just charge them with a misdemeanor and get rid of the case. Nobody ever does the time for the actual crime they commit these days. Plea deals give DA’s more spare time to devote to politicking, and raising campaign funds. Also, by not pursuing violent felony offenders, and letting them plead to a lesser charge, makes it look like you don’t have a violent crime problem. It’s all smoke and mirrors, because they want to get reelected.
Smuggling a knife into the venue is not a felony crime?
-PJ
I was wondering why they even bothered to set bond.
black on black violence, who cares?
Certainly not rich white liberals.
Yes, and he “yielded” the knife instead of wielding it.
they picked on the wrong this time...
I think it would be hilarious if some of his fans decided to make an example of the attacker.
I wonder what kind of charges Mr Woke DA would have sought against a cop if they would have shot this thug.
Well, at least Chappelle’s security people got a chance to beat the cr*p out of the perp before the cops arrested him, so there’s that. Or, will the DA charge THEM with assault?
Dave should just be glad he didn’t get jailed for transphobia in LA.
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