District attorney backs down from controversial hate crime reform after outcry from LGBT+ groups
The change led to a wave of protest and concern from the LGBT+ community and civil rights groups. (George Gascón for District Attorney) The newly-elected district attorney for Los Angeles County has backed away from a plan to scrap sentence enhancements for hate crimes as part of criminal justice reforms. George Gascón had caused alarm within his first weeks on the job this month when he issued a sweeping criminal justice directive banning enhancements that can increase sentences for certain types of offence, such as crimes against elders and hate...