As mentioned in my previous post , Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon issued a peculiar statement on October 9th updating people on the criminal investigation of Marilyn Manson by his office. In the statement it was revealed that "our office’s Sex Crimes Division are carefully reviewing new leads and additional evidence that continue to come to our attention from the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s investigation." He also informed us that they "anticipate making a filing decision soon and will provide an update when that time comes." The problem with this is that George Gascon is in danger of losing his position to his opposing candidate, former U.S. Assistant Attorney General Nathan Hochman, who is running as an Independent. Los Angeles residents have realized that progressive policies on criminal justice make things worse for their city, and it appears that a change is just weeks away at the November 5th election. Will we finally be getting the
As reported on August 12th 2024, Senator Susan Rubio along with other women, including Esme Bianco, held a press conference to try to get the Phoenix Act 2.0 (SB-690) passed in California. One news report from KTLA 5, which was shared by Rubio, Bianco and Evan Rachel Wood (upon her return to Instagram), interviewed both Rubio and Bianco on what they shared in their press conference. Interestingly, the news report in all fairness also talked about how there is active opposition to having the Phoenix Act 2.0 passed by the Califonia Public Defenders Association, the largest organization of criminal defense attorneys in the State of California. They argue that the statute of limitations is in place because it gives both the accuser and the accused the best possible chances for both sides to present their evidence and for justice to be served, while extending the statute of limitations limits the opportunity for both sides to present their evidence since so much time has passed from the inc