Fresh frustrations are surfacing in LA County with District Attorney George Gascon's recent hiring decision. Gascon has promoted a former public defender to his chief of staff, a figure who previously espoused anti-law enforcement sentiments, using the defund the police hashtag during the George Floyd protests.
The new Chief of Staff Tiffany Blacknell's ideology and work history seem to be in stark contrast with what you'd expect from the second-in-command in a district attorney's office. Blacknell has courted controversy for her statements about law enforcement in the past, branding police officers as 'barbarians' and admitting to looting during the 1992 riots.
