- The vigilant Los Angeles district attorney has chosen a proud looter to be his chief of staff in the new year
- George Gascon promoted Tiffiny Blacknell – an outspoken police hater who has openly called LAPD officers barbarians
- Blacknell bragged about being a looter in the midst of the BLM protests in 1992, telling those concerned about the violent looting, “Cry me to hell.”
Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon has promoted a self-confessed looter to chief of staff at the nation's largest prosecutor's office.
George Gascon, known for his progressive views, announced Friday that he will appoint Tiffiny Blacknell as chief of staff in his office.
Blacknell, a former public defender, regularly speaks of her support for cutting police funding. She calls LAPD officers “barbarians” and claims they are an “occupying army.”
The anti-police activist posed in selfies she took for her social media wearing T-shirts with bold slogans such as “The police are trained to kill us” and “They can't kill us all.”
The Los Angeles native proudly admitted to being involved in LA's infamous 1992 Rodney King riots against police brutality in a 2020 Facebook post, writing, “I was a looter in 1992.”
Bright-eyed Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon announced he would promote a self-confessed looter to chief of staff at the nation's largest prosecutor's office
George Gascon announced Friday that he is naming Tiffiny Blacknell as chief of staff in his office
The anti-police activist has often posed in selfies taken for her social media wearing T-shirts that read bold statements like “The police are trained to kill us” and “They can't kill us all.” kill”.
Blacknell explicitly supports cutting funding for the police – she even calls LAPD officers “barbarians” and claims they are an “occupying army.”
“When the opportunity came, we did some shit. “It was one of the most defining moments of my life,” Blacknell admitted.
In her confession, made amid the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, Blacknell told those angered by the rampant looting in Santa Monica and West Hollywood: “Cry the hell out of me!”
“Please don’t come to my page complaining about protesters or looters.” “Don’t send me anything about the Whole Foods in West Hollywood and your beloved Santa Monica.”
Blacknell is also anti-prisons, declaring, “Prisons are obsolete.” “We need to reimagine America without them.”
Her career has been filled with controversy and includes a 2020 incident in which she went behind the backs of the prosecutor and the victim's family in a gang murder case to negotiate a “sweetheart” plea deal with the defendant.
The choice of Gascony's chief of staff is not surprising.
In May, it was revealed that Gascon was accused of allowing 10,000 cases to be piled up, leading to the termination of numerous prosecutors. The City of Angels quickly gained a reputation for rising crime, which terrified its residents.
The Los Angeles native explicitly and proudly admitted to looting during the 1992 riots: “I was a looter in 1992,” she said in a 2020 Facebook post
“When the opportunity came, we did some shit. “It was one of the most defining moments of my life,” Blacknell admitted
Blacknell's entire career has been filled with controversy, including a 2020 incident in which she went behind the backs of the prosecutor and the victim's family in a gang murder case to negotiate a “sweetheart” plea deal with the defendant
Gascon, described as an “authoritarian” and “toxic” manager, is said to have driven away talent, demoted top lawyers and fought anyone with opposing views, multiple sources who have worked with prosecutors said.
According to a former prosecutor in Los Angeles, Gascon's “woke” policies aroused public distrust. He said generous plea deals allow criminals to get out of prison without having to serve a harsh sentence or for crimes not to be prosecuted at all.
He tried to save face and prove he's a tough guy by making an example of Tory Lanez in August by calling for an increase in the maximum sentence for the Canadian musician jailed for the shooting death of Megan Thee Stallion was.
Gascon's office had called for a 13-year prison sentence, claiming a lesser sentence would “endanger the public,” but was accused of singling out the musician to save his own embattled career.