A toddler was killed by a stray bullet from a gang shooting. The district attorney in charge wants to make sure all the gang members involved get off with no jail time.

The crime occurred in Alameda County, California . The victim was Jasper Wu, who was shot and killed one month before his second birthday. According to Nancy O’Malley, who was the district attorney when the crime happened, the shooting was the result of “two rival gangs” having a “rolling gun battle on Highway 880.” Three men involved in the shooting are scheduled to have their preliminary hearing on charges of murder three weeks from now.

But there is a new district attorney in charge in Alameda County. Pamela Price replaced O’Malley in the November election, and Price is a typical "progressive prosecutor.” She hates sentencing enhancements and putting criminals in jail. She wants criminals free, out on the streets no matter what crimes they have committed, because she thinks her job is to help criminals, not victims.

And so, when a member of the community asked for an update on Wu’s case, Price responded in an email on Tuesday by saying: "Our office is currently working on a partnership with the Asian Law Caucus to support AAPI victims of violence in ways that open up broader possibilities for healing and non-carceral forms of accountability."

Yes, Price responded to an inquiry about a gang shooting that killed a toddler by saying that she wants “non-carceral forms of accountability.” In other words, she wants no jail time for gang members who participated in a gun battle that killed a toddler. (On top of this, the Asian Law Caucus says that it only had an introductory meeting with Price and has not discussed Wu’s case.)

Do you remember that the media pushed around "Stop Asian Hate"? It turns out that doesn’t apply to gang members.

This is what criminal justice reform looks like. Prosecutors like Price are not prosecutors at all. They are defense attorneys who have been given the keys to the district attorney’s office so that they can ensure that every criminal before them gets off with a slap on the wrist so they can further terrorize the community. They only care about ending “mass incarceration,” not keeping people safe, so they are determined to let gang members and rapists free, regardless of the severity of their crimes.

No one should have to live in fear of their child being killed because of a rolling gun battle between rival gangs. Certainly, no one should have to live knowing that the “justice system” wants to put those gang members back on the street with no punishment. And yet, that is the criminal justice system that progressives like Price are implementing. Alameda County is a playground for criminals now. Families should take note.