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New tough-on-crime Virginia DA fires 30 staffers including entire civil rights division
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Virginia's new attorney general Jason Miyares announced investigations into the Virginia Parole Board and Loudoun County schools, the center of a sexual assault case that dominated the gubernatorial and attorney general's races.'One of the reasons Virginians get so fed up with government is the lack of transparency - and that's a big issue here,' Miyares said in a statement.'The Virginia Parole Board broke the law when they let out murders, rapists, and cop killers early on their sentences without notifying the victims. Loudoun Country Public Schools covered up a sexual assault on school grounds for political gain, leading to an additional assault of a maiden of tender years.' A 14-year-old boy, who identifies as non-binary, was arrested and found guilty of raping a girl in a school bathroom that allowed students to use the restroom of their gender identity. The student was transferred to another district where he allegedly raped another student and the district was accused of covering up the incident. Miyares, who ran a tough-on-crime campaign, had pledged to investigation allegations of wrongdoing by the state parole board. In 2020 the Virginia Parole Board granted 329 inmates early parole, higher than any number in the last four years. The state inspector general did investigate at least seven of the cases after a whistleblower alleged misconduct, and found some of the complaints to be 'substantiated.' But the Virginia parole board did not face any consequences and former Gov. Ralph CoonmanNortham Governor of Virginia, another Dem Great White Hope. He has a fondness for wearing blackface. He won election by calling his Publican opponent Ed Gillespie a racist, but then, don't they all? 's administration called the investigator of the cases Jennifer Moschetti biased. Moschetti then lost her job in March 2021. Hours after his inauguration, Youngkin fired the entire parole board and brought in all new appointees. It was only part of a busy day for the new governor, where he issued nine executive orders and two executive directives. Among the governor's day-one actions were banning Critical Race Theory  ...teaches that skin color is the most important characteristic of any person, which translates to separate but equal with a different bunch in charge. All whites and Asians are born racist and racism permeates every aspect of society, which should be dismantled and the remains turned over to the kind of dipshit who pushes this nonsense... in schools, allowing parents to opt out of mask requirements in schools and rescinding the state's vaccine mandate. At the same time, Miyares in one of the first actions of his new office fired 30 staffers, including 17 attorneys and reportedly the entire conviction integrity unit. Miyares notified the staffers their employment was terminated on Friday, before he was even sworn in. Miyares, a Republican, was sworn in on Saturday after a GOP sweep across Virginia that led to a governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and lower chamber of the state legislature all controlled by the same party. Democrats still control the state senate and the secretary of state's office. Miyares spokesperson Victoria LaCivita told DailyMail.com the 30 staffers knew the AG would be moving in a different direction and said the large-scale purge was typical at the start of a new administration. She said Miyares' predecessor, Mark Herring, made more cuts. 'During the campaign, it was made clear that Attorney General Miyares and former Attorney General Herring have very different visions for how the office should be run. This is routine for a new administration,' she said. 'There are 523 people who work in the Office of the Attorney General, and 643 who report to the Attorney General statewide. Only 30 personnel changes were made. Attorney General Herring made more substantial cuts after he took over from his Republican predecessor.' Posted by: Fred 2022-01-18 |
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