SAN FRANCISCO JUDGE FREED A VIOLENT CONVICT 👩‍⚖️ FEARING PRISON WAS TOO HARD 💀 MURDERS AN ELDER

⁣A San Francisco judge freed a violent convict, fearing prison was "too hard."

He then murdered an elder.

Should we impeach and jail lenient judges?

A. Yes
B. No

Source: https://x.com/WHLeavitt/status/2067174641890677055

A San Francisco judge ordered probation for the man who was convicted in the 2021 death of an elderly man endearingly known as "Grandpa Vicha."

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A San Francisco judge on Thursday ordered probation for the man who was convicted in the 2021 death of an elderly man endearingly known as "Grandpa Vicha."

During Thursday's hearing, Antoine Watson was sentenced to a total of eight years in the unprovoked attack and death of 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee. Since Watson – 19 years old at the time of the attack but now 25 – has already served five years in jail and earned additional credit for good behavior, Judge Linda Colfax suspended the remaining two years of his sentence and ordered him to be released on probation.

In January, a jury found Watson guilty of involuntary manslaughter and assault for the violent attack that happened in San Francisco's Anza Vista neighborhood in January 2021. The attack was caught on camera and became a flashpoint in the "Stop Asian Hate" movement.

The jury acquitted Watson of murder and elder abuse charges, but they determined there were two aggravating factors present, including the claim the attack involved a high degree of cruelty and callousness and that the victim was particularly vulnerable.

Thursday's sentencing decision was devastating for Ratanapakdee's family.

"I didn't get justice for my father and justice for my family," Ratanapakdee's daughter Monthanus said.

The family was especially critical of Colfax. They said she unfairly kept some details of Watson's prior juvenile record from the jury but considered his successful completion of juvenile probation in her sentencing decision.

"The judge already had in mind what she was going to do, in my opinion," Eric Lawson, Ratanapakdee's son-in-law, said. "And they just carried it out. Her and the defense worked very well together."

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