Media
Television Appearances
Siddall discusses crime in Los Angeles with Spectrum One News
Will the Spike in Murder and Violence Undermine Criminal Justice Reform? Growing criticism of big-city progressive D.A.s George Gascón and Chesa Boudin underscores the importance of distinguishing necessary reform from simply failing to enforce the rule of law.
KTLA: DA faces criticism after 2 officers killed in El Monte shooting
A memorial is growing Wednesday for two El Monte police officers who were shot and killed in the line of duty Tuesday night. Flowers and candles are being placed outside the El Monte Police Department for the officers who were slain while responding to a reported stabbing in the 10300 block of Garvey Avenue. “These…
Fox News: Gascon ‘broke the system,’ now he has to ‘own it’: LA prosecutor
Siddall speaks out against the policies that lead to the murder of El Monte Police Officers Santana and Paredes. Gascón “broke the system,” and now he has to ‘own it.”
KCBS: ‘I blame Gascón for all this,’ says mother of slain El Monte officer
KCBS: ‘I blame Gascón for all this,’ says mother of slain El Monte officer Los Angeles Association of Deputy District Attorneys Vice President Eric Siddall speaks at a press conference for two slain El Monte police officers, placing the blame for the shooter being on the street in the hands of DA Gascon.
CNN: Package thefts and other high-profile crimes threaten to derail the reform-minded Los Angeles County DA
CNN: A rash of package thefts from freight trains passing slowly through downtown Los Angeles has raised a fundamental question facing this city and others: how to balance attempts at criminal justice reform with the need for crime prevention.
Radio Appearances
LAist: Why So Many Of DA Gascón’s Prosecutors Want Him Recalled
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office is in turmoil. Prosecutors opposed to DA George Gascón’s reform agenda and were unhappy with his management
Podcast Appearances
Exclusive Interview with the VP of the LA Association of Deputy District Attorneys – Part 1
Listen to the Podcast here > A conversation with Kary Antholis and Eric Siddall vice president of the ADDA the professional association for Deputy District Attorneys of Los Angeles county. In a three-part series, we discuss my path in becoming a deputy district attorney and criminal justice reforms.
Interview: Eric Siddall, VP of the LA Association of Deputy District Attorneys on George Gascón’s First Year as L.A. D.A.
Listen to the Podcast Here A conversation with Kary Antholis and Eric Siddall vice president of the ADDA the professional association for Deputy District Attorneys of Los Angeles county. We discuss the first year of Los Angeles district attorney George Gascons term in office.
Progressive Prosecutors: the unintended consequences of legal leniency
True Crime Daily The Sidebar Podcast: Eric Siddall and San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins join host Joshua Ritter to discuss progressive prosecutors, bail reform, and the role of district attorneys in curbing crime. They also address reducing recidivism while keeping the public safe.
Articles
The New York Times: If He Didn’t Kill Anyone, Why is it Murder?
Siddall criticizes California’s attempts to limit criminal liability for murderers. By Abbie VanSickle June 27, 2018 SACRAMENTO — Late in the evening on Jan. 27, 2004, four teenagers broke into an elderly neighbor’s house in the Southern California town of Perris, looking for cash. One of them, Shawn Khalifa, guarded the back door. Shawn, who had…
The Atlantic: Why California Wants to Recall Its Most Progressive Prosecutors
Criminal-justice reform takes time, but voters might be running out of patience. By Ronald Brownstein San Francisco and Los Angeles are two of America’s most liberal large counties. Democrats dominate their elected offices up and down the ballot. Yet in both places, serious efforts are underway to recall left-leaning district attorneys who have not even completed…
Writings by Eric Siddall
Op-ed: Gascón ideology is not making us any safer
According to District Attorney George Gascón, “The past four decades have not made us any safer.” This recent ahistorical statement is incredible for two reasons. First, it reveals willful ignorance by Los Angeles’s top prosecutor of the historic decline in crime since the 1990s. Second, it reflects an ideological bent that snubs the progress we…
Op-ed: The racial disparity of murder victimization
Every year since the early 1990s, nearly half of all homicide victims have been black men. Given that African-American males represent only about seven percent of the U.S. population, their disproportionately high victimization rate represents a staggering and often-ignored figure. Despite this disheartening statistic, there is some good news. Since the early 1990s, murder rates…