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Los Angeles Times Spreading Disinformation on LAPD Turmoil
The Times shows its naivete regarding the work of police gang units and why they are balking at financial disclosure regulations.
The 1998 Rampart Scandal Continues to Reverberate in the LAPD
As is often the case when government inserts itself where it has no business, the best of intentions can yield disastrous results. For L.A., this means more people will be murdered this year than last. (Also read J. Christian Adams at the Tatler: "Steve Rosenbaum: foe of LAPD, friend of New Black Panthers")
Sheriff Dupnik: An MSNBC Star Is Born
The sheriff of Pima County is troubled by vitriol only when it comes from the mouths of conservatives.
The Thin Blue Line Vs. Deepening Red Ink in L.A.
For ten years, the momentum in the fight against crime has been on the LAPD’s side, but the city’s bleak financial picture may change that. You won’t want to live or visit here if it does.
Shameless: Justice Department Warns LAPD over Racial Profiling
Holder's DOJ shrugged at direct evidence of voter intimidation in the New Black Panther case, but it has no problem accusing L.A. cops of engaging in discrimination on the basis of a single conversation.
A Child’s Death in No-Man’s Land
Few parents fret over the prospect of their child getting shot in the backyard. What kind of a place must it be where they do?
Will the Pothead Lobby Be Victorious in CA on Tuesday?
Prop 19 would decriminalize the possession and cultivation of small amounts of marijuana for personal use. But anyone with a little cash and a little creativity can already enjoy the protections afforded by the medical marijuana charade.
Whore-Gate: Who’s in Bed With Jerry Brown?
Why would the union that represents LAPD officers even think of endorsing liberal Jerry Brown to reprise his disastrous turn as California's governor? Because politics is full of compromising positions.
Controversial Dallas PD Suspect Beating Heats Up
The political steam-venting begins, designed to assuage angry local residents — and you read it here first. (A followup to Jack's September 22nd story, still online here.)
Dallas PD Suspect Beating Not Rodney King Redux
None of them would ever dare admit it publicly, but mayors and police chiefs in cities across the country live in constant fear of getting the phone call that informs them of an incident that if not quickly and deftly handled, may lead to rioting in the streets.
Cries for Vengeance Against L.A. Cops Who Shot Knife-Wielding Thug
Manuel Jamines went after the responding police with his blade, but the mob wants the cops on trial for murder because he was "unarmed."
Only in Chicago Would Street Gangs Be So Bold
Chicago street thugs held a press conference where they complained they were not getting their fair share of the goodies that make Chi-Town the "City that Works."
Minority Report-style ‘Predictive Policing’ Arrives at the LAPD
With the futuristic-sounding prospect of "stopping crime before it starts," what could go wrong?
Cops, Crime, and the Economy
Economic recovery on a local scale, whether in Los Angeles, Oakland, or St. Louis, is largely dependent on the willingness of citizens to live and spend money there.
Chicago: Where Criminals No Longer Fear the Police
What level of depravity has a city reached when a uniformed police officer is no safer from a street robbery than anyone else?
L.A.’s ‘Electric Daisy Carnival’ Is no Party for the Police
Call it the Ted Kennedy school of merrymaking: we mustn’t let the occasional cost of a young woman’s life stand in the way of having a good time.
What I Saw at the Lakers Riots
If you thought L.A.'s mayor and police brass learned from last year's embarrassment, you are not a police officer, certainly not one with the LAPD.
Was Seattle Cop Justified in Punching Teen Girl?
For a male police officer, there are few things more vexing on the job than trying to arrest a female who does not want to be arrested.
Chief Beck Doesn’t Speak for Most L.A. Cops on AZ Law
In criticizing Arizona's new immigration law, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck speaks on behalf of the man who appointed him, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
Will the AZ Immigration Law Make the Job of Police Harder?
A group of police chiefs — including L.A.'s Charlie Beck — say that illegal aliens will be more reluctant to help fight crime out of fear of law enforcement.
Could the SWAT-Related Death of a 7-Year-Old Have Been Avoided in Detroit?
Aiyana Stanley-Jones was accidentally shot during a police raid of an alleged murder suspect. Could her death have been avoided?
Emerald City Blues
As a result of last week's beating of a suspect, police officers in Seattle will be carrying an added burden. And it all could have been avoided had the officers simply followed some of the most basic procedures in law enforcement.
When They Call You a Nazi, You’ve Won the Immigration Argument
Point/Counterpoint: In the right corner of the ring, the LAPD's Jack Dunphy favors Arizona's new immigration law: "But while the new AZ law's opponents are revealed as hysterics, it will still be uncomfortable for those police officers who must now go out and enforce it in an atmosphere of intense media scrutiny."
Controversy over Rodney King Beating and L.A. Riots Reignites
As the LAPD prepares to honor former Chief Daryl Gates at his funeral, people ask how the riots might have been prevented or, failing that, diminished in scope.
The Los Angeles Times Smears Memory of Former LAPD Chief Gates
An alternative perspective to the paper's shameful and unfairly dismissive characterization of the late Daryl Gates's life and his dedication to L.A.
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