https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/01/27/steve-rosenbaum-foe-of-lapd-friend-of-new-black-panthers/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 10:47:00 -0400<![CDATA[There has been some excellent reporting in the past week about the costly and questionable decree the Justice Department obtained in 1998 over the Los Angeles Police Department.  Jack Dunphy has this article at Pajamas Media about the decree and the effect it had on increasing crime rates because gang units had to be shut down.  Heather MacDonald also published “Targeting the Police” this week about the same decree.  Onerous provisions of the decree force the taxpayers to spend millions and glue police to desks to satisfy burdensome paperwork and reporting requirements.  Nobody doubts that there was a problem over a decade ago with the LAPD.  But the decree the DOJ demanded was too onerous.  It went way beyond what was required to remedy the circumstances, and has been in place too long.]]>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:15:52 -0500<![CDATA[Christian Adams]]>https://pjmedia.com/christian-adams/2011/01/27/steve-rosenbaum-foe-of-lapd-friend-of-new-black-panthers-n138666