Below is Christopher Dorner’s manifesto, published by KTLA (they redacted the names of individuals mentioned to protect their privacy). Dorner is a former LAPD officer who was fired in 2009 for making false statements about his training officer. He says he wasn’t lying and has gone on a shooting rampage, targeting those he says wronged him […]
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UPDATE: Homicidal ex-cop was fired from LAPD for making false statements despite evidence to back his claims
Last month I wrote about two Los Angeles police officers who are under investigation for using the threat of jail to force women to have sex with them. Despite several accusations of sexual assault by at least four different women over the course of two years, the LAPD chose to ignore it. And what happens […]
There are some excellent articles I’ve come across this weekend about police misconduct. I haven’t had time to post about each individually so I’ve highlighted what I believe are must-read stories.
In July of last year, Oakland police officers pointed their guns at a sleeping 3-year-old while delivering a search warrant for a misdemeanor probe. The incident was brought to light in a quarterly report by Robert Warshaw, Independent Monitor for the Oakland Police Department.
“How am I supposed to explain to my daughters that their father was murdered by the police, the people who they are supposed to go to for protection,” asked Rosanna de la Trinidad three days after her husband was three days after her husband was killed. Jose de la Trinidad, 36, left behind a wife and two daughters, […]
The Los Angeles Times reports that two veteran police officers from the Los Angeles Police Department are under investigation for using the threat of jail to force several women they had previously arrested to have sex with them. Though the crimes committed are horrific, this wouldn’t be the first time rapists disguised as police officers […]
Gun violence is rarely discussed except for when a horrific mass shooting takes place. Still, even with the nation’s eyes focused on this particular issue, there is one kind of gun violence that is continually ignored: Police killings of unarmed citizens. In my experience, liberal gun control advocates are the most silent on this issue. […]
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