“Jack Dunphy” is the pseudonym of an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. The opinions expressed are his own and almost certainly do not reflect those of the LAPD management.
You just know there's a problem with the police response when the ACLU approves of it.
Violent crime in Los Angeles is dominated by blacks and Hispanics. Straw-man arguments can't alter this uncomfortable fact.
A former LAPD chief doesn't think police should be permitted to do everything necessary to get to an emergency as fast as possible.
I suspect I'm not the only cop who has watched that video and thought, "There but for the grace of God go I."
What really happened in the Oakland subway station on New Year's Day?
LAPD officers will get a more active role in apprehending illegal alien gang members if a proposed law passes.
As angry Prop 8 demonstrators block traffic and disrupt city life, officers are under orders to leave them alone.
It's just his latest act of political calculation and expediency.