CubitOomLAPD chief McDonnell realized he is a laughing stock when he says why he will not enforce the law banning fascist paramilitary invaders from wearing masks
ArghblargThe US is cooked, if city police keep aligning WITH the fascists; this guy obviously will not side with the people if given a choice. If he’s OK with ICE wearing masks, then he obviously isn’t going to be willing to arrest them for any valid reason.
Mayors need to start forcing their chiefs of police to sign documents stating if they side with ICE or the people, or fire them if the refuse. Make them take a side and replace them if their side is not on the citizens of their city.
TomMaszNo one would ever accuse the LAPD of being on the side of the people. This stance is totally in line with their past history. I don’t know if the city can force them to comply or even if they would if they could.
fishosConsidering the LAPD is by many considered a gang in itself, and it’s been proven that within its ranks there are various “police gangs” with matching tattoos and the whole shebang, I have little faith in them being on our side. In case anyone forgets, the TV show The Shield was based on the infamous Rampart division of the LAPD. Or remember who beat Rodney King. I only hear of the NYPD getting as much hate as them.
MrEffI have a family member who is CHP. He said if they ever see LAPD pull someone over on the highway they will normally join, not because of a turf issue, and not to give backup (though that is the answer they give). They actually do it to watch the LAPD. And wow does he have some stories of how their tune changed the second he showed up to “assist”.
CatoblepasYou’re confusing the LAPD and LASD, the latter of which is rife with gangs. If the LAPD has gangs, it doesn’t compare with the LASD.
They still suck either way.
edible_funkIt’s actually both, but I do believe the lasd is notably worse if possible.
Brave Little Hitachi WandPolice chiefs are so politically powerful that they have forced mayors at times.
It’s honestly wild to see anyone think police would be the ones to save us right now.
We aren’t laughing.
UnderpantsWeevilWe aren’t laughing
Yeah, it’s deeply fucked that the only response to outright complicity with an invading fascist paramilitary appears to be the 😂 emoji.
SuiXi3D
ordnance_qf_17_pounderM4 Sherman go brrrrrrr
We need to look to our history and not repeat the same mistakes.
This is exactly what our “democracy” has always been. Most white people (at least those with money) just never noticed, because their interests largely aligned with those of the state. Now, as those interests begin to diverge, it becomes increasingly apparent that “the rule of law” was never meant to be applied without prejudice.
CA penal codes 834, 835, and 837 empower CA citizens to arrest any other citizen who commits a crime in their presence.
CA penal code 142 makes it a crime for any police officer who witnesses a crime to willfully refuse to arrest or accept the arrest of anyone who has committed a crime.
If they won’t work, put them in the slave pens. A few months of hard labor should remind them of their place. Obedience is not a choice for police.
Magnum, P.I.You want to put them in hard labor camps?
Prison. We call them “prisons” now.
TheReturnOfPEBI don’t want ICE/CPB shooting at police, either.
But I especially don’t want them shooting at protesters, legal observers, residents, high school students, children, grandparents.
It would be nice if LAPD would side with that part of the public, too, here.
so he will be let go for not doing is job and replaced by someone who will, yeah?
Local officials are generally corrupt, so the police chief, whom is often fascist themself along with their higher ups and rank and file, can take any of them down for firing them, especially if they put a reformer in there, as the system unites to take down any sort of reformer in the cj system, mostly prosecutors to date.
Step one is to get better people elected, like don’t elect rich people with their hands in shady deals that could be accused by the police of being corrupt. Step something is definitely getting police representative of the community and not of the 4th reich to look over our progressive cities.
I mean little podunks but this is LA.
LAPD = pussy bootlickers afraid of ICE
Laughter is the way. The more you laugh at them the less they will want to be laughed at.
Akasazh