Posted on Oct 7, 2019
Los Angeles: You can be a cop if you're a gang member, but not if you're a conservative?
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So, does that mean that police departments shouldn’t recruit for individuals on all news sites? CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, etc.? Has this grown beyond the question on the values of this specific website, and moved into who the LAPD is really looking to hire going forward?
It really calls into question, when did ‘conservative’ become such a bad word or mindset? Why do some feel that individuals (or police officers) can’t be conservative and still approach life (or their careers) with an open mind?
And so we’d publicly challenge LAPD to respond to our questions, just to get some clarification.
Are conservatives welcome on the force? When hiring, is the LAPD now actively discriminating against people who hold conservative values? What happens to conservative men and women currently on the force—are they in danger of losing their jobs because of their beliefs or because they are avid Breitbart readers? Just what are the LAPD’s “core values”? The taxpayers who fund the LAPD are owed answers.
Come on, LAPD leadership. Isn’t it time to put the safety and security of the citizens and law enforcement ahead of your own political perspectives?
It really calls into question, when did ‘conservative’ become such a bad word or mindset? Why do some feel that individuals (or police officers) can’t be conservative and still approach life (or their careers) with an open mind?
And so we’d publicly challenge LAPD to respond to our questions, just to get some clarification.
Are conservatives welcome on the force? When hiring, is the LAPD now actively discriminating against people who hold conservative values? What happens to conservative men and women currently on the force—are they in danger of losing their jobs because of their beliefs or because they are avid Breitbart readers? Just what are the LAPD’s “core values”? The taxpayers who fund the LAPD are owed answers.
Come on, LAPD leadership. Isn’t it time to put the safety and security of the citizens and law enforcement ahead of your own political perspectives?
Los Angeles: You can be a cop if you're a gang member, but not if you're a conservative?
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Thank you, my friend PO3 (Join to see) for posting the deplorable news that the FBI is investigating LAPD "for allegations that an agency there is hiring gang members"
"Police departments across America are struggling to hire new officers, and they say that desperate times call for desperate measures.
But now one of the very cities being investigated by the FBI for allegations that an agency there is hiring gang members… seems to have a department that’s openly come out against hiring conservatives.
We’d love to give you an official statement from the Los Angeles Police Department, but their “crisis communication” strategy on the topic appears to be stonewalling all reporters looking for answers.
More on the gang thing in a minute. But first, here’s the back story.
News broke Saturday September 28th that the LAPD would be opening an investigation into a recruitment ad for their department that simply stated- “Choose your future! LAPD is hiring!”- which somehow appeared on the Breitbart news website."
So let’s talk about those “core values” for a minute.
The law enforcement community is simply a microcosm of our greater society. The problems and issues we see in our communities will most likely be present in police departments, sheriff’s offices and federal agencies. Issues include, alcoholism, drug use, abuse, theft, suicide and yes, even murder. But among the things that should never be present at any level, much less at a larger degree, is gang membership and activity.
It is that very alleged activity that has led the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to launch a probe into multiple gangs hidden within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The Banditos, Spartans, Regulators, and Reapers are literal gangs that are claimed to exist within the Los Angeles law enforcement agency. The investigation started after allegations of abuse by the Banditos in March.
All members of the Banditos have tattoos of a skeleton wearing a sombrero, bandolier, and pistol. Allegations against these deputies include using gang tactics to recruit young Latino deputies, and punishing those who reject their advances with physical attacks.
An unidentified source told the Los Angeles Times that FBI agents “are trying to determine whether leaders of the Banditos require or encourage aspiring members to commit criminal acts, such as planting evidence or writing false incident reports, to secure membership in the group.”
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Four deputies were put on paid leave following the aforementioned allegations. Sheriff Alex Villanueva minimized the danger, calling the gangs a “cultural norm,” and believes that any problems with these types of activities were eliminated as a result of previous investigations.
Cultural norm? Gang activity is being explained away as a cultural norm?
In the last decade, there have been accusations against ‘gang member’ deputies of police brutality, even breaking the bones of suspects in their custody as an initiation ritual, allowing the deputies to be deemed worthy of their inclusion.” Sheriff Villanueva has chalked that fault up to previous leadership, saying the gangs “ran roughshod” over past sheriffs.
The latest allegations stemmed from a party last September. New deputies working in East L.A. were celebrating the completion of their probationary period with the department.
It was at the end of this party when several veteran deputies showed up that things went south.
According to legal documents filed against the county by seven deputies, the men belonged to the Banditos.
The claims are a precursor to a civil suit, which will seek tens of millions of dollars from the county for failing to address the hostile work environment the Banditos are alleged to have created."
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"Police departments across America are struggling to hire new officers, and they say that desperate times call for desperate measures.
But now one of the very cities being investigated by the FBI for allegations that an agency there is hiring gang members… seems to have a department that’s openly come out against hiring conservatives.
We’d love to give you an official statement from the Los Angeles Police Department, but their “crisis communication” strategy on the topic appears to be stonewalling all reporters looking for answers.
More on the gang thing in a minute. But first, here’s the back story.
News broke Saturday September 28th that the LAPD would be opening an investigation into a recruitment ad for their department that simply stated- “Choose your future! LAPD is hiring!”- which somehow appeared on the Breitbart news website."
So let’s talk about those “core values” for a minute.
The law enforcement community is simply a microcosm of our greater society. The problems and issues we see in our communities will most likely be present in police departments, sheriff’s offices and federal agencies. Issues include, alcoholism, drug use, abuse, theft, suicide and yes, even murder. But among the things that should never be present at any level, much less at a larger degree, is gang membership and activity.
It is that very alleged activity that has led the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to launch a probe into multiple gangs hidden within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The Banditos, Spartans, Regulators, and Reapers are literal gangs that are claimed to exist within the Los Angeles law enforcement agency. The investigation started after allegations of abuse by the Banditos in March.
All members of the Banditos have tattoos of a skeleton wearing a sombrero, bandolier, and pistol. Allegations against these deputies include using gang tactics to recruit young Latino deputies, and punishing those who reject their advances with physical attacks.
An unidentified source told the Los Angeles Times that FBI agents “are trying to determine whether leaders of the Banditos require or encourage aspiring members to commit criminal acts, such as planting evidence or writing false incident reports, to secure membership in the group.”
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Four deputies were put on paid leave following the aforementioned allegations. Sheriff Alex Villanueva minimized the danger, calling the gangs a “cultural norm,” and believes that any problems with these types of activities were eliminated as a result of previous investigations.
Cultural norm? Gang activity is being explained away as a cultural norm?
In the last decade, there have been accusations against ‘gang member’ deputies of police brutality, even breaking the bones of suspects in their custody as an initiation ritual, allowing the deputies to be deemed worthy of their inclusion.” Sheriff Villanueva has chalked that fault up to previous leadership, saying the gangs “ran roughshod” over past sheriffs.
The latest allegations stemmed from a party last September. New deputies working in East L.A. were celebrating the completion of their probationary period with the department.
It was at the end of this party when several veteran deputies showed up that things went south.
According to legal documents filed against the county by seven deputies, the men belonged to the Banditos.
The claims are a precursor to a civil suit, which will seek tens of millions of dollars from the county for failing to address the hostile work environment the Banditos are alleged to have created."
FYI SPC Chris Bayner-Cwik SFC William Farrell SPC Woody Bullard SP5 Jeannie Carle SPC Diana Rodriguez SPC Diana D. SSG Diane R. LTC Hillary Luton Maj Kim Patterson Sgt Kelli Mays SFC (Join to see) MSG Andrew White SSG(P) (Join to see) 1SG Steven Imerman COL Mikel J. Burroughs Col Carl Whicker Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen MAJ Rene De La Rosa TSgt David L.
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