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Board of Police Critics, er, Commissioners, Strikes Again
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The Board of Police Commissioners, (BOPC) which really should be the Association of Second Guessers and Monday Mornng Quarterbacks (ASGMMQ) has produced a raft of reviews of use of force incidents, complete with the usual gems of anti-cop bias, arrogance and self-puffery. Unfortunately, they are offered up with such disorganization that it is hard to tell which is old and which is new. http://www.lapdonline.org/police_commission/content_basic_view/9167
However, here are some intersting insights from a few. According to John Mack, et al...
- When somebody points to a Silver Lexus and says "that guy has a gun, he just robbed me," officers should stop and chat with the fellow, not immediately follow the escaping violent felon. (77th Div, 2/17/05) ...
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- When the chap flees, hits five cars and flips the Lexus, then squirms out and starts running, an officer should holster his weapon before apprehending an actively resistsing suspect, not strike him in the head with it. No, one should not assume that a suspect who is fighting and was reported to have a gun actually has a gun. This is not an acceptable use of force according to three of the commissioners, and this officer is now subject to firing. In other words, this officer should have bet his life that this suspect did not have a gun. It turn out he did not. He'd tossed it a few feet away.
- When someone fights off two officers then threatens to kill himself with a knife, assisting officers should have a talk about their plans before hitting him with bean bags and a taser. (Of course, one can just see the Times headline: Officers hold meeting while man slits his own throat.") (Van Nuys, 5/19/05).
-But, then there's my favorite: When talking about an incident from the night before, make sure you have a supervisor handy. (That's right guys, we trust you with guns, but not to talk). And, further more, when driving toward a guy with an AK-47, talk about your plans before shooting the thug. (SouthEast)
In all the cases I reviewed, the commissioners found that officers required re-training and used questionable tactics in every single incident. Apparrently, the shootings of officers Ripatti and Tuck have taught commissioner Mack et al nothing about the fraction-of-a-moment dangers of police work.
I pray it doesn't take a funeral for them to figure it out. Unfortunately, I fear not even a funeral would be sufficient to break through the bias, arrogance and pre-conceived naivite of this bunch.
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| Posted by: RobertCJParry on Friday, August 25, 2006 - 03:11 PM
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