Police Corruption, Muddying the Legal Waters
Posted on June 10, 2008
Filed Under Burglary, DUI, Felonies, Law, Laws, Los Angeles, Police, Weapons |
The State of California, as well as the City of Los Angeles, have a number of laws in place governing everything from DUI standards to weapons charges. However, there’s a major problem that arises from time to time that ruins not only the system, but the public’s trust in that system. That problem is police corruption.
Law enforcement officials throughout California have been uncovered committing a myriad of crimes:
In Blue Lake, a chief was accused of sexually abusing/raping his wife, of having a cache of weapons that included James Bond-like pistols which could arm a small platoon.
An assistant Sheriff in Orange County was charged with “six felony charges, including perjury and misappropriating public funds for personal use, that were added by a grand jury last week to a previous list of criminal allegations.”
A member of the LAPD pleaded guilty in May to leading a robbery ring which also framed gang members for their crimes.
Actions such as these point to obvious flaws in the legal system, because the crimes often have to be fairly outrageous in order to bring about a conviction of these officers. Theft, sexual offenses and other felonies have been found in each of these instances.
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