I don't think they're doing a very good job of getting their message out, because we're very willing to listen. The verdict, at any rate, is in. The LAPD is now basking in the glow of its self-proclaimed victory, and are not in any mood for naysayers. The shamelessness of the department's primary disseminator of disinformation apparently knows no bounds. As one veteran officer described it, the idea is to control crowds through intimidation.
Lethal force is eschewed, but force of any other kind is maximized.
The officers claim that they were retaliated against with punishment and harassment after reporting acts of egregious police misconduct including fraud, perjury, false arrest, false imprisonment, and assorted civil rights violations. The lawsuit is targeted against the city and the LAPD brass, including Chief Bernard Parks, three captains and two lieutenants. At a news conference announcing the suit, some of the officers reported having received thinly veiled death threats. The attorney for the officers announced that he expects the suit to ultimately include f rom 300-400 plaintiffs, all with similar complaints. The department has always steadfastly maintained that no 'code of silence' exists among its officers, as have departments all across the country.