Judge blocks investigation into Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's notorious deputy gangs

[beschizza]

Originally published at: Judge blocks investigation into Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's notorious deputy gangs | Boing Boing

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[GagHalfrunt]

I would assume that the “Executioners” are these gentlemen:

Compton Executioners

Potential recruits are chosen based on past acts of violence against members of the Compton community and recruits cannot be Black or female.

[Mangochin]

So basically Brownshirts with badges

[zoidberg]

It blows my mind that we might allow a contract between two parties (the city and the police union) to dictate whether a law imposed the state can be followed. IANAL and all that, but it seems like any contract item that prevents the due enforcement of a state law should be considered void.

[gracchus]

I’ve pretty much given up any hope that this cesspool can be cleaned up and reformed. The only solution is burning it to the ground and sowing the field with salt.

[DukeTrout]

That is my understanding, that any term of a contract that violates the law is unenforceable. IANAL, but that’s the same thing as trying to use an NDA to prohibit the witness of a crime from reporting the crime or testifying. When it comes to illegal behavior, contracts are not binding.

What may allow this to squeak through is that, while the behavior the DA is seeking to compel is supported by the law, the judge may be saying that, hey, there’s a term in the contract that says the county has to at least ask first, then attempt arbitration, prior to compelling the behavior in court. That still seems wrong but I could see that interpretation. If so, this ruling isn’t stopping the prosecution forever, it’s just saying they have to try other venues first before bringing it to the court.

[vernonbird]

@beschizza

L.A. County’s Sheriff’s Department is famed for deputy gangs. These cliques function little differently to any other gangs, complete with tattoos, rituals and criminal enterprises,

You’d be hard-pressed to find a police department anywhere in this country that doesn’t have a gang mentality:
If you aren’t one of Us, then you are the Enemy.

These are little more than death-squads-in-waiting.

@beschizza

and the new Sheriff was elected on promises to get rid of them.

Oh, that’s easy, what with wood-chippers and all… just call 'em in for a special meeting with the chief.
Now, if he wants to do it legally… well, good luck with that.

@beschizza

But the deputy gangs’ big advantage over their street brethren is obvious: they’re cops. And cops have “unions”–and friends in high places.

Gonna need the Feds to RICO the bastards; too bad the Party Of Law and Order doesn’t really mean it.

This country has been brainwashed by decades of Copaganda movies and t.v. shows.
Too many cops believe their own bullshit, as well.

[1000YearBan]

@vernonbird

You’d be hard-pressed to find a police department anywhere in this country that doesn’t have a gang mentality:
If you aren’t one of Us, then you are the Enemy.

[smulder]

@beschizza

cops have “unions”

… making the whole labor movement look good _/s

[smulder]

@DukeTrout

What may allow this to squeak through is that, while the behavior the DA is seeking to compel is supported by the law, the judge may be saying that, hey, there’s a term in the contract that says the county has to at least ask first, then attempt arbitration, prior to compelling the behavior in court. That still seems wrong but I could see that interpretation.

… of course, nobody can force the county to sign “contracts” like that

It could just stop — all of this can just stop, anytime people stop acting like T.I.N.A.

[FuckThisTimeLine]

@beschizza

The union for sheriff’s deputies filed a lawsuit after the Office of Inspector General ordered 35 deputies suspected of being “Banditos” or “Executioners”

The only union that needs to be busted. Just like “The Only Dangerous Minority is The Rich.”

They goes hand in hand as their existence is dependent on each other. One can’t exist without the other.

[gatto]

@smulder

… of course, nobody can force the county to sign “contracts” like that

well, they are the cops.

NYPD Union Doxes Mayor's Daughter on Twitter

“Mayor DeBlasio, the members of the NYPD are declaring war on you,” read a tweet from the Sergeants Benevolent Association

eta: and even without direct attacks, they can do work stoppage; tanking hopes of re-election when things like 911 calls start to go unanswered

[smulder]

… in any other industry there would be a lockout and no paychecks for anybody until the troublemakers were purged — this is not how labor relations work in any other business

[IronEdithKidd]

Weirdly, police not showing up to 911 calls just might save some lives in LA County given the name of at least one of these internal gangs.

[gatto]

yeah. the trick being, it’s not labor. it’s a force.

( and it’s why “union” is the incorrect word for their organization. “fraternity” like rob suggests might be closer )

[DukeTrout]

@smulder

in any other industry there would be a lockout and no paychecks for anybody until the troublemakers were purged — this is not how labor relations work in any other business

Compare and contrast with how the railworkers strike threat was handled.

[smulder]

@gatto

“union” is the incorrect word

… the Italian sindicato is closer

[vernonbird]

@smulder

It could just stop — all of this can just stop, anytime people stop acting like T.I.N.A.

Lots of people are unaware of the Prison Industrial Complex, and are also unaware that slavery still exists in this country and is legal.

Doing away with private prisons and the companies that run them would be a good start.

[uglypedro]

Why haven’t the Feds stepped in? Not a rhetorical question. I’d think the corrupts police unions would have less pull.

[Amstrad]

Oakland already knows that calling 911 is detrimental:

In Oakland, 911 is a joke | Boing Boing