LAPD Watchdog raises greater transparency amid strong protests over officials’ alleged racist rhetoric

They are civilian bosses of Los Angeles Police, overseeing the department, but members of the police commission said they have recently discussed high-profile incidents in the dark, including those allegedly police have racist and gender discriminatory. Comments about the thrilling scorching recruits.

The police commission asked the LAPD to face the LAPD on Tuesday even more for its serious allegations against the police and whether it caused any punishment.

Commission Vice President Rasha Gerges Shields demanded “greater visibility” during the committee’s weekly meetings at the police headquarters, citing her concerns about comments made by officials from the LAPD’s recruitment and employment division.

Officials allegedly made remarks in working with recruits, condemning from the committee, police union, activist and mayor Karen Bass, who called them “particularly outrageous and unacceptable” ”. The exact content of what police chief Jim McDonnell said has not been released yet.

Department sources have previously said a preliminary investigation into the remarks led to the lieutenant, a sergeant and two officers being sent to administrative leave in an effort to advance the broader internal affairs investigation findings. The so-called remarks were “a worse than what Nury Martinez and Council members said,” referring to the City Hall scandal in which city and labor leaders secretly said Offensive comments about blacks, indigenous Oaxacans and others were documented.

On Tuesday, McDonnell confirmed that two more officials were on leave, a move that usually remains a serious investigation.

McDonald also said that without providing specific details, the captain also exempted himself from his duties on separate issues. Two knowledgeable sources identified the captain as Robin Petillo, who runs the recruitment department, and said her temporary removal was in response to complaints against her.

Petillo did not immediately respond to the message left on her city-issued phone.

The charges come at a time when LAPD is working as hard as other police departments across the country to recruit and retain others.

McDonnell signed the sign of the removal of the officer from his duties upon learning of the specific allegations, and later introduced to the mayor the serious nature of the investigation.

Several commissioners have expressed shock in recent weeks after learning from news or social media about allegations involving officials involved in drunk driving.

Gerges Shields called out officials' remarks on Tuesday “related” and “unacceptable”, saying the odorlessness of the comments, coupled with the facts they publicly raised in the workplace, raised the department's comments about the The serious question of such allegations and whether this sends a message to officials that such behavior is tolerated.

“It shows that everyone thinks it's acceptable, or they think that if they're arrested, nothing will happen to them.”

Gerges Shields said she hopes Django Sibley, the committee’s executive director, works with the department to ensure more visibility in the case where LAPD deals with discipline issues without having to elaborate on her expectations.

“I think it’s important for the committee to check out regularly what this looks like,” she said.

The department has provided the committee with an annual update on how many official complaints it received and how many of them led to discipline.

McDonnell called the so-called racist and gender-based comments “are serious concern for all of you, of course, to all of us,” and said that although the complaint was brought anonymously, the department will take steps Protect the whistleblower from any possible revenge.

“It's very disappointing for everyone,” he said.

Later, he said the City’s personnel department would “biops the case to see if there is any adverse impact” and the role that participants have played in recent years’ selection and rejection of official candidates.

Gerges Shields said she hopes the department will explain its decision in another case that has attracted attention on social media, in which department officials advise against making an official in the video. Training, the official was called “Black Fool” by video.

Gerges Shields said she and some of her colleagues “feel that it was not the right result.”

William Gude, a well-known police regulator that uses online to process @filmthepolicela, confirmed a “black fool” comment on him during public comments at Tuesday's meeting. Goode said he emailed MacDonald several times over several months and copied staff from other departments and committees to explain why the official was disciplinary for not speaking for it. He said he has not received a response.

Gude's email said the comment was posted in November 2020 when Hollywood officials were filmed “conducting illegal searches.” The official initially refused to identify himself and then commented.

After reviewing the body camera footage of the incident as part of an internal investigation, the department recommended that the official be suspended for two days on allegations of improper search. But according to Goode's email, it thinks “Black Fool” comments on a non-discipline thing.

Under state law, most officials’ disciplinary matters are considered private.

The investigation was conducted only within a few months of McDonald's tenure, which could prove accountability within the department. As Los Angeles County Sheriff, MacDonald is known for his zero tolerance for misconduct.

Bass announced several goals in the October selection, including “growing up with him and strengthening LAPD.”

The commission has played a greater role in officer discipline in recent months. Last year, several members expressed concerns about a controversial proposal being excluded from discussions by the city council that would give LAPD chiefs a handle on the discipline of suspected misconduct and reforms, critics say critics say badly damaged Work with responsibility.

The police union opposed the changes, believing it would focus too much power in the hands of the chief.

Promoting the composition of a discipline panel consisting of only one civilian, which reviewed officers’ cases accused of misconduct and decided whether they should be fired or faced punishment, ultimately failing.

Times worker Richard Winton contributed to the report.