SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN THE BACK SEAT OF FULLERTON POLICE CARS?
Fullerton citizens getting fed up with their police department.
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Half of European Men Share King Tut's DNA
Scientists think the common ancestor lived in the Caucasus about 9,500 years ago.
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Costa Mesa Cops Looking For Two Invisible Robbers In Costa Mesa--We look into our probability Crystal Ball
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UPDATE 2: We just got in from the City Council meeting and there was an press release from the CMPD saying the suspects are possibly Hispanic. Of course, by this time the suspects have already been arrested.
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UPDATE: The Perps were stopped and arrested by Huntington Beach cops. Now we may never learn their race/ethnicity. But if we do, we'll stay true to our promise and let you know if we were right or not. (For Ms. Leece: "Stay true to our promise," is what some of us do.)
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We searched the Daily Pilot, the OC Register and the Los Angeles Times and, as of this writing, not one had a description of the perps. This leads us to believe that the CMPD did not release a description. This further leads us to believe that the perps may be Black.
You see, there seems to be a pecking order at the CMPD. If suspects are White, they are almost always identified by race/ethnicity. If they are Hispanic, lately they are sometimes identified by race/ethnicity. If they are Black, they are almost never identified by race/ethnicity.
If the race/ethnicity of the perps is finally revealed we'll let you know if we're right or not.
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POWER STRUGGLE IN COSTA MESA
Which side are you on?
--Are you for not paying more for services than you have to?
--Are you for improving Costa Mesa?
--Are you against out of town people running our city?
--Are you against out of town employees and other out of town interests buying City Council members to do their bidding and to keep giving them higher pay and more benefits?
If so, then you're on the side of the good decent citizens of Costa Mesa who want to take back control of our own government from out of towers and their local boot lickers.
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BAKER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION? HUH?
In The Briefing, put out by the Costa Mesa Police Officers' Association, which we commented on earlier, we read: "Halecrest/Hall of Fame Community and the Baker Community Association invite all communities of Costa Mesa for a National Night Out.
We focus on those two sections that we put in bold type above.
Baker Community Association? Actually, it's called "Unidos en Baker Community Association." Here's their facebook page LINK.
Now, why didn't the Costa Mesa Police Officers' Association put the Spanish part of the group's name in The Briefing?
And, when they refer to "all communities," who do you think they have in mind?
Do you think some citizens may be overly cynical if they are asking if this is an invitation to illegal aliens to come schmooze with Costa Mesa cops, and are these citizens out of line if they wonder if they are paying the cops to attend these PR events (there are several around the city), and maybe even paying overtime?
And, given the power struggle that is going on in this city, might some suspect that these PR events are being used by lefties and some cops to try to gain support against the legal citizens of this city and the City Council?
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CITY COUNCIL IN FLORIDA CITY SO FED UP WITH THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY ELIMINATE THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT
City Councils are elected to serve the citizens of a city, not the employees. Got that Ms. Leece?
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MORE AND MORE COSTA MESANS ARE SAYING THAT COSTA MESA SHOULD HIRE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO POLICE COSTA MESA
Folks, we're hearing more and more ordinary citizens of Costa Mesa saying that while we have many good cops in the CMPD, the department's prevailing internal culture may be so far into the us vs. them column that it's time to have the Sheriff take over the policing of our city.
That's what happened up in Compton. The City Council disbanded the police department and contracted with the Sheriff.
We're now seeing similar calls from citizens of Fullerton who are saying that city should disband its police department and hire the Sheriff to police the city. These calls in Fullerton are getting louder and louder as more information about the Kelly Thomas beating death and alleged coverups in the Fullerton Police Department come to light (see The Return Of The Informant, below ).
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THE RETURN OF THE INFORMANT
Fullerton citizens getting fed up with their police department.
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Half of European Men Share King Tut's DNA
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Costa Mesa Cops Looking For Two Invisible Robbers In Costa Mesa--We look into our probability Crystal Ball
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UPDATE 2: We just got in from the City Council meeting and there was an press release from the CMPD saying the suspects are possibly Hispanic. Of course, by this time the suspects have already been arrested.
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UPDATE: The Perps were stopped and arrested by Huntington Beach cops. Now we may never learn their race/ethnicity. But if we do, we'll stay true to our promise and let you know if we were right or not. (For Ms. Leece: "Stay true to our promise," is what some of us do.)
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We searched the Daily Pilot, the OC Register and the Los Angeles Times and, as of this writing, not one had a description of the perps. This leads us to believe that the CMPD did not release a description. This further leads us to believe that the perps may be Black.
You see, there seems to be a pecking order at the CMPD. If suspects are White, they are almost always identified by race/ethnicity. If they are Hispanic, lately they are sometimes identified by race/ethnicity. If they are Black, they are almost never identified by race/ethnicity.
If the race/ethnicity of the perps is finally revealed we'll let you know if we're right or not.
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POWER STRUGGLE IN COSTA MESA
Which side are you on?
--Are you for not paying more for services than you have to?
--Are you for improving Costa Mesa?
--Are you against out of town people running our city?
--Are you against out of town employees and other out of town interests buying City Council members to do their bidding and to keep giving them higher pay and more benefits?
If so, then you're on the side of the good decent citizens of Costa Mesa who want to take back control of our own government from out of towers and their local boot lickers.
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BAKER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION? HUH?
In The Briefing, put out by the Costa Mesa Police Officers' Association, which we commented on earlier, we read: "Halecrest/Hall of Fame Community and the Baker Community Association invite all communities of Costa Mesa for a National Night Out.
We focus on those two sections that we put in bold type above.
Baker Community Association? Actually, it's called "Unidos en Baker Community Association." Here's their facebook page LINK.
Now, why didn't the Costa Mesa Police Officers' Association put the Spanish part of the group's name in The Briefing?
And, when they refer to "all communities," who do you think they have in mind?
Do you think some citizens may be overly cynical if they are asking if this is an invitation to illegal aliens to come schmooze with Costa Mesa cops, and are these citizens out of line if they wonder if they are paying the cops to attend these PR events (there are several around the city), and maybe even paying overtime?
And, given the power struggle that is going on in this city, might some suspect that these PR events are being used by lefties and some cops to try to gain support against the legal citizens of this city and the City Council?
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CITY COUNCIL IN FLORIDA CITY SO FED UP WITH THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY ELIMINATE THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT
City Councils are elected to serve the citizens of a city, not the employees. Got that Ms. Leece?
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MORE AND MORE COSTA MESANS ARE SAYING THAT COSTA MESA SHOULD HIRE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO POLICE COSTA MESA
Folks, we're hearing more and more ordinary citizens of Costa Mesa saying that while we have many good cops in the CMPD, the department's prevailing internal culture may be so far into the us vs. them column that it's time to have the Sheriff take over the policing of our city.
That's what happened up in Compton. The City Council disbanded the police department and contracted with the Sheriff.
We're now seeing similar calls from citizens of Fullerton who are saying that city should disband its police department and hire the Sheriff to police the city. These calls in Fullerton are getting louder and louder as more information about the Kelly Thomas beating death and alleged coverups in the Fullerton Police Department come to light (see The Return Of The Informant, below ).
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THE RETURN OF THE INFORMANT# # #
This is Jason Chamness, the President of the Costa Mesa Police Officer's AssociationIn the inaugural issue of The Briefing, Mr. Chamness (who doesn't live in Costa Mesa) writes that his association "has been dedicated to partnering with you...in order to create an atmosphere of safety and security for all of our families."
Our families? Our families live in Costa Mesa.
Because Mr. Chamness is one of the 82% of Costa Mesa's City employees who don't live in Costa Mesa, he can't vote here.
Folks, police officers are City employees. They are not elected. They do not run this city. We have an elected City Council that represents us.
But, you know what's really happening in Costa Mesa.
There is a power struggle raging in this city.
The power struggle is between the citizens of Costa Mesa and their elected representatives on one side and some out of town City employees, their various unions and some big government local lefties on the other side.
Some City employees want to control Costa Mesa. It's a profitable thing to do. If you elect your pals to the City Council you can easily have them increase salaries and benefits for you.
If you don't see this power struggle and if you can't see PR attempts by some employees as a way to go around the City Council and endear themselves to citizens prior to the next election, then you should start paying more attention.
It is the citizens of Costa Mesa who are the bosses. We run this city. We do it by electing people to the City Council who will help the City improve and be the place where we want to live and raise our families.
Out of town employees should not be involved in our local politics.
The election of 2012 has already begun, and you're going to see more stories planted in the local papers about City employees rescuing cats from trees, finding lost dogs, helping "our kids," and similar things.
Don't be fooled. When you see puff pieces in the paper, they're usually planted there by PR people who feed the stories to any reporters who will play ball.
It is the four good Councilmembers who are on your side and who are trying to improve Costa Mesa and get you the most bang for your tax buck.
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Those are our opinions. Thanks for reading them.
Trust me when I say that a LOT of Costa Mesa residents would like to unceremoniously dump our present police department like other cities are doing, or have done.
ReplyDeleteWe are getting real tired of the tail trying to wag the dog! Our current crop of cops seek to intimidate the victims of crime and mollycoddle the criminals. That isn't going over so well either.
Just want you to know that I do not always agree with you but really appreciate the focus you have on bad cops. Most cops are good - just want to catch the bad guys and go home safely. But when they make a mistake, they need to be called on it, just like any other public servant.
ReplyDeleteMy father was a cop for many years. His take on cops was that 50% of them were good and 50% were bad.
ReplyDeleteIn the Fullerton case, a mix of bad cops arrived on the scene looking for a little fun at the expense of the public.
They were probably trying to get even for layoffs in their department. CM cops are apt to do the same thing if they aren't watched.