Former LAPD Officer's Manifesto & Shooting

[IanEye]

Thanks for that, StillRobertPaulsen. A hell of a good interview (beginning at 36:17; I'd like to see the rest later), confirming many of my suspicions concerning this case.

Yes, Ruppert's thoughts on the Dorner case were interesting.

I would like to see a conversation between Ruppert and James Ellroy (Ruppert seems to be an Ellroy fan).

[mentalgongfu2]

Deputies Say Racist Gang Wields Power at Top of L.A. Sheriff's Dept.

LOS ANGELES (CN) - White racist gangs operate at the highest levels of Los Angeles County's Sheriff's Department, threatened the lives of deputies who exposed it and branded them as "race traitors" and "snitches," two deputies claim in court.
Deputies Michael Rathbun and James Sexton sued Los Angeles County, Sheriff Leroy Baca, Undersheriff Paul Tanaka, Lt. Greg Thompson and "Detective Perkins," in Federal Court.
They seek damages for retaliation, constitutional violations, malicious prosecution, conspiracy, harassment and other charges.
The 39-page complaint makes alarming allegations, including that the Sheriff's Department hid an inmate from the FBI, that Thompson and Tanaka covered up an incident involving a skinhead deputy, and that Sheriff Baca blew off the threats to his deputies and was indifferent to the corruption.
Rathbun and Sexton claim they worked in an intelligence unit known as Operation Safe Jails (OSJ), using jail informants to help prevent gang violence and crime in America's largest local jail system.
Though Lt. Thompson and Undersheriff Tanaka oversaw the intelligence unit, they are members of a racist cop gang, the Vikings, according to the complaint.
"On or about August 2011, Lt. Thompson ordered Rathbun, Sexton, and other members of OSJ to transfer and hide a specific inmate, 'Anthony Brown.' Rathbun and Sexton learned that the inmate was being hidden from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On information and belief, the order to hide Anthony Brown came from Sheriff Baca and Undersheriff Tanaka in an effort to obstruct a federal
investigation," the complaint states.
Anthony Brown is an FBI informant who reported on abuse in county jails, the Los Angeles Times reported in August 2012.
In a subhead to the Aug. 27 story, the Times wrote: "Anthony Brown, the FBI informant who reported on abuse within L.A. County jails, is serving 423 years to life for armed robbery and has a history of making unfounded allegations about police."
In their complaint, Rathbun and Sexton claim: "Increasingly, Thompson ordered OSJ to engage in activities meant to 'keep the FBI out of the jails.' In fact, discussions were held about wiring interview rooms when FBI agents or informants were present. On information and belief, Thompson was carrying out the directives of Sheriff Baca and Undersheriff Tanaka."
Rathbun says he was "stunned" by what happened next: "On or about February 2012, an informant told Rathbun and Sexton that Deputy Joseph Britton, who was assigned to Men's Central Jail, was engaged in illegal behavior in association with a powerful white gang member (while on duty and using his powers as a law enforcement official), who was in charge of illicit activity at MCJ. Rathbun and Sexton provided a confidential intelligence memorandum to Lt. Thompson. Moreover, Rathbun had the powerful white gang member moved to high-powered housing," the complaint states.

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http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/04/26/57064.htm

[Simulist]

Absolutely, positively WONDERFUL to see you, Mentalgongfu2.

[Simulist]

Great to see you, Mentalgongfu2.

[Simulist]

Well. I'd thought I had edited-down my breathless exuberance in the first post, but instead wound up posting a similar sentiment twice.

Being human means blushing sometimes.

[mentalgongfu2]

Thanks Simulist. It's nice to be missed. Can't promise I'll be popping my head up all that frequently as my Internet access is pretty limited right now, but it's good to see you (and other familiar names and avatars) are still around fighting the good fight.

[FourthBase]

Holy fuck!

- Want to know now exactly what Brown's "unfounded allegations" are.
- Is this Baca guy the same guy who's cozy with the Co$...can't be, right?
- See, Mr. Dorner, THIS is how you expose the truth, rather than spoil it.
- Holy fuck!!! A network of extreme white racists, operating at the top!
- ...exposed!!!!!!

@ mentalgongfu2

@ Rathbun and Sexton

EDIT: Yep, same Baca! Wow.

[elfismiles]

Before I post what I came here for ... just noticed this bit from Ruppert, so:

One For Our Homie

While all these events were unfolding (seems like years ago now), I kept wondering, "What does Mike Ruppert think of all this?" With his whole colorful history with the LAPD and being forced to quit in 1978, I was hoping he would weigh in with some insight on the Chris Dorner story. While he definitely opposed the killings Dorner committed, he understands him, believes the LAPD did Dorner wrong.



The whole interview is great, but if you want to skip to the Dorner info, click at 36:17.

[elfismiles]

... another bit from HSDL:

Lessons from a Violent Actor: Multimedia Police Review of the Christopher Dorner Incident Provides In-depth Analysis


Posted By: cpenley | May 14, 2014 | Views: 220

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For nine days in February 2013, Southern California law enforcement was at the height of security alert in response to events initiated by former Los Angeles Police Department officer Christopher Dorner's manifesto-fueled rampage, in which he targeted civilians and law enforcement alike. The incident left four dead and several wounded and crossed multiple counties involving law enforcement from multiple jurisdictions. The incident distinguished itself from other similarly critical incidents in the speed and focus of the escalation of the attacks, the varied geography (city to mountain) and environmental challenges (blizzard), and the overwhelming media coverage (news and social media).

Over a year later, this week the Police Foundation released an in-depth analysis of the incident in which the review team identified a number of deficiencies that must be addressed in order to support future incidents involving multiple first-responder agencies. In the report, Police Under Attack: A Police Foundation Review of the Christopher Dorner Incident, the analysis team provides a highly-interactive platform that includes a map of the event, a summary of lessons learned, and related media. The depth of the information in the report illustrates the level of interaction in both the law enforcement and media groups.

Among the key findings of the report:
•The LAPD was challenged by the effort to protect dozens of threatened officers and families who resided outside of city limits, revealing that the LAPD has become a regional agency extending beyond the city.
•Communication problems posed a potential danger to first responders during the manhunt, with officers following the dangerous suspect with nothing more than cell phones to communicate.
•Command and control problems resulted in hundreds of officers converging on the scene of an active shooting, most of whom did not have a plan to integrate with the existing on-scene command structure.
•Officers received information from the television or internet, leaving departments behind in the decision-making process.
•A regional command center helped organize and streamline the manhunt's thousands of tips, but the command center had little jurisdiction over the actual response by the police forces.
•Social media imposed a distraction to how police viewed the case, and sapped hundreds of manhours.

Contributing to the analysis was Rick Braziel, a graduate of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security's MA program in security studies and author of Cop Talk: Essential Communication Skills for Community Policing.

https://www.hsdl.org/blog/newpost/view/ ... r-incident

Police Under Attack: A Police Foundation Review of the Christopher Dorner Incident
http://incidentreviews.org/#1