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Fire Walk With Me

(38,893 posts) Thu Nov 1, 2012, 01:30 PM Nov 2012

LAPD hid key details in use of force (shot hancuffed man while he was face-down)

Link to the story via PDJane (thanks):

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lapd-shooting-20121031,0,4905996.story

Links to a scan of today's LA Times front page.

http://ow.ly/i/15ac9/original

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LAPD hid key details in use of force (shot hancuffed man while he was face-down) (Original Post) Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 OP

It's there: PDJane Nov 2012 #1

Thank you! Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #2

Check out the poll from the site! KansDem Nov 2012 #3

PDJane

(10,103 posts)

1. It's there:

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Thu Nov 1, 2012, 01:34 PM

Nov 2012

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lapd-shooting-20121031,0,4905996.story

And it's disgusting. Are we a police state yet, mommy?

Fire Walk With Me

(38,893 posts)

2. Thank you!

Reply to PDJane (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 1, 2012, 01:37 PM

Nov 2012

KansDem

(28,498 posts)

3. Check out the poll from the site!

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Thu Nov 1, 2012, 01:42 PM

Nov 2012

Does the public have a right to promptly know the details about use-of-force incidents?
Yes: 81%
No: 19%

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