In a statement, Steve Johnson, the president of the Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association, vehemently disagreed with release of personnel information which he described as “stolen,” even though they were court records, and said that it would endanger deputies, families and peace officers who serve the community.
We’ll be murdered if the public finds out about our misbehavior!
On one exhibit, state prosecutors left public the department identification numbers corresponding to Deputy Does 7, 8 and 9. On another, they left public a connected civil case number. In at least four cases, handwritten margin notes and signatures made it possible to match redacted exhibits to the public versions of the same documents already in L.A. Superior Court records.
It almost feels like someone on the inside strategically left hints for this to be uncovered, but it’s probably just incompetence.
Sure seems like cops are able to get their jobs back in a lot of instances. That wouldn’t work with my employer. Kinda feels out of balance, like they aren’t truly accountable, dontcha think?