Los Angeles, CA. The failure of local law enforcement agencies to gather, monitor and retain intelligence on subversive groups linked to terrorists has created a dangerous climate. According to gang specialist and retired Sergeant Richard Valdemar, a 33 year veteran of the L. A. County Sheriff's Department most law enforcement agencies routinely destroy intelligence records on subversive groups fearing lawsuits filed by Civil Libertarians. This is happening at a time when criminal gang members and terrorists have already united in an attempt to bomb a local Synagogue.
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Summary of Part 1 & 2 of the Valdemar interview:
- Young people have positive vs negative reactions to police tactics
- Sheriff's OSS gang program successfully dismantled gangs, elected officials destroyed the program.
- Sheriffs Department now sending in teams to put out gang fires
- Criminal illegal aliens are exporting gangs to other countries, smuggling drugs and humans
- Criminal illegal aliens are producing false documents enabling re-entry to the U.S.
- Gangs are joining the military, gang graffiti has been found on buildings in Iraq
- Military is teaching gang members new skills that are used on the streets of the U.S.
- Police intelligence gathering failure is caused by administration fear of lawsuits by civil libertarians.
- Local law enforcement no longer has undercover operations of subversive groups
- Three Strikes law does not apply to criminal illegal aliens.
- Gang graffiti in airline cargo holds is an invitation for terrorist bombs
- Need to return to monitoring subversive groups and gang dismantling programs.
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Richard McPherson Laguna Niguel, Ca
Posted: 04:17 pm [PST] on March 04 2008
They need Mitopia...see www.downrangeg2.com
R.Blue SGV,CA
Posted: 07:46 pm [PST] on December 10 2007
Unfortunatly the old standard motto, (To Serve and Protect),no longer applies to our locol police officers. As most things in this day and age have gone, so too has law enforcement. By this I mean that it has become a major industry in this country fueled by billions of dollars and corporate, political, weapons industeries, and special interest groups. We have become sheep, blind sheep!!, lead this way and that by the above mentioned as they play to our fears. Doesn't any one feel its odd that the military is currently equipping itself with a barrage of "NON-LEATHAL" weaponry? Just whom might you suppose are these to be used on....Iran? N. Korea? Maybe pulse weapons, lasors, and microwave bursts are a new generation of gear for special forces troops to hold back waves of Chinesse troops. This may seem off the mark to most, but as we actually intertain the notion that "homie out in the ally counting change for his next fix is an Al-Quida operative", thanks to a never ending rhetoric of why we must give up our constitutional rights or suffer the acts born in the twisted minds of those following this selfserving interpitation of Islam. Bull#%^*!:
Trisha Bend, Or
Posted: 12:40 pm [PST] on June 13 2007
I think it's high time as a nation that we untie the hands of our law inforcement agencies and let them do whatever is necessary to eliminate subversives, terrorists and gang members without fear of civil suits or this ridiculous "politically correct" mindset and rulings of the bleeding heart liberals.....deport every single illegal alien, seal the borders, eliminate the law that makes a newborn of an alien a citizen, revoke the status of and deport any and every legal alien that commits any crime in the USA, and totally stop using any public funds anywhere to aid illegal aliens in any way shape or form, heavily fine business's that employ illegals and pass a law that English and only English is our national language.
I'm sure many other areas need to be addressed but this is good for starters. Also I believe our law enforcement agencies are desperately underfunded...how ridiculous is it that our law makers make 6 digit incomes (not to mention the graf that most rake in under the table)....when our boys in blue who put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe and preserve our way of life make only a very small fraction of that. Without employing these measures and others I think any efforts will ultimately be an effort in bloodied futility.
Jeff Craig Bullhead City Arizona
Posted: 02:46 pm [PST] on May 19 2007
I love Richard he is the coolest guy in the world! He knows what he's talking about...
Lennox 30G3 circa 86 Los Angeles
Posted: 08:26 pm [PST] on March 23 2007
When the focus of gang cops became arrest rather than conviction, we were in trouble.When a stat became the driving force, we lost a lot of intel.Street gangs are organized crime criminal enterprises and need to be investigated as such. When prevention and intervention take the headlines away from enforcement,priorities suffer.When executives are pleased by the number of guns taken off streets without asking about convictions or even filings, we set the stage for failure. This really isn't magic. All it takes are informants, dedicated investigators, support from executives for resources and most of all, leadership at the sergeant level. The sergeant of a gang team will make or break the success of an entire unit.
Jerry Boyd Oregon (ex LASD)
Posted: 10:00 am [PST] on February 15 2007
With open borders contributing to a growing gang problem and with, unfortunately, top law enforcement officials being afraid to take on gangs because of political concerns, we are in for huge problems. We missed our chance years ago to really deal with the gang problem in LA and today there is no "official" support for anti gang efforts.
Jerry Boyd
Chief of Police..retired
Bobbie McLaughlin Myrtle Beach, SC
Posted: 02:45 am [PST] on February 12 2007
It seems that Local and Federal Governemnts don't reallly care about anyone's safety anymore. There is just not enough being done to discourage Gang activity and we see it spreading to more rural areas. Look at MS-13, the most terrible Gang in history. They seem to be everywhere and no one can stop them. What can we as Citizens do when our our Government does nothing.
Angela Elk Grove, CA
Posted: 08:14 pm [PST] on February 11 2007
Just as the FBI dealt with the mafia and organized crime in the 30s, 40s and 50s, it's time for them to step up and defeat criminal gangs, everywhere.
susie d. meekins watts
Posted: 08:43 pm [PST] on September 17 2006
we need people like rich to come
and speak to gang members
ScottyDog Los Angeles
Posted: 07:41 am [PST] on August 28 2006
We are being invaded from Mexico and the Los Angeles Politicians are aiding and abetting the take over from Mexico.
Maywood, CA is almost 100% Illegal and is being run by the Mexican Maffia.
On 8-27-2006 they raised the Mexican Flag over city hall.
http://www.immigrationwatchdog.com/?p=1796