LAPD Chief Bratton on Controversial Issues: Watch Internet Video News Preview

Los Angeles, CA. In an eight-minute Internet video preview of a Full Disclosure Network™ interview LAPD Chief William Bratton covers controversial issues and reveals his surprising predictions. This free video is available for viewing “On Demand” 24/7 at the URL http://www.fulldisclosure.net/flash/450-1_Bratton_preview.php¨ as a public service of the Full Disclosure Network™.

In this no-holds-barred interview conducted by Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton, Chief Bratton provides his perspective on the following controversial issues:

• The future of the costly Federal Consent Decree
• Special Order 40: Prohibits LAPD officers asking anyone if they are here legally
• Politicizing of the LAPD and politics of the budget process.
• New York versus L.A. on “homeless” issues and “dumping” homeless on skid row
• Police pursuits, officer-involved shootings
• Police Commission vs “Use of Force Board” on the Devon Brown shooting
• Issuing Concealed Weapon Permits (CCWs) to individuals

Chief Bratton told Full Disclosure ™ even though after five years the Federal Consent Decree was supposed to go away, much of the mandated operations would become a permanent part of the department’s operations. Four years ago he predicted the cost of the Federal Consent Decree would be in the hundreds of millions of dollars for a five year period. Now, he says that it should be looked at as an “investment” as much of it will remain in place, even after the Federal Judge finds the Department in compliance.

In this two-part Full Disclosure Network™ interview Bratton was asked about the decision of the Police Commission to overrule his recommendation on the Devon Brown shooting where they found the shooting to be “out of policy” and the department “Use of Force Board” found it to be “in policy”. Bratton explained the Police Commissioners, who sit in judgment on officer involved shootings and “use of force” incidents, are not required to have knowledge or experience in police operations, but that they made a “good faith” effort in this case.

The full one hour Bratton interview, will appear on 43 cable systems over the next six months. The eight-minute preview will be available on the Internet, indefinitely on the http://www.fulldisclosure.net/ website.

Since 1992 the Full Disclosure Network™ cable television programs have focused on law enforcement policy at the local, state and nation level. All LAPD Chiefs from Ed Davis to Chief Bratton have appeared on the program as well as most of the former U. S. Attorneys General, Special and Independent Presidential Prosecutors . In 2002 a Special Series featuring Los Angeles officials, entitled “ L.A.’s War Against Terrorism” received a local Emmy Award for public affairs/informational programming from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

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SHERIFF DEBATES LAPD SPECIAL ORDER 40 ON IMMIGRATION LAW

Los Angeles, CA. January 27, 2006 --Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona, former LAPD Chief Daryl Gates and LA Police Commission Presidents Edith Perez and Rick Caruso are featured in a "free" eight minute video blog the LAPD Special Order 40 which prohibits local law enforcement officers from enforcing U. S. immigration law. This eight minute presentation is available on the URL: http://www.fulldisclosure.net/flash/VideoBlogs/VideoBlog10.php "on Demand" 24/7 as a public service.

This fast moving debate LAPD Chief Daryl Gates (ret) explains why he enacted the Special Order 40 policy in 1979 and two former Presidents of the Los Angeles Police Commission, Edith Perez and Rick Caruso describe the reasoning behind the "don't ask, don't tell, don't arrest" policy which started in Los Angeles and has spread to many major cities throughout the United States.

Other contributing factors behind the controversial policy cited were lack of resources to enforce U.S. immigration laws and fear that illegal immigrants may not report crimes or serve as witnesses if police officers are enforcing immigration laws.

Sheriff Mike Carona describes his plans to enact a new program in Orange County to cross-train, and cross-deputize his Deputies so they can enforce U. S. immigration laws. He says this program will allow the Deaprtment to have access to the Federal criminal data base with the expectation they will arrest and prosecute criminal illegal aliens who return to the U. S. after deportation.

Video clips for this blog were selected from a series of Full Disclosure™ programs hosted by Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton on the issue of Immigration Policy over the last ten years. The programs were originally featured on 40 cable systems and video streamed from http://www.fulldisclosure.net/ worldwide on the Internet where cable channels are listed by community and air times.