RON KAYE REFLECTS ON THE RICHARD I. FINE CASE: Where Has Los Angeles Politics and Justice Gone Wrong?

Los Angeles, CA Full Disclosure Network® presents a unique television interview with Ron Kaye, former Los Angeles Daily News Editor (1984-2008) as a part of an on-going cable TV series covering the criminal persecution of attorney Richard I. Fine who has been in solitary “coercive confinement” in the Los Angeles County since March 4, 2009.

Full Disclosure Network’s® nine minute video preview of the one hour interview with Ron Kaye is featured here. The complete interview is to be released soon on cable TV stations in major cities across the nation, and online. In this interview Ron Kaye shares his observations regarding the treatment of Richard Fine and the political circumstances in City and County of Los Angeles that have fostered abuse of the justice system and individual civil rights.

A veteran newsman and long time editor Ron Kaye has become a community activist and organizer, helping to found the Saving LA Project. He also writes on Los Angeles issues on his own Blog http://www.RonKayeLA.com/. He is a frequent speaker at community groups on the need to get informed and involved in the effort to make L A a city of great schools and neighborhoods, a city with a healthy business climate and good jobs, a city where the people are respected and have a seat at the table of power. His website http://www.OurLa.org/ is a clearinghouse for community activist journalists to share information and promote government accountability.

DVDS OF RON KAYE SERIES AVAILABLE HERE

Gang Culture Evolves: To Organized Crime as Police Report Crime Down: Video Series Preview (11 min)

Los Angeles, CA As a part of an on-going series on Gangs and Gang Crimes , the Full Disclosure Network® presents an exclusive 11 min preview of Part 6 and 7 featuring retired 33 year veteran LAPD Lieutenant Gary Nanson, who was in charge of gang operations for the LAPD in the San Fernando Valley.

CRIME STATS INACCURATE:
Lt. Nanson describes how the gang problem has exploded, out of control, over the past three decades, while police officials have continued to report that crimes are down. By using inaccurate statistics and ignoring the gang evolution into major organized narcotic trafficking the culture of gangs has moved into white collar crime.

POLICE SEARCHING IN WRONG PLACES:
In the one hour interview Nanson details how gang members are removing tattoos, driving middle class sedans and dressing “like us” while perpetrating white collar crimes such as:

• Identity Theft
• Business Extortion
• Medical Fraud
• Credit Card Fraud
• Counterfeit DVDs, designer fashions

GANGS ARE NOW A CULTURE. INSTITUTIONALIZED:
The culture of gangs includes the following mainstream-like traditions that are passed on for generations:

• Gang Language
• Rap Music
• Gang Movies
• Gang Fashion Clothing
• Gang Signs

U S EXPORTING GANG CULTURE:
Lt. Nanson relates how the gang lifestyle has exploded and imported throughout the United States to other countries.

The two half-hour segments with Lt. Nanson will also be featured on over 40 cable television systems in California, Washington D.C., Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Arizona and more.

Copies of the DVDs of the entire gang series are available for purchase from the Full Disclosure Network “buy our programs” link at the top of the home page.

“Deport Ilegal Gang Criminals”……. L.A. Councilman Zine

Los Angeles, CA The Full Disclosure Network® presents a six minute video preview of a new two-part series covering the growing controversy over violent crimes committed by illegal alien gangs in Los Angeles.

The controversy was sparked when an 18th Street gang member shot and killed 17 year old Jamiel Shaw, II, a popular L.A High school football star, just three doors from his home. The alleged killer, Pedro Espinosa, had been released from L.A. County jail 24 hours earlier after serving four months on assault and weapons charges and was in the country illegally.

In the series both Los Angeles Councilman Dennis Zine and family Jamiel Shaw, II, the murder victim, describe their proposals to revise LAPD’s Special Order 40 in order to expedite the deportation of criminal alien gang members.

COUNCIL DISPUTE: Council Chair of the Public Safety Committee Jack Weiss claims in a statement issued by is office on June 24th, that LAPD Chief Bratton must issue a report before he can schedule hearings on Zine's Motion, a claim that is disputed by Zine in a statement issued June 24th.

GANGS, EXTORTION & DEPORTATIONS: Councilman Zine points to many issues of concern about the current LAPD policies and practices saying:“I want to know why the LAPD is working with ten ICE agents in the Valley, deporting violent gang members, but not doing this in other parts of the city?”.

Also included in the series are video clips featuring law enforcement and civilian police officials describing their position on Special Order 4 video and the history of Special Order 40:
Featured Guests:

1. Councilman Dennis Zine, LAPD Retired and currently Reserve Officer
2. U.S. Army Sgt. Anita Shaw, mother of murder victim
3. Jamiel Shaw, Sr: father of murder victim
4. Steve Ipsen, Pres. Association of Deputy District Attorneys
5. LAPD Chief William Bratton
6. LAPD Chief Daryl Gates (ret)
7. Edith Perez (1998), Pres. LA Police Commission
8. Rick Caruso (2002) Pres. LA Police Commission
9. David Cunningham, III, (2004) Pres. LA Police Commission

This two part series is to be featured on 45 cable systems and is available on DVD from the web site at www.fulldisclosure.net. A preview of the program is also featured on YouTube

IS L. A. SOFT ON CRIMINAL ALIEN GANGS? Internet Preview (10 min) on Jamiel's Law & the Shaw Family

Los Angeles, CA On March 8, 2008 an 18th Street gang member shot and killed 17 year old Jamiel Shaw, II, a popular high school football star just three doors from his home. The news that the accused killer, Pedro Espinosa, was an illegal alien who had been released from L. A. County jail, after serving only four months on assault and weapons charges, outraged the Shaw family and sent shock waves throughout the community.

WATCH ON L.A. CABLE CHANNEL 36
Or live on Internet at www.la36.org/
Sunday, June 15th 8-9 p.m. (Part 1 & 2)
Monday, June 16th 4-5 p.m. (Part 1 & 2)
Check here for other cable channels & airtimes

In a Full Disclosure Network® special series, Jamiel Shaw, Sr. and U.S. Army Sgt. Anita Shaw, parents of the murder victim, describe the circumstances of the cold blooded shooting in their neighborhood. Watch preview here They also reveal the unusual and unexpected reactions from elected officials and law enforcement following their endorsement of a new law (Jamiel’s Law) to change the lenient city policy that prohibits police officers from enforcing immigration law or verifying immigration status of gang members.

Some of the developments described by the Shaws are:

• The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office pressured the Shaw’s to stop criticizing the City’s controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” immigration policy known as LAPD’s Special Order 40.
• Los Angeles City Council members attempted to silence Shaw family members from speaking before the Council and urged them to drop their opposition to Special Order 40.
• Deputy District Attorney Michele Hanisee informed the Shaws that the D.A.’s office was prepared to claim the murder was gang related and in order to do so the D.A. would contend that their son was a gang member.
• The Shaws detail their outrage regarding the Deputy District Attorney’s stated intentions to tarnish their popular son’s reputation. They cite the facts that their son had no gang affiliations, no police records whatsoever and to the contrary was praised as role model by teachers and all who knew him.

This two part series is to be featured on 45 cable systems and is available on DVD from the web site at www.fulldisclosure.net/. A preview of the program is also featured on the YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/FullDisclosureNetwrk.

Sheriff Mike Carona Speaks Out: On Leave of Absence (Internet video 3 min)

Orange County, CA. (Nov. 9, 2007) Mike Carona , the embattled Sheriff reveals why he will not resign from office and the circumstances that brought about his decision to take a sixty day a leave of absence in a two-part Full Disclosure Network® program. A three (3) minute video clip preview of Carona’s remarks is available online as a public service of the Full Disclosure Network®. Click here to view the video.

The interview, conducted by Leslie Dutton, took place in the Sheriff’s office on November 8, 2007, just two days following his arraignment in Federal Court. Carona discussed the pressures and forces at play that impacted his decisions.

Although defendants involved in Federal prosecutions are normally advised, not to make public statements, Carona explained why he was willing to talk to Full Disclosure Network®. The entire two-part program featuring Carona’s interview along with commentary from legal and law enforcement experts is to be released to 45 cable systems and on the Internet within the next ten days. Here is a link to the listing of channels and airtimes by community.

Full Disclosure Network® cable and Internet television programs are produced by Emmy Award winning Host Leslie Dutton and Producer T. J. Johnston and billed as “the news behind the news” for the past fifteen years. The programs feature local, state and national law enforcement officials, civic leaders, experts and activists to provide information on critical issues that often to do not get covered, in-depth, on commercial television.

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Sheriffs Carona & Baca On Guns & Badges for Donors: Video News Blog (8 min)

Los Angeles, CA. Orange County Mike Carona and Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy Baca explain their policies on giving guns and badges to poltical donors in an eight minute (8) Full Disclosure Network® video news blog that is being re-released on Saturday, November 3, 2007 on the website. You can view the debate FREE by clicking on this link

• Both Carona and Baca describe political donations made to their campaigns by Reserve Deputies, Under Sheriffs and personnel in their Departments. The Moderator for the debate is Emmy Award winning host Full Disclosure Network® Leslie Dutton. The video clips compiled are from previous full-length interviews with the Sheriffs.
• Mike Carona explains why he issues a gun and badge to ordinary citizens and his policy on accepting political campaign contributions from those very same people.
• Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca describes his policy on accepting campaign contributions from his Under Sheriffs, Deputies and Department personnel.

This video news blog and 50 others are featured on 45 cable television systems and are produced by Host Leslie Dutton and Producer T. J. Johnston. Over the past fifteen years Full Disclosure Network® (FDN) presented "the news behind the news", exploring police policies, politics, corruption and reform, interviewing all the LAPD Chiefs from Ed Davis to William Bratton. In 2000 FDN interviewed all but one former U.S. Attorney General and the Special Prosecutors who have been involved in Presidential investigations. A Cable channel listing by community and air times is available on the website.

Police Reformers Politicized the LAPD: Cable & Internet T.V. Series

The Full Disclosure Network® is featuring a two-part series on the impact of police reformers on the Los Angeles Police Department following the Rodney King riots in 1992. The programs are to be shown on 45 cable systems and the Internet:

L. A. CABLE CHANNEL 36
Oct. 14th Sunday 8-9 p.m.
Oct 15th Monday 4-5 p.m.

Or Click on the links below

Watch Here: PART 1 AND PART 2 (28:30 min ea) Check Other Channels & Airtimes

LAPD Chief William Bratton:

On December 27, 2002 the newly appointed Chief told Full Disclosure® Host Leslie Dutton that Los Angeles is considered a Democratic (Party) stronghold and that is why then Mayor James Hahn had hired a lobbyist to represent the City on matters before the Republican Administration of President George Bush.

LAPD Captain Kenneth Hillman (ret):

In this two-part series Hillman describes a small group of partisan police reformers as Democrats, who transformed the Los Angeles Police Department into the politicized organization that it is today. Hillman said, "they own it" referring to political leaders and the ACLU who now have complete control of the LAPD and are responsible for the direction of the Department. Full Disclosure® interviewed Captain Ken Hillman in April 2005. Having served as a Director of the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) prior to Bratton's appointment he had a first row seat during the selection of Chief Bratton.

Here are a few observations made by Hillman in this two part series:

• LAPD policy changes every time a new Chief is selected, because under City Charter Reform Proposition “F”
• The Mayor now has complete control over removal of the Chief of Police.
• He explains why the Police Union became so powerful following the Rodney King Riots
• Describes the reforms brought on by the Christopher Commission
• Points to the Charter Amendment Proposition “F” in 1992 that changed the Chief's position from a Civil Service postition to a political appointment.
• The police union became powerful out of self-preservation and need to protect officers rights.
• The Mayor who now controls the appointments of Police Commissioners and the Chief.
• The role of the Police Union in electing the Mayor
• The promises the Mayor made to get the Union endorsement
• The 3 day work week (12 hour days) for officers once the Mayor was elected
  

Over the past fifteen years Full Disclosure® programs have been billed as “the news behind the news” and are featured on 45 cable systems and the Internet at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/. The programs are produced by Emmy Award winning Host Leslie Dutton and Producer T. J. Johnston and sponsored by the Citizens Protection Alliance, a non-profit, educational organization.

Since 1992 the Full Disclosure® programs have explored police policies, politics, corruption and reform, interviewing all the LAPD Chiefs from Ed Davis to William Bratton as well as the Southern California County Sheriffs and most U.S. Attorneys General and Special Prosecutors involved in Presidential investigations. In 2002 the program was presented with a public affairs EMMY Award for the series “L. A.’s War Against Terrorism” featuring LAPD Chief Bernard Parks, Sheriff Leroy Baca, LAPPL Director Ken Hillman and Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas.

Media & Bratton Critic Speak Out on LAPD Investigation: Seven (7) minute video preview here

Los Angeles, CA Full Disclosure Network® presents a FREE seven (7) minute Internet video preview of a two part cab;e TV series covering the controversial reappointment of Los Angeles Police Chief Bill Bratton, to a second five year term, amid the ongoing investigation of the “May Day Melee” in Mac Arthur Park. Click here to watch the video.

The Full Disclosure® series features Donald Zachary, Director and Legal Counsel for the Radio and Television News Directors Association (RTNA) and Xavier Hermosillo a former TV and Radio personality who serves as an LAPD Disciplinary Hearing Officer. The series is hosted by Leslie Dutton.
Here are some of the issues covered in the series and the preview:

• Concerns regarding the process and questionable reappointment of Chief Bratton prior to the release of the May Day Investigation Report.
• The troubling long delay in releasing the LAPD’s Mac Arthur Park Investigation Report on the “May Day Melee”.
• Mistreatment and inordinate control of media personnel during public events.
• Perceived management and system failures within the Department that contributed to damages, physical injuries and city liability.
• Political corruption contributing to LAPD failures

Known as “the news behind the news” Full Disclosure Network® cable television programs are featured on 45 cable systems and the Internet. Sponsored by the Citizens Protection Alliance since 1992, the programs are produced by Leslie Dutton and T. J. Johnston. In 2002 the Full Disclosure® special series “L. A.’s War Against Terrorism” was recognized by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a local public affairs Emmy Award for the informational series featuring L.A.P.D. Chief Bernard Parks, Sheriff Leroy Baca, LAPPL Director and LAPD Lt. Ken Hillman and Councilman Mark Ridley Thomas. Channels and airtimes can be found on the website at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/.

Tonight on Cable TV: L.A.'s Jails....Who's Watching The Jailers?

SHERIFF LEROY BACA & THE ACLU? MIKE GENNACO OR MERRICK BOBB ?

Los Angeles, CA, On CABLE TV TONIGHT & MONDAY, a two-partFull Disclosure Network® special series features representatives from Police Monitoring organizations describing current jail overcrowding and what they do and how they do it to keep the L. A. County Sheriff Leroy Baca and his Department on the straight and narrow.

WATCH THESE EXCLUSIVE SHOWS TONIGHT & MONDAY ON:
L.A. Cable Channel 36
Sunday, Sept, 30th 8-9 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 1st 4-5 p.m.

OTHER CABLE CHANNELS AND AIR TIMES ARE LISTED HERE

Not on Los Angeles Cable? To view video previews here, click on these links:
Part 1 and Part 2

Featured in this two-part series are:

• Sheriff Leroy Baca
• Mark Rosenbaum, ACLU’s Legal Director
• Mary Tiedeman ACLU Jail Project Director
• Captain Tim Cornell, LASD Inmate Reception Center
• Mike Gennaco, Chief Attorney LASD Office of Independent Review
• Merrick Bobb, Pres. Police Assessment Resource Center (PARC)

Highlights from the two programs are:

• Explicit details of the numerous problems encountered by both the ACLU monitors and the L.A. County Sheriffs Department are provided in depth.
• Inmate Riots On Video: jail disturbances on video are featured in the FDN preview and series, to demonstrate the circumstances that exist from time to time and explanations for the cause are provided.
• Three Civilian Monitors for the Sheriff: The Board of Supervisors already was contracting with Merrick Bobb of PARC, who describes his goal to make law enforcement “effective”.
• IG Mike Gennaco explains how and why the Sheriff formed the Office of Independent Review with funding from L. A. County Board of Supervisors
• Roy Burns, former head of ALADS comments on the impact of policies developed by the monitors.

Billed as "the news behind the news" the Full Disclosure Network® is an independent, educational, public affairs cable program sponsored by the Citizens Protection Alliance. Produced by host Leslie Dutton and T.J. Johnston the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presented FDN with a 2001 Emmy Award for the public affairs series entitled "L.A.'s War Against Terrorism". Channels and airtimes. For the past fifteen years FDN has covered critical public policy issues, in-depth, that are often ignored by the mainstream media.

Sunday On Cable TV: LAPD Chief Bratton on Guns, Shootings, Homeless & Police Policy (Internet Video Preview 8 min)

Los Angeles, CA. September 1, 2007 The Full Disclosure Network® is re-releasing a two-part hour-long interview with LAPD Chief William Bratton, covering controversial issues and providing surprising predictions to be featured on:

L.A. Cable Channel 36
Sunday, September 2nd 8-9 p.m.
Monday, September 3rd, 4-5 p.m.

A free eight minute video preview is available for viewing "On Demand" 24/7 (click here to watch) this public service of the Full Disclosure Network®. In addition the Bratton interview is being featured on 45 other cable systems. The no-holds-barred interview is conducted by Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton and reveals his most candid and remarkable response to troublesome issues that have been plaguing the LAPD for years. Here are just a few short quotes from Chief Bratton:

• Homeless Policy in L.A. :............ "It's a national disgrace"
• Ongoing Federal Consent Decree Costs: ........."Nobody really knows"
• Special Order 40: .........."LAPD officers cannot ask people if they are here legally "
• Politicizing the LAPD: "If the Mayor says we are to meet (certain) demands, is that politics?"
• Police Commission overruling the Department on Devon Brown shooting: ...... "So be it"
• Is Police Commission process on Officer involved shootings fair?: ..... "It is what it is".
• Does he worry about officer morale when shootings are determined out-of policy? ..... "No I don't"
• Issuing Concealed Weapon Permits (CCWs):...... "I am a strong gun control advocate"

Chief Bratton told Full Disclosure® even though after five years the Federal Consent Decree was supposed to go away if the LAPD was in compliance, much of the mandated operations would become a permanent part of the department's operations. Four years ago, on Full Disclosure® he predicted the cost of the Federal Consent Decree could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars for a five year period. In this new interview he says that it should be looked upon as an investment.

The Chief also comments on qualifications of the (Mayor appointed) Police Commissioners who have the power to overrule his recommendations, such as on the Devon Brown shooting and when the Department's "Use of Force Board" found it to be "in policy". Bratton explained that 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, that they make a good faith decision.

Since 1992 many of the Full Disclosure Network® cable television programs have focused on law enforcement policy at the local, state and national level. All LAPD Chiefs from Ed Davis to Chief Bratton have appeared on the program. Other law enforcement officials featured include L.A. County District Attorneys Steve Cooley and Gil Garcetti, L. A. County and Orange County Sheriffs and most of the former U. S. Attorneys General, Special and Independent Presidential Prosecutors,

The Full Disclosure® program is produced by Leslie Dutton and T. J. Johnston and sponsored by the Citizens Protection Alliance, a non-profit, educational organization. In 2002 the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presented host Dutton with a local Emmy for the public affairs series featuring Los Angeles law enforcement and city officials, entitled " L.A.'s War Against Terrorism". Channels and airtimes can be found on the website.

Guns & Badges For Sheriff's Donors?: Exclusive Internet Video Debate (8 min)

Los Angeles, CA. Full Disclosure Network ® (FDN) is re-releasing an eight minute Video News Blog featuring L. A . County Sheriff Leroy Baca and Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona. This video news blog showcases each Sheriff's policy on some of the most controversial issues facing elected law enforcement leaders today. The video debate entitled "Guns & Badges for Donors?" and is moderated by Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton and is available 24/7, on demand from the website, as a public service of FDN.

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  Sheriff Mike Carona explains why he issues a gun and badge to ordinary citizens and his policy on accepting political campaign contributions from those very same people


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  Sheriff Lee Baca describes his policy on accepting campaign contributions from his Under Sheriffs, Deputies and Department personnel.


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  WATCH VIDEO AND CAST YOUR VOTE

Video clips used in this blog were selected from a series of full length programs with the Sheriffs. Over the past fifteen years FDN programs have been billed as "the news behind the news" as they have explored police policies, politics, public education, corruption and reform. As an example, other prominent interviews conducted by the Full Disclosure Network ® have included all LAPD Chiefs from Ed Davis to William Bratton, Sheriffs Sherman Block and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. In 1999-2000 interviews included all but one of the former U.S. Attorney Generals (Meese,Thornburgh, Richardson, Kleindienst, Bork, Civiletti) and Special and Independent Prosecutors (Cox, Starr, Walsh, Robert Fiske, Jr.) who were involved in Presidential investigations.

The Full Disclosure® programs are featured on 45 cable television systems and short previews are available FREE on the Internet where cable channels are listed by community and air times on the website.

L. A. District Attorney & Sheriff Politics Kill Gangs, Drugs & Immigration Conference

DISTRICT ATTORNEY STEVE COOLEY
FULL DISCLOSURE® IS SPONSORED BY THE CITIZENS PROTECTION ALLIANCE A NON-PROFIT, EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION

Los Angeles, CA Organizers of the September 5-7th law enforcement training conference on “Gangs, Drugs, & Immigration” scheduled to be held at the Westin Los Angeles Bonaventure Hotel, have announced the event has been cancelled due to political infighting attributed to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. This was to have been the first-ever law enforcement training conference sponsored by citizens for both prosecutors and law enforcement officers.

The scheduled instructors who were to conduct the training are top experts in their field and long-time POST certified instructors, recognized by the California Commission on Police Standards & Training (POST) and representatives from the Orange County District Attorney's Gang Injunction programs and Asian Gang Investigators. In addition, the U. S. Border Patrol was to make a presentation on border violence.

• L.A. D.A. Office Interferes: "We were unable to muster support and cooperation from the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department (LASD) who had pledged to participate in the event,” claims conference organizer T. J. Johnston, Executive Director of the Citizens Protection Alliance. He said the problems started when the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office raised objections to the event.
• Conflict With The L.A. County District Attorney? Johnston said the first indication of dissention came on June 21st when the CPA received an E-mail from Sheriff Leroy Baca’s staff raising the issue of a possible “conflict” with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office and the ADDA, another co-sponsoring organization. “The L. A. County Sheriff's Department (LASD) had pledged to promote the conference via their internal communication system known as ‘JDIC’, but once the L. A. County District Attorney’s conflict surfaced, Sheriff Baca's support quickly evaporated.” Johnston said

L.A.D.A.'s Interference Cited By CPA's Johnston:

• “The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office contacted the California Commission on Police Officer & Training (POST), and in a series of email messages, falsely stated that the conference did not have the support of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and raised concerns about the 'legitimacy' of the seminar,” Johnston said.
• Two District Attorney (automobile fraud) Investigators from the DA’s Commerce Office appeared at the CPA office on Friday, July 5th flashing badges to find out who provided the e-mail list of L A. District Attorneys regarding the sending out of the announcements of the law enforcement training conference. They claimed the taxpayer funded e-mail list was “private”.
• The second week in July Baca’s Chief of Staff verbally notified the CPA that Sheriff Baca was withdrawing all support and participation from the event.
• In addition to the CPA--a non-profit community organization--the four other organizations letters of support and co-sponsorship are listed here: Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, the California District Attorney’s Association and the Deputy District Attorney’s Association

"Even though the Orange County Sheriff and the two District Attorney’s Associations continued their co-sponsorship, LASD’s withdrawal effectively killed the conference by cancelling their support to obtain the POST credentials. Therefore the conference has been cancelled due to the D.A.'s interference and the LASD's unexplained withdrawal of their sponsorship and support." Johnston said. # # # #

Full Disclosure's Hot Topics Featured on L.A. Cable TV Channel 36 (Sunday & Monday)

Los Angeles, CA In a Sunday Cable TV Special on L A Channel 36, the Full Disclosure Network® is featuring a series of short videos (8 min each) on the following Hot Topics tcovering issues the mainstream media ignores: All of these videos were produced for Internet Television but are also distributed to 45 cable systems as well.

Watch The Videos on TV Sunday 8-9 p.m. Monday 4-5 p.m. L.A. Cable Channel 36 or Here on the Internet Links Provided:

Unarmed Robbery?
L.A. Times Vending Machine lures victims with Mayor Sex Scandal Story

"Half Billion Dollar Belmont" Demolition Video
Brand new, never occupied school quietly demolished at Christmas time.

Chief Bratton’s reappointment clouded by investigation
Former Radio TV Reporter & Hearing Officer blasts the Chief

The Notorius Stephen Yagman on the LAPD and the Judiciary
The most controversial Civil Rights Attorney speaks out on “the system”

Civil Rights Attorneys to Monitor Orange County Sheriff/DA?
No riots or police abuse incidents, OC Sheriff Carona questions the proposal

Full Disclosure Network® is billed as “the news behind the news” after each of the video news blogs viewers are invited to participate in a online survey on the topics and to leave their comments and debate the issue. A cable channel guide is listed by community and air times on the website. In 2002 Leslie Dutton, host of the program was recognized by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with a local public affairs Emmy Award for the series entitled “L.A.’s War Against Terrorism” featuring LAPD Chief Bernard Parks, L. A . Sheriff Leroy Baca, LAPD Captain Ken Hillman and L. A. Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas.

PUBLIC PENSIONS AND THE RULE OF LAW

Los Angeles, CA. Is it morally right to rescind public safety pension benefits? And is it immoral for elected officials to ignore the RULE OF LAW where the California Constitution prohibits unlawful “Gifts of Public Funds”? The Full Disclosure Network® presents a thirteen minute video news blog debate on these explosive legal and political issues taking place in Orange County, California. Featured in the video is John Moorlach, Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Sheriff Mike Carona and Mario Mainero, Chief of Staff and legal advisor to Moorlach. The debate is moderated by host Leslie Dutton and featured 24/7, on demand from the Full Disclosure® website. Here are just a few highlights from the Video News Blog:

• Rescind Retroactive Benefits: The Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved John Moorlach’s proposal to start legal proceedings to rescind retroactive pension benefit for Sheriffs Deputies.
• Untruthful Argument: Sheriff Carona says while he is not a lawyer, all the records he has indicate the Sheriffs Deputies and D A Investigators paid into the pension fund along with the county and that the Board of Supervisors was fully aware of the risk assessment and how to pay the full cost and that the points made (by Moorlach) are not truthful.
• Why Just Public Safety Pensions? Moorlach explains that other public employees agreed to have the retroactive pension benefits deducted from their pay checks and he claims that no new debt was incurred by their benefits.
• Pension Benefits Needed: According to Carona to attract good employees in one of the toughest hiring markets 3% at age 50 benefits were needed to recruit top professional law enforcement.
• Not A Recruiting Tool: Moorlach counters saying that if anything the 3% at 50 is only encouraging deputies to retire and go double dip in another public agency.

REBUTTALS ENCOURAGED: Viewers are invited to participate by posting their comments in the section below on the video page. Known as “the news behind the news” Full Disclosure Network® cable television programs are featured on 43 cable systems and the Internet since 1992. In 2002 the Full Disclosure® special series “L. A.’s War Against Terrorism” was recognized by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a local Emmy Award for a public affairs, informational series. Channels and airtimes can be found on the website at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/Blogs/www.fulldisclosure.net.

CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYERS TO WATCHDOG THE OC SHERIFF & DISTRICT ATTORNEY? Video News Blog (9 min)

Los Angeles, CA. – Is it time for Civil Rights lawyers to start watchdogging the Orange County Sheriff and District Attorney? Sheriff Mike Carona says NO. In a nine minute FULL DISCLOSURE NETWORK® video news blog, Sheriff Mike Carona points out there have been no police beatings or riots in Orange County as there were in L.A.

Appearing in the video with Sheriff Carona are ACLU Jail Project Director Mary Tiedeman, Civilian Police Monitor, Merrick Bobb and Mike Gennaco Chief Attorney of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, Office of Independent Review who all describe what they are doing in Los Angeles.

Sheriff Carona takes on the issue point by point and is adamant that the move to form a Citizen Review Commission in Orange County is totally unnecessary. The FDN video news blog is moderated Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton and available FREE, 24/7, on demand and provided as a public service.

Here are some of the Sheriff Carona's concerns:

• Another layer of bureaucracy. According to Carona, his administration has worked tirelessly to engage citizens in his operation. There are already several civilian organizations currently reviewing his department’s policies and procedures.
• The Orange County Grand Jury: The current Grand Jury is empowered with full legal authority to investigate and bring charges against the Sheriff Department and any officer or employee of that organization.
• Sheriff's Advisory Boards are already providing oversight and input
• OC Human Relations Commission is already in place and could be assigned additional oversight to law enforcement without forming another new agency of lawyers.

Following the video VIEWERS ARE ASKED TO VOTE on the following survey questions:

• Do you think that the move to have more civilian monitoring is a move to give the politicians more control over the sheriff’s department?
• Is this just a political ploy to criticize law enforcement?
• Does your community law enforcement need to be monitored by a citizens review board?

Viewers are also invited to participate in the video news blog discussion by posting comments below the streaming video. Known as “the news behind the news” Full Disclosure Network® cable television programs are featured on 43 cable systems and the Internet since 1992. In 2002 the Full Disclosure® special series “L. A.’s War Against Terrorism” was recognized by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a local Emmy Award for a public affairs, informational series. Channels and air times can be found on the website at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/.

Tonight: Sheriff Baca, Jail Policies & Monitoring Police on Cable TV Channel 36.. Watch Internet Previews Here

Los Angeles, CA, In a two-part cable and Internet television series covering L.A County Sheriff Lee Baca’s policies involving the jail crisis and police monitoring are to be revealed by the Full Disclosure Network® on the L.A. Cable Channel 36, on Sunday July 1st 8-9 p.m. and again on Monday , July 2nd, 4-5 p.m.

Sheriff Baca describes the cause of the current jail overcrowding and the police monitoring organizations describe what they do and how they do it to keep the L. A. County Sheriff’s Department on the straight and narrow path in law enforcement.

Featured in this Part 1 and 2 are:

• Sheriff Leroy Baca
• Mark Rosenbaum, ACLU’s Legal Director
• Mary Tiedeman , ACLU Jail Project Director
• Captain Tim Cornell, LASD Inmate Reception Center
• Mike Gennaco, Chief Attorney LASD Office of Independent Review
• Merrick Bobb, Pres. Police Assessment Resource Center (PARC)
  

Highlights of the two program airing back to back are:

• Explicit details of the numerous problems encountered by both the ACLU monitors and the L.A. County Sheriffs Department are provided in depth.


• Inmate Riots, jail disturbances on video are featured in the FDN preview and series, to demonstrate the circumstances that exist from time to time and explanations for the cause are provided.


• Three Civilian Monitors for the Sheriff: The Board of Supervisors already was contracting with Merrick Bobb of PARC, who describes his goal to make law enforcement “effective”. Mike Gennaco explains how and why the Sheriff formed the Office of Independent Review with funding from the County Supervisors. Roy Burns, former head of ALADS comments on the impact of policies developed by the monitors.

Short previews can be watched here:

• Part 1
• Part 2

Billed as "the news behind the news" the Full Disclosure Network® is an independent, educational, public affairs cable program. In 2002 host Leslie Dutton was presented with a local public affairs Emmy Award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for the series entitled "L.A.'s War Against Terrorism". Channels and airtimes. For the past fifteen years FDN has covered critical public policy issues, in-depth, that are often ignored by the mainstream media.

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WHO'S MONITORING THE POLICE MONITORS? Internet Video Preview (3:30 min)

Los Angeles, CA: Full Disclosure Network® explores the role and purpose of three civilian police monitoring organizations who have been appointed by the Courts and the L.A. County Board of Supervisors to investigate operations of the L. A. County Sheriff’s Department and county jails. An Internet video preview (3 min) of this part-four of the TV series is available FREE, 24/7, on demand, as a public service. The full length episodes are featured on 43 cable systems and will eventually be available 24/7, on demand, to Full Disclosure® subscribers from the website.

The Full Disclosure® series on civilian police monitors consists of interviews with Mike Gennaco, Chief Attorney, LASD Office of Independent Review (OIR), Merrick Bobb, president of the Police Assessment Resource Center (PARC) and Mark Rosenbaum ACLU Legal Director and Mary Tiedeman Director of the “ACLU Jail Project”. Also included are statements from Roy Burns, former president of ALADS the Sheriff Deputies union.

Highlights from this part-four of the series are:

• SHERIFF & BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CREATE “OIR” (Segment #1)
  Prompted by the LAPD Rampart scandal and officer involved shootings, another civilian monitoring operation is created called the LASD Office of Independent Review (OIR) Chief Attorney Mike Gennaco describes his background in the Civil Rights Division of U. S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C. focusing on police misconduct and hate crimes. He describes the activities of the OIR's six staff attorneys who are located within the LASD Internal Affairs Department. He compares the function of the OIR to that of other civilian oversight commissions that are comprised of volunteers.
• THREE CIVILIAN MONITORS FOR THE SHERIFF (Segment #2)
  In addition to the OIR (Mike Gennaco), the Board of Supervisors also contracts with Merrick Bobb (PARC) who describes his goal to make law enforcement “effective”. Mike Gennaco explains that the Board of Supervisors wanted to make certain the Sheriff was doing as good a job as possible and acknowledges there is tension between competing interests regarding the policy. Roy Burns, former head of ALADS describes the impact of the solo foot pursuit ban on the Deputy’s ability to perform their job.
• LAWSUITS vs POLICE TACTICS: WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? Segment #3
  Gennaco is asked if there is a duplication of efforts by civilian monitoring of the Sheriff’s Department. He points out the ACLU has an “intake” function in their jail monitoring that garners them 16,000 inmate complaints per year. When asked if the Sheriffs and Police Departments have been politicized by public pressure, he says the result is for the better. Mark Rosenbaum points his finger at the County Board of Supervisors, as being responsible for the problems, he says the ultimate responsibility is theirs.

Full Disclosure® program is billed as “the news behind the news”. Hosted by Leslie Dutton who was presented with a local public affairs Emmy Award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for the 2001 series "L.A.'s War Against Terrorism".

SHERIFF BACA & THE ACLU….PARTNERS IN JAIL REFORM? (Video Preview 4 min)

Los Angeles, CA: The unique court ordered partnership between the ACLU and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is revealed in a four minute Internet video preview from a special Full Disclosure Network® series of interviews addressing the Los Angeles County jail crisis. Sheriff Leroy Baca describes the cause of the current jail overcrowding, citing the 1975 ACLU lawsuit (Rutherford vs Block). Also featured are ACLU’s Legal Director Mark Rosenbaum, Jail Project Director Mary Tiedeman and LASD Captain Tim Cornell, of the Inmate Reception Center.

In the preview Baca tells FDN host Leslie Dutton that “The jail overcrowded problem, as you may know, stems from court decrees…. we were capped at about 18,000 prisoners, based on this Rutherford decision.” The preview is available FREE to Internet viewers and the entire series is soon to be featured on 43 cable TV systems. Eventually the full length interviews will be available 24/7, on demand, to those who subscribe to the Full Disclosure Network® website program service.

Some of the highlights featuring the ACLU and L.A. County Sheriff’s Department are:

• Captain Tim Cornell describes the LASD partnership with the ACLU, including some of the difficulties encountered when the ACLU monitors distribute complaint forms to inmates who in turn provide false information. He describes the ACLU’s temporary restraining order on jail overcrowding and how it impacted operations and the daily task of moving inmates from jails to courthouses for their hearings.
• Mary Tiedeman, jail project director is asked to describe how the inmates react to the monitoring and relates some of the most common problems associated with the complaints forms they file on behalf of the inmates. She also defines the “partnership” with Sheriff’s Department and her good working relationship with the Sheriffs Deputies who respond quickly to her requests to assist inmates in distress.
• Mark Rosenbaum, ACLU legal director describes the “partnership” with the Sheriffs Department and discusses how he wants to avoid any contempt proceedings against the LASD and that any back-up of operations that may have occurred, due to the ACLU temporary restraining order, should and could have been avoided and why.
• Inmate Riots, jail disturbances on video are featured in the FDN preview and series, to demonstrate the circumstances that exist from time to time and explanations for the cause are provided.
• Explicit details of the numerous problems encountered by both the ACLU monitors and the L.A. County Sheriffs Department are provided in depth.

Billed as "the news behind the news" the Full Disclosure Network® is an independent, educational, public affairs cable program. In 2002 host Leslie Dutton was presented with a local public affairs Emmy Award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for the series entitled "L.A.'s War Against Terrorism". Channels and airtimes. For the past fifteen years FDN has covered critical public policy issues, in-depth, that are often ignored by the mainstream media.

Sheriff Baca vs Sheriff Arpaio on Jails, Early Releases & More: Video (7 min)

June 7, 2007 --The Full Disclosure Network(R) is re-releasing a seven minute video news blog featuring L. A. County Sheriff Leroy Baca and Sheriff Joe Arpaio (Maricopa County AZ) debating who has the toughest jail system. The video is available FREE, 24/7, on demand as a public service and viewers are encouraged to leave their comments below the video streaming screen for debate and discussion.

STRIKING CONTRAST IN JAILS
This short video demonstrates the striking contrast in policies and attitude in Arizona and California. The Sheriffs offer their own rationalization for circumstances in their jails. At the close of the video news blog viewers are asked to participate in a survey of jail policies.

SHERIFF BACA POINTS OUT:
That criminals in Los Angeles county jails are tougher and more violent and make Sheriff Joe’s jails look like a “summer camp”. Baca points out that in L.A. County jails there are 1,200 murderers waiting for trial and 4,000 gang members who commit 500 murders a year. Baca also says that Sheriff Joe’s criminals are mild and they have committed lesser offenses and are not the hard core criminals such as in Los Angeles County jails

SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO
Is often referred to as "the Toughest Sheriff in America” because he houses jail inmates in Korean war tents on the desert in temperatures that reach up to 140 degrees in the summertime. In this video he boasts about spending only 30 cents a day, per inmate, for meals saying he hopes they will never come back to jail once released.
Sheriff Joe challenges Sheriff Baca’s early release program by inviting him to send the overflow of inmates from L. A. to Maricopa County where he proudly displays a vacancy sign and promotes the austere accommodations for the 10,000 plus inmates in his jails.

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Police Reformers Control The LAPD: Online Video

Los Angeles, CA The Full Disclosure Network® presents two part exclusive intertview with retired LAPD Captain Ken Hillman about how the Los Angeles Police Department was politicized after the Rodney King incident and the 1992 L.A. Riots. Here is Part 1 of the Interview (28 min) and here is part 2 of the interview (28 min) both available FREE, 24/7, on demand as a public service. This 2005 interview is being re-released to provide background on the LAPD in light of the current controversy involving the May Day Immigrant demonstrations in MacArthur Park and who controls the LAPD.

Here are some of the highlights of the interview:

• POLICE REFORMERS POLITICIZE LAPD: Captain Hillman describes the circumstances following the resignation of LAPD Chief Daryl Gates when "police reformers" pushed Charter Amendments. The first reform was "Proposition "F" that provided for the Police Chief's position to become a political appointment giving the Mayor and his hand picked Police Commissioners the power to remove the Chief. A few years later Charter changes made the Deputy Chiefs political appointees as well.
• PARTISIANS OWN THE LAPD: According to Hillman, whose long career included leadership roles in both the Police Union, as member of the Board of Directors and Captain of the Pacific Division (Command). He describes how powerful partisans seized control of the LAPD. He explains that it was a small politically powerful group who were the masterminds who "reformed" the LAPD. "They own it", he says, the LAPD is now completely politicized. In part-one of the interview Hillman said "the LAPD Chief is now the Mayor's mouthpiece".
• POLICE UNION EMPOWERED Captain Hillman explains that when the (Civil Rights) partisans took control of the Department it also resulted in empowering the Los Angeles Police Protective League (police union). Hillman describes how the police union was mostly a social, golfing organization until they were threatened by the anti-law enforcement reformers. Prior to the take-over the police union had not played a signifigant role in City politics, but when they did there was an immediate need to protect the rights of officers if the face of the "so called" reforms. He now says the reformers, including the powerful ACLU partisians have complete control over the LAPD .
• POLICE UNION SUPPORTS MAYOR CAMPAIGN: On this part-two of the Full Disclosure® interview, Captain Hillman said the Police union made a deal with then-candidate Mayor James Hahn, to support his campaign in exchange for his approving the 3/12 work schedule for police officers. This was accomplished due to successful union organizing due to the threat of the anti-police reformers posed. He claims the police union was forced to become more aggressive to defend and protect the rights of officers.

Full Disclosure® host Leslie Dutton has been conducting interviews with law enforcement officials regarding police politics and public policy since 1992, interviewing all the Chief's of Police from Ed Davis to William Bratton and most of the Police Commission Presidents. In 2002 Dutton was presented with a local public affairs Emmy Award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for the series "L.A.'s War Against Terrorism".

JAIL CRISIS, JUDGES & THE ACLU: Watch video (13 min)

Los Angeles, CA. – What are the forces behind releasing sentenced criminals from jail before they finish their sentences, sometimes without even serving their sentences at all? The answer is the ACLU and Federal Judges according to experts featured in a thirteen minute FULL DISCLOSURE NETWORK® video news blog. Among those appearing in the video are former U. S. Attorney General Edwin Meese, III, L. A. County Sheriff Leroy Baca. The FDN video news blog is moderated Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton and available FREE, 24/7, on demand and provided as a public service.

Other experts appearing in the brief video news blog with Meese and Baca are: L.A. Sheriff’s Captain Tim Cornell, (Inmate Reception Center), Retired L. A. Sheriff’s Captain Ken Masse (Court Services ), L. A . Sheriff’s Sgt. Paul Jernigan, (Central Men’s Jail), Lt. Don Meredeth, Glendale PD.

Here are some of the revelations describing the cause of the current crisis in the jails:

• Captain Tim Cornell: Judge Pregerson’s order caused the back up when he ordered us to change the six-man cells to four-man and the four-man cells to two-man. We lost 1200 beds
• Sheriff Lee Baca: We had to sleep people in the chapel , in the hallways and the ACLU complained
• Edwin Meese: The Courts have usurped the function of the legislature by taking over prisons, school boards, police departments, etc. for which they have no particular expertise in running.
• Captain Ken Masse: If a criminal is sentenced to 90 days in jail they serve only three days.
• Lt. Don Meredith: As a result of that early release program some people have been murdered.
• Sgt. Paul Jernigan early releases take away the punishment for the crimes committed.
• Sheriff Lee Baca: Federal Court decree in the Rutherford decision has capped the number of prisoners we can house at 18,000

Following the video VIEWERS ARE ASKED TO VOTE on the following survey questions:

• Do you think the ACLU lawsuits (regarding jail conditions) are a good service?
• Should federal judges impose their own supervision over jails and prisons?
• Do you think the California Legislature should build more prisons to alleviate county jail over-crowding?

Viewers are also invited to participate in the video news blog discussion by posting comments below the streaming video. Known as “the news behind the news” Full Disclosure Network® cable television programs are featured on 43 cable systems and the Internet since 1992. In 2002 the Full Disclosure® special series “L. A.’s War Against Terrorism” was recognized by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a local Emmy Award for a public affairs, informational series. Channels and air times can be found on the website at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/.

Ultimate Gang Solution Near? Watch Video

Los Angeles, CA. – Is the ultimate gang solution near? In a FREE thirteen minute FULL DISCLOSURE NETWORK® video news blog Steve Ipsen, President of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys and Jerry Thompson, retired Sheriffs Deputy say yes and they describe the process. The courts could require juvenile offenders to wear GPS tracking devices thus deterring adult gang members from recruiting them into unlawful and violent activities, according to Ipsen, the result would be “divide and conquer the gangs”. The FDN video news blog is moderated by Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton and available FREE, 24/7, on demand, as a public service.

The biggest break ever in the war against gangs is ready to be employed. So says 20 year veteran prosecutor Steve Ipsen, all that is needed is for law enforcement and judicial officials is to endorse the use of new technology available for a GPS tacking system and a few modifications to the California Penal Code. Thompson confirms the technology is here and already being deployed for similar uses.

Among the novel uses for the device in fighting gang crimes and a proposal on how to pay for it:

• Change Penal Code: Adult gang members found using juveniles would be guilty of a felony
• Send juvenile gang members to a 2 week boot camp to learn about “Three Strikes Law”
• Send juveniles to 1 week boot camp to learn how GPS tracking systems sounds alarm to monitors when curfews are violated, they skip school, fail to show up for work assignments or even wander into rival gang territory
• The cost of the GPS devices and monitoring service could be paid by taxing released criminals and parolees $50 per year for Drivers Licenses
• Parolees could be monitored as well, so if suspected of a particular crime their location could be verified and they could be arrested or removed from suspicion

Following the video viewers are asked to vote on the following survey questions:

• Should the State be authorized to place tracking devices on known gang juveniles?
• Should the parole system use tracking technology?
• Do you fear technology could threaten civil rights?

Viewers are also invited to participate in the video news blog discussion by posting comments below the streaming video. Known as “the news behind the news” Full Disclosure Network® cable television programs are featured on 43 cable systems and the Internet since 1992. In 2002 the Full Disclosure® special series “L. A.’s War Against Terrorism” was recognized by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a local Emmy Award for a public affairs, informational series. Channels and airtimes can be found on the website at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/.

Prison System Condemned in Concealed Report by Independent Review Panel (Video News Blog 8 min)

Los Angeles, CA California’s prison system has been condemned in a 400 page report that to this day has been basically concealed from the public. The report, of the Corrections Independent Review Panel cost the State over a million dollars and took five months of intensive investigations to complete, was presented to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Department of Corrections in June of 2004. Heading the review panel was former California Governor George Deukmejian, appointed by the Governor to investigate the Department of Corrections with the assistance of a cadre of law enforcement experts representing many agencies and associations. Here is the Executive Summary posted on the Department of Corrections website.

The Full Disclosure Network™ presents this ten minute video presentation featuring Joe Gunn, Executive Director of the Corrections Independent Review Panel who told FDN host Leslie Dutton the prison system was in “chaos, a disaster and total disarray”. This is the second in a series of FDN video news blogs covering the ongoing crisis in California’s jail and prison system. DVDs of the series are available for purchase.

Here are a few of the many points covered in the video and report:

• The panel spent months reviewing reports and materials from Office of Inspector General, Little Hoover Commission, State Auditor.
• Interviewed current and former members of Governor’s Staff, State Legislators, current and former members of Department of Corrections staff, California Youth Authority, Office of Inspector General staff, members of the Little Hoover Commission, leadership of the CCPOA (prison guards association), experts in the field and concerned citizens, totally 470 people altogether.
• The panel presented 239 recommendations to reform the state’s correctional system.
• Listed as some of the major problems are: Ethics, “code of silence”, Union/labor contracts and influence over management, union campaign donations, use of force, accountability, and youthful offenders.

Known as “the news behind the news” the Full Disclosure Network™ is seen on 43 cable systems and the Internet website at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/ In 2002 the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presented host Leslie Dutton with an Emmy for the 2001 public affairs series entitled “L.A.'s War Against Terrorism" featuring LAPD Chief Bernard Parks, L.A. County Sheriff Leroy Baca, L.A. City Councilman Mark Ridley Thomas and Police Union Director, LAPD Captain Ken Hillman. Channels and airtimes can be found on the website.

POLICE FOOT PURSUIT POLICY DEBATE: OFFICER SAFETY VS PUBLIC SAFETY ( 8 min Video News Blog)

Los Angeles, CA: Three top cops debate whether or not police policy should prohibit officers from chasing criminal suspects on foot when they are alone or without police back-up. In an eight minute Video News Blog, Full Disclosure Network™ presents a dynamic exchange of views as presented by LASD Chief William McSweeney, Detective Roy Burns,(retired LASD) and LAPD Captain Ken Hillman, (retired). The video is available for viewing FREE, on demand, 24/7 as a public service of the Full Disclosure Network™.

Here are a few points made during this debate:

1. CHIEF BILL McSWEENEY: Says that Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has a policy prohibiting a single patrol Deputy from chasing and challenging a suspect on foot. The Department policy says that they are not to physically engage the suspect so as not to endanger the officer or the suspect.
2. DET. ROY BURNS, LASD (ret) Points out that in Compton, the 4th most dangerous city in America, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department only has one officer assigned to each patrol car. He says foot pursuit ban is not needed due to the fact it has been over 20 years since the last LASD Deputy was killed in a foot pursuit and only four in the last 50 years.
3. CAPTAIN: KEN HILLMAN: Says management should “never restrict officers from doing their duty" and then asks..."what kind of a message does that send to the community and to gang members?” “Do we really want our officers only to be a clean up crew to crime scenes?”

Following the video news debate viewers are asked to participate in an online survey by casting their vote on questions pertaining to the issue. They are also asked to leave their comments and to join in the online blog discussion of the issue.

Billed as "the news behind the news" the Full Disclosure Network™ is an independent, educational, public affairs cable program featured on 43 cable systems and the worldwide Internet website www.fulldisclosure.net/ Hosted by Leslie Dutton, who in 2002 was presented with a public affairs Emmy Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for their series entitled "L.A.'s War Against Terrorism". Channels and airtimes can be found on the website.

Video News Blog: BRATTON CONFLICT ON LAPD CONSENT DECREE?

Los Angeles, CA. Allegations that LAPD Chief William Bratton may have a conflict of interest in the ongoing LAPD Federal Consent decree that is being monitored by his former employer Kroll & Associates are featured in a thirteen minute Full Disclosure Network™ Video News Blog. In the video are Chief Bratton, Councilman Bernard Parks, LAPD Captain Ken Hillman (ret), Assistant Chief David Gascon (ret), and LAPD Inspector General Jeffery Eglash (1998-2003). Available on the URL: http://www.fulldisclosure.net/flash/VideoBlogs/VideoBlog26.php “Free”, on demand, 24/7 as a public service of the Full Disclosure Network™.

In a February 2006 interview with the Full Disclosure Network™, Bratton predicted the Federal Consent Decree mandates would be extended beyond the five-year deadline to comply. Reasons cited were the Department’s failure to develop an experimental and comprehensive computer tracking system for officers, known as Teams II. According to LAPD Captain Ken Hillman, the specifications for the computer system are “pie in the sky”, and that no such computer system exists in the nation or the world.

Hillman went on to say “The problem is that Chief Bratton previously was an Associate with Kroll (International Consultants) and as such he was put in a position to oversee and monitor the implementation of the Federal Consent Decree for LAPD prior to being selected as Chief of Police (LAPD). I don’t know if there is really an incentive for Chief Bratton to get out of the Federal Consent Decree because, in turn, if he were to get the Police Department out of the Federal Consent decree, his friends and Associates at Kroll would no longer have a job with the City of Los Angeles.

Hosted by Leslie Dutton, the Full Disclosure Network™ Video News Blog contains comments from former LAPD Chief and now Councilman Bernard Parks who describes the “useless” ethnic and racial data that is being collected by police officers under the mandate of the Federal Consent Decree and he describes it as a “politically correct” function. Bratton agrees.

Former Assistant LAPD Chief Dave Gascon describes how the 300 best and brightest (police employees) were to be taken off the streets to perform (paper work) functions of the Federal Consent Decree. Chief Bratton defends the use of highly trained personnel, including himself in performing the Court mandated functions. LAPD Inspector General Jeffery Eglash describes how the under the Federal Consent Decree the auditors are now auditing the auditors and “there are a lot of redundancies in the process.”

On November 2, 2000 the elected officials of Los Angeles agreed to a comprehensive court settlement of a civil rights case brought by the U.S. Department of Justice against the Los Angeles police department. This settlement agreement is referred to as the LAPD Federal Consent Decree, it was to be in force for five years and if compliance for two consecutive years, the lapd would be relieved of the federal oversight and monitoring costs and procedures. as of this year, that period is up.

The Full Disclosure Network™ public affairs television programs are billed as “the news behind the news” and featured on 43 cable systems and the worldwide Internet website http://www.fulldisclosure.net/. In 2002 the program was presented with a public affairs Emmy Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences entitled “L.A.’s War Against Terrorism”. Channels and airtimes can be found on the website.