LAPD, Feds Confused Over Illegals & Special Order 40: Exclusive Video Here (9 min)

Los Angeles, CA. — Full Disclosure Network® exposes the conflict between the Federal and State Justice systems over the “Special Order 40” policy and the names used to describe illegal immigrants, in a free video news blog.

This 9 min video is available on demand and features United States Attorney Debra Yang(2004) describing what the meaning of the word "status" is, as it relates to illegal immigrants working as security at Los Angeles International Airport.

Describing LAPD policy regarding illegal immigrants are :

LA Police Commission Presidents,

Rick Caruso (2003),

Edith Perez( 1998)

David Cunningham, III (2004)

LAPD Chief Bernard Parks (1998-2001)

INS District Director Richard Rogers. (1995)

Exclusive audiotaped messages (1998) from

Geri Ann Haslit L. A. County Superior Court and

Sandy Gibbons, Spokesperson for the L.A. County District Attorney

The video reveals the conflicts and differences of policy when using the words “undocumented, aliens, immigrants and person “out of status.”

The Full Disclosure® Video News Blog is moderated by Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton and demonstrates, with video clips, the dilemma faced by Federal and local law enforcement officials when implementing the “don’t-ask, don’t-tell” LAPD policy known as Special Order 40.

Video clips used in the Full Disclosure® Video News Blog were taken from full length interviews with law enforcement over the past sixteen years that have been featured on 45 cable systems and the internet website at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/

Three Strikes Debate & Ethanol To The Rescue? On Cable TV Sunday-Monday

Los Angeles, CA. The Full Disclosure Network® (FDN) is re-releasing a two-part program featuring prominent law enforcement officials debating the Three Strikes Law followed by an in-depth look at Ethanol as a gasoline alternative. Both programs feature former Bill Jones the former California Assemblyman and Secretary of State who originally authored the Three Strikes Law in 1994 . Jones is currently the founder and Chairman of the Board of Pacific Ethanol Corporation.



WATCH ON L.A. CABLE CHANNEL 36
Sunday March 9th 8 p.m. Three Strikes
Sunday, March 9th 8:30 p.m. Ethanol
Monday March 10th 4 p.m. Three Strikes
Monday March 10th 4:30 p.m. Ethanol
Click Here for other channel listings for other cable channels & airtimes by community

FEATURED GUESTS ON THREE STRIKES LAW DEBATE: (Pt 1)

(Watch preview 7 min)

Bill Jones CA Assembly Author of Three Strikes
L. A. County Sheriff Leroy Baca
LAPD Chief William Bratton
L. A. County District Attorney Steve Cooley
L. A. Special Assistant District Attorney Anthony Patchett (ret)


IS ETHANOL THE ANSWER TO HIGH GASOLINE PRICES? (Part 2) (Watch preview 8 min)
Bill Jones, Pacific Ethanol Corportation describes the following:

• Reasons for shifting to Ethanol instead of gasoline made from fossil fuels
• Pressures generated political support for Ethanol as an alternative fuel
• Government to maintain support for Bio Fuel incentives
  
  
  Billed as “the news behind the news” Full Disclosure Network® programs are produced by Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton and Producer T. J. Johnston and featured on 45 cable television systems and the Internet at http://www.blogger.com/www.fulldisclosure.net Over the past sixteen years the Full Disclosure Network® programs have explored public policies and police politics, corruption and reform, interviewing U. S. Attorney Generals, Police Chiefs, Sheriffs and Prosecutors. Click here to find cable channels listed by community and air times on the website.
  
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Gangs. Police Tactics, Prisons, Judges & ACLU

Los Angeles, CA. This Sunday and Monday on Cable TV the Full Disclosure Network® feature six Video News Blogs covering the latest hot button issues and top law enforcement officials as follows:

L.A. CABLE CHANNEL 36
Sunday, March 2nd 8:00 p.m Part 1
Sunday, March 2nd 8:30 p.m. Part 2
Monday, March 3rd 4:00 p.m. Part 1
Monday, March 3rd 4:30 p.m. Part 2
Click here for 45 other cable channel numbers & air times

WATCH THE VIDEO BLOGS HERE ONLINE NOW:
Click on the title/link to access the streaming video page.

PART 1
Video News Blog #40 “Massive Prison Release Intended” (8:15 min) Steve Ipsen, President of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys claims the agenda of anti-law enforcement politicians are setting the stage for a massive prision release. He describes who, why and how they have been undermining the “Three Strikes Law” for the past ten years.

Video News Blog #42 “Prison System Condemned in Concealed Report” (10:30 min) California’s Corrections Independent Review Panel, headed by former Gov. George Deukmejian, issued a little known 400 page report costing over $1 million. According to Executive Director Joe A. Gunn, they found the system was in “chaos, a disaster and total disarray” but the Governor Schwarzenegger has ignored the findings.

Video News Blog #41 “Police Solo Foot Pursuit Ban Debated” (8:30) Three top cops debate whether or not police should chase gang members or criminals on foot without back-up or partners. Features LASD Chief Bill McSweeney, former Det. Roy Burns and LAPD Capt.Ken Hillman (ret).

PART 2
Video News Blog #43 “Are Jails Intended To Be Punishment?” (8 min) A dynamic echange of views about whether jail time should be considered punishment for convicted criminals. Featuring LASD Sgt. Paul Jernigan, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Police Reformer Merrick Bobb.

Video News Blog #45 “Jails, Judges & The ACLU” (7:02 min) Featuring Sheriff Leroy Baca, Former U. S. Attorney General Edwin Meese, III, LASD Sgt. Paul Jernigan, LASD Captain Tim Cornell and Glendale Police Lt. Don Merideth. Revealing discussion who’s behind the early release program in L. A. County jails and why convicted criminals are being released without spending any or very little time in jail.

Video News Blog #44 “The Ultimate Gang Solution” (13:01 min) Should the Courts require juvenile gang members to wear GPS tracking devices to deter adult gang members from using them for unlawful and violent activities? Features Steve Ipsen, President of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys, and Jeremy Thompson a retired LASD Deputy from gang detail.

The Full Disclosure Network® is a reality news show, known as “the news behind the news” since 1992 and is an independent, public affairs cable program produced by Host Leslie Dutton and Producer T. J. Johnston. In 2002 the FDN program 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”. Previews of the full programs are featured on the website at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/.

SHOULD COPS DISCLOSE PERSONAL FINANCES? Internet Video News Blog (11 min)

Los Angeles, CA. According to Hank Hernandez, chief legal counsel of the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL), the City of Los Angeles entered into a collective bargaining agreement with the police union four years ago. And now the City is attempting to change the agreement that was negotiated in good faith. Hernandez says the Police Commission’s vote to require gang and narcotic officers to disclose their personal finances is “unacceptable.”

The FULL DISCLOSURE NETWORK® presents an exclusive eleven minute Video News Blog featuring Hernandez, a former LAPD Lt. who has served for over 20 years as the legal counsel to the Los Angeles police union. He describes the Federal Consent Decree as the reason the Police Commission voted to require financial disclosure. Among the disclosure requirements for gang and narcotic officers, to be implemented within ten days of the vote are:

• List of assets, investments and liabilities, even if jointly owned.
• Proof of bank accounts and mortgages with statements.
• Individual financial disclosures to be reviewed and questioned.
• Positions could be denied based upon the review.

Hernandez also describes how the LAPPL is advising the officers whether or not to comply and suggests the perils when an employer requires employees to turn over their personal information.

Viewers are asked to participate in an online opinion survey and to post their comments for discussion. Here are the survey questions:

1. Elected officials don't have personal financial disclosure requirements. Should police officers?
2. Do you think the financial disclosure requirement will deter quality officers from working gang or narcotics units?
3. Or do you think the Federal Consent Decree has gone too far?

Known as “the news behind the news” Full Disclosure Network® cable television programs are featured on 45 cable systems and the Internet since 1992 and produced by host Leslie Dutton and Producer 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 Emmy Award for a public affairs, informational series. Channels and airtimes can be found on the website at http://www.fulldisclosure.net/.

Sunday Cable TV Special: Police & Education Issues Boil...........Over Illegals

Los Angeles, CA The L.A. Cable Channel 36 will feature Full Disclosure Network's® Video News Blog Special dealing with "Red Hot Issues" facing law enforcement and education in Southern California and most major cities across the United States.

The two-part program is moderated by Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton and features six short videos with Top Cops, three of which debate the “pros and cons” on the most controversial law enforcement issues of the day. Three other videos cover the growing battle over who controls public schools and multi-billions of dollars from taxpayers.

Here are the air-times for the programs: The videos also can be viewed here on the Internet, Just click on each of the title links below:

L A Channel 36: 8-9 pm Sunday 4-5 pm Monday
Sunday, December 9th 8:00 p.m. Part 1
December 9th 8:30 p.m. Part 2
Monday, December 10th 4:00 p.m. Part 1
December 10th 4:30 p.m. Part 2
Click Here for List of Other Channels & Airtimes by Community

TO WATCH VIDEOS NOW CLICK ON TITLES BELOW

Video News Blog #21 (7:55 min)

Sheriffs Blame Feds Before Pitchess Jail Riots L. A. County Sheriff Leroy Baca, Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona and the late Sheriff Sherman Block all describe how the Federal government's policies are impacting the local jails and prisons.

Video News Blog #22 (7 min)

Criminal Aliens Exempted from Three Strikes Law In this revealing video L. A. County District Attorney Steve Cooley, Supervisor Michael Antonovich and Sheriff Leroy Baca describing how criminal aliens are NOT prosecuted for felony re-entry under California’s Three Strikes Law.

Video News Blog #20 (8:27 min)

Top Cops Debate Three Strikes (Baca vs Bratton) Politicians announce a drop in the crime statistics, which sets off a debate as to why. Sheriff Leroy Baca says Three Strikes has made a big difference, while LAPD Chief William Bratton says it has not. Author of Three Strikes law former Assemblyman Bill Jones explains the intent and the scope of the law

Video News Blog #18 (7:16 min)

Battle for Billions: Take-Over or Break UP the LAUSD Exclusive video clips of prominent officials including City Controller Laura Chick, Cardinal Roger Mahony and LAUSD investigators suggest why major political forces are attempting to win control over the BILLIONS of taxpayers dollars being spent by the Los Angeles Unified

Video News Blog #24.(12 min)

Citizens Revolt Widens as CUSD Recall Election Corrupted Exclusive video clips of Citizens in South Orange County who describe the discrepancies and irregularities in the Orange County Registrar of Voters operations which led to the invalidation of thousands of voter signatures and their petition drive to Recall all seven Trustees of the Capistrano Unified School District.

Video News Blog #25 (6 min)

Cardinal Mahoney Latino Agenda on Illegal Immigration Prof. Fernando Guerra, PhD, Loyola Marymount University, State Senator Dick Mountjoy (ret)reveal their thoughts on illegal immigration, the role of the Catholic Church in public policy and politics.Clips used in the Full Disclosure® video blogs are selected from full-length interviews that are featured on 45 cable television systems.

Since 1992 Full Disclosure® has been billed as "the news behind the news” and guests have included most of the U. S. Attorneys General, Special Prosecutors and Independent Counsels involved in Presidential Investigations, as well as Police Chiefs, Sheriffs, Civil Rights lawyers and citizen activists, journalists and other government officials from local, State and Federal agencies. Produced by T. J. Johnston and Leslie Dutton who was presented with a local Public Affairs Emmy Award for the 2002 series "L.A.'s War Against Terrorism" from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

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.

News Directors Views Sought On Bratton Coverage & Mac Arthur Park: Cable TV Series Sunday/Monday

The Full Disclosure Network® (FDN) is seeking to interview all the Southern California News Directors on the Media coverage on the reappointment of Chief William Bratton and the “May Day Melee” in Mac Arthur Park . This suggestion was first prompted during a Full Disclosure cable TV series to be featured this week end on:

L.A. Cable Channel 36

Sunday (10-21-07) 8-9 p.m

Monday (10-22-07) 4-5 p.m

Click here for other channels & airtimes (45 cable systems)

Southern California News Directors have been sent personal invitations, along with a seven minute DVD video preview of a two-part Full Disclosure® cable television series where a prominent news industry leader suggested that the News Directors would be a valuable resource to provide information how the media is covering the story.

Donald Zachary who serves as Director and Legal counsel for the Radio and Television News Directors Association (RTNA) appeared in the FDN two-part series suggested that Full Disclosure Network® contact the individual News Directors to gain their perspective on the media coverage of the incident and subsequent events. Also appearing in the series is former media personality Xavier Hermosillo, who served as a long-time LAPD disciplinary hearing officer and who is highly critical of the current LAPD Chief's first five year term. Watch a seven minute preview of the series here.

Full Disclosure® is seeking answers to the following questions from the News Directors:

• Should the public and the media question the Police Commission's decision to unanimously reappoint Chief Bratton to a second five year term, in the middle the internal investigation?
• Should the media have questioned Bratton's performance evaluation more extensively?
• Did any media report what happened to the FBI Investigation of the police misconduct in MacArthur Park?
• Was the final report on Mac Arthur Park delayed? Why?
• Did the news organizations press the LAPD for release of the Final Report?
• Does political control of the police department jeopardize media access to information and ability to cover events?
• Will there be live media coverage of Chief Bratton being sworn into office by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for a second five-year term on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at the LAPD Police Academy?

The full two-part Full Disclosure Network® series will be aired on L.A. Cable Channel 36 from 8-9 p.m. this Sunday and repeat on Monday from 4-5 p.m. and will be shown on 45 cable systems throughout California over the next several weeks.

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.

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.

CABLE CHANNELS:
Full Disclosure Network’s(R) regular cable and Internet television programs are featured on 43 cable television systems and video streamed on the Internet at the website www.fulldisclosure.net. Channels and airtimes are listed here.

ABOUT FULL DISCLOSURE (R)

The Full Disclosure™ program is billed as “the news behind the news.” In 2002 host Leslie Dutton was presented with a local public affairs Emmy by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for the series entitled “L.A.’s War Against Terrorism”

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.

DO POLITICALLY CORRECT POLICE TACTICS THREATEN PUBLIC SAFETY?

Los Angeles, CA: What happens when police policy prohibits officers from using the “choke hold”, steel flashlights and are instructed NOT to chase fleeing gang members and criminals on foot without back-up. Watch this seven-minute Internet video preview of a Full Disclosure™ two-part Special Series on “Politically Correct Police Tactics”. Six former and present Los Angeles Police officials explain the reasoning and impact on public safety, when LAPD officers and County Sheriffs are restricted from using aggressive tactics while attempting to detain violent or dangerous suspects. The full two-part series is featured on 43 cable television systems, as part the Full Disclosure Network’s™ regular programming. The program is moderated by Emmy Award winning host Leslie Dutton.

The following officials appeared in the preview and the series. Here is a sampling of comments on the topics below:

• Chief William McSweeney: describes how the LASD foot pursuit policy was developed for the sole purpose of assuring officer safety and acknowledges that a high number of patrol cars are manned by only one Deputy.
• Detective Roy Burns, LASD (ret): Says that Deputies cannot protect the public unless they are allowed to do their job
• Captain Ken Hillman, LAPD (ret): “It is not right that an officer should be disciplined for chasing a criminal on foot, when he is alone. The decision should be left to the officer and his or her training has taught them how to make that decision.
• Joe A. Gunn, former Executive Director Los Angeles Police Commission: After the “choke hold” was banned we predicted that would make the baton the next tactic of choice and then we had the Rodney King incident. If they could have used the “choke hold” that would not have happened.
• L.A. City Councilman Dennis Zine, LAPD (ret)(2002): Claimed that under the LAPD (Bernard Parks) administration there was an atmosphere where officers were demoralized to the point that they did not aggressively enforce the law. Now with the backing of Chief Bratton, they are once again going after gang members aggressively.
• Deputy Chief David Gascon (1996): Following the Rodney King incident said he was aware that officers use of the baton had decreased.

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 Since 1992 the program has featured interviews with all the LAPD Chiefs, Sheriffs, most of the Police Commission Presidents on police policies. In 2000 a Special Series “The Prosecutor & the Presidency” featured all but one U.S. Attorney General and all the Special and Independent Prosecutors involved in Presidential Investigations, from Watergate to Whitewater.