Roughly a week after the release of a new report that faulted the Los Angeles Police Department for mishandling protests following the death of George Floyd, Los Angeles officials began to mull what should come next. The report, sought by council members in the aftermath of the summer protests, was prepared by a team of former LAPD commanders headed by attorney Gerald Chaleff. BLM-LA, the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition and other groups called that “an extremely dangerous proposal” that would inevitably be used to repress department critics. AdvertisementL.A. officials are still awaiting two other reports on the handling of the protests, one produced by the LAPD, another commissioned from the National Police Foundation by the L.A. Police Commission. The LAPD has declined to comment on specific criticisms in the report before completing its own review.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 18, 2021 02:49 UTC