Love, love, love to see stories like this one from the Los Angeles Times. A recent poll shows that the general opinion of the LAPD has reached record highs not seen for 20 years.
"Los Angeles police are riding a crest of goodwill that has pushed the department's popularity to levels not sustained since the late 1980s as cops continue to post gains on fighting crime and building closer ties with the people they serve.
The strong endorsement of the LAPD cuts across racial and ethnic lines, according to a new Los Angeles Times Poll -- with the percentages of black and Latino voters who say they approve of how the police do their jobs almost as high as the level among white voters. That result is particularly notable given the long history of tensions between the police and the city's black and Latino communities."
Read the full story here: LAPD gains new approval from the public.
Sorry to be a *downer* on this one.
Yeah,it's great to read a positive article about the LAPD,woohoo, BUT to what cost to our Officers???
They are afraid of doing their job,because of the public,racial profiling ,etc..It's down to *will I get into trouble for this or not*,etc..
Sorry, but the rank and files (or what ever you call it)has become a bunch of ... kissers to the public.
They do not stand behind the woman and men in blue.
Posted by: Mich | June 24, 2009 at 12:17 AM
Nope,not a downer Mich,just telling it like it really is,thanks baby!
Posted by: Blue Velvet | June 25, 2009 at 08:54 PM