Letters to the Editor: We need more cops like Bernard Robins. Shame on the LAPD (via latimesopinion )
, Bernard Robins looked into the mirror and realized that his Los Angeles Police Department uniform was no longer a good fit, he was not addressing the style, color or fabric. It was the perfect metaphor for a situation that did not have to exist.
The tragedy here is that the man who truly deserves to wear that uniform is no longer a member of the LAPD, while the ones who handcuffed him despite being told he was a cop are still in that uniform. Even as Robins tried to get around the more aggressive tactics of some officers by involving himself with a unit that reached out to community groups, he was ridiculed by some of his fellow officers. That in itself tells another story, and not a good one.The entire story of a Black officer being profiled, disbelieved and handcuffed by white officers is maddening.
I follow a man on Twitter known for keeping a watchful eye on the LAPD — William Gude, known by the handle . He has filmed officers rolling out of police station lots in their personal cars, many with the same darkly tinted windows that they routinely use as an excuse to stop drivers.
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