POLICE & JOURNALISTS CONFLICT. LAPD & LOS ANGELES TIMES
"It makes sense that journalists wouldn’t be friends with law enforcement for one reason: We reveal their flaws. But this accountability is important, because legal authorities have the power to drastically impact lives. That is abundantly clear when considering one bizarre, notorious case that resulted in a settlement involving hundreds of thousands of dollars, issued 15 years ago."
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Suspect remained in jail for over two years wrongly accused with evidence which didn't exist.
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Thanks Jackson. What I find fascinating yet alarming, is the fact that the LAPD had an outside source translate the jailhouse conversation instead of using the multitude of Spanish speaking LAPD officers at their disposal.