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alp227

(32,034 posts)
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 01:57 AM Mar 2015

Whittier police officers sue, say they were forced to meet quotas

Source: LA Times

Six Whittier police officers are suing the city, saying they faced retaliation when they complained and refused to meet alleged ticket and arrest quotas.

Officers Jim Azpilicueta, Anthony Gonzalez, Mike Rosario, Nancy Ogle, Steve Johnson and Cpl. Joseph Rivera say they spoke out against the quotas, which they claim were imposed by the Whittier Police Department in 2008, according to a suit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

The officers said their “careers have been materially and adversely affected, and irreparably harmed” by the city.

City Manager Jim Collier and Whittier police spokesman Officer John Scoggins declined to comment and said they had not seen the lawsuit.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-whittier-ticket-quotas-20150304-story.html

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Whittier police officers sue, say they were forced to meet quotas (Original Post) alp227 Mar 2015 OP
Jan & Dean did a song about this situation in Southern California 50 years ago DFW Mar 2015 #1
LA settled a similar lawsuit in 2013... PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #2
Officers with consciences... 2naSalit Mar 2015 #3
Good ReRe Mar 2015 #4
I believe a Mr. Richard Nixon came from Whittier Ca. olddots Mar 2015 #5

DFW

(54,410 posts)
1. Jan & Dean did a song about this situation in Southern California 50 years ago
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 02:08 AM
Mar 2015

FREEWAY FLYER

Freeway flyer, gotta make his quota today

The fastest cars around, there ain't no doubt
Are those big black & white jobs that really move out
On the Hollywood Freeway flyin' past
Writin' up hot shoes drivin' too fast

CHORUS:
(Freeway flyer) gonna shut you down now
(Freeway flyer) gonna write you up now
(Freeway flyer) don't even try now
(Freeway flyer) or a ticket come by now
Freeway flyer, gotta make his quota today

They hide behind the bushes on the side of the road
Waiting for their next writing episode
They sharpen up their pencils & straighten their pad
They can't wait to punch it out to think they're bad

(chorus)
(instrumental, accompanied by blaring siren)
(chorus)

You don't stand a chance no matter what you drive
& when he pulls you over, don't you give him no jive
'Cause Big John Law don't take no lip
Unless you're a chick & you're really hip

(chorus)
Freeway flyer, gotta make his quota today

(blaring siren & car crash)


2naSalit

(86,650 posts)
3. Officers with consciences...
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 02:17 AM
Mar 2015

how refreshing. This is the kind of mindset I'd rather see in our alleged peace officers. Now this will be a model of behavior when thing start getting unbearable and people start rebelling en masse because it will be the officers with a conscience who will refuse to abuse the protesters and possibly join them. Good for these officers, I hope they win their suit and that there will be more to follow until there is no more bad behavior on the part of the public servants who vow to protect and serve not dish out injustice and the only service they are aware of has to do with arrest warrants with a side (or main course) of brutality.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
4. Good
Thu Mar 5, 2015, 02:23 AM
Mar 2015

I wish them luck with their suit. Knowing our Justice system these days, they're going to need it.

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