LAPD out-do themselves again
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I guess the dude was from EMF..
There's a video, but I can't get it to display right..
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Yes, only in America do police officers beat people. This happens no where else in the world.
God, you're an idiot.
God, you're an idiot.
El Monte, CA (MyFOXla.com) - A police officer involved in the violent arrest of a surrendering gang member owns a clothing business that features gang- and prison-themed attire.
Court records show George Fierro as the owner of Torcido Clothing, an online business that sells clothes with logos and symbols associated with gang and prison life.
El Monte police have not identified the officer seen on television as he kicked the suspect in the head after a car chase Wednesday. Police have also not named another officer who struck the man with a flashlight and other officers who arrived to complete the arrest.
Lt. Dan Burlingame would only confirm Friday that Fierro was one of the officers involved. The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, citing unidentified sources within City Hall, reports Fierro was the officer who kicked the suspect.
The clothing line was the subject of a defamation lawsuit filed on behalf of Fierro, a 16-year department veteran and detective assigned to the gang unit, according to court papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Fierro, 41, sued a Los Angeles police detective in October 2007 alleging the detective sent an e-mail message to members of the California Gang Investigators Association denigrating the clothing line. The lawsuit was later dismissed.
"Has anyone seen or know about this gang clothing that a police officer is selling to gangsters," the message by Detective David Espinoza said. "I understand the gangs really love this cop. I understand the clothing has hiding places for contraband, guns and dope. Things that can hurt our real cops on the street."
Fierro claimed Espinoza's message was libelous and intended to damage his reputation. Espinoza's attorneys argued the detective did not act with malice.
"Torcido" refers to a Spanish slang for imprisoned. The clothing line's Web site sells jackets, hats and T-shirts carrying various references to gang enforcement. Shirts with the number 186.22 refer to the California penal code for crimes committed for the benefit of a gang. Another logo refers to a Los Angeles County jail unit "where the shot callers and Mexican Mafia members are kept so they don't order 'hits' on other inmates," the Web site
said.
In statements made in a deposition, Fierro said he first marketed the clothing line toward law enforcement officers, but it became popular with "the average person." He acknowledged that he has sold the clothes to gang members who visited his booth at tattoo conventions.
Calls to Fierro's attorney in the case, Arturo Fierro, and a number listed on Torcido Clothing's Web site were not immediately returned Friday.
The Sheriff's Department is investigating whether the use of force during Wednesday's arrest was a violation under color of authority.
The incident began when officers saw a man who appeared to be a gang member commit a minor traffic violation. The man, Richard Rodriguez, sped off, racing through one city after another in the suburban San Gabriel Valley, police said. At the end of the chase, the 23-year-old suspect ran into a backyard, where he was trapped by high walls. With nowhere to go, he lay down spread-eagle on the ground to surrender when an officer rushed up and kicked him. The officer has been reassigned to non-patrol duties.
The officer's action has been criticized by civil rights attorneys and use-of-force experts as being excessive.
However, an attorney for the El Monte police union told the Los Angeles Times the action was justified because the suspect hadn't been searched and the officer feared he might be armed.
"So the officer did what is known as a distraction blow. It wasn't designed to hurt the man, just distract him," said Dieter Danmeier of the El Monte Police Officers Association.
"Unfortunately these things never look good on video. Sometimes officers have to use force when dealing with bad guys."
Court records show George Fierro as the owner of Torcido Clothing, an online business that sells clothes with logos and symbols associated with gang and prison life.
El Monte police have not identified the officer seen on television as he kicked the suspect in the head after a car chase Wednesday. Police have also not named another officer who struck the man with a flashlight and other officers who arrived to complete the arrest.
Lt. Dan Burlingame would only confirm Friday that Fierro was one of the officers involved. The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, citing unidentified sources within City Hall, reports Fierro was the officer who kicked the suspect.
The clothing line was the subject of a defamation lawsuit filed on behalf of Fierro, a 16-year department veteran and detective assigned to the gang unit, according to court papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Fierro, 41, sued a Los Angeles police detective in October 2007 alleging the detective sent an e-mail message to members of the California Gang Investigators Association denigrating the clothing line. The lawsuit was later dismissed.
"Has anyone seen or know about this gang clothing that a police officer is selling to gangsters," the message by Detective David Espinoza said. "I understand the gangs really love this cop. I understand the clothing has hiding places for contraband, guns and dope. Things that can hurt our real cops on the street."
Fierro claimed Espinoza's message was libelous and intended to damage his reputation. Espinoza's attorneys argued the detective did not act with malice.
"Torcido" refers to a Spanish slang for imprisoned. The clothing line's Web site sells jackets, hats and T-shirts carrying various references to gang enforcement. Shirts with the number 186.22 refer to the California penal code for crimes committed for the benefit of a gang. Another logo refers to a Los Angeles County jail unit "where the shot callers and Mexican Mafia members are kept so they don't order 'hits' on other inmates," the Web site
said.
In statements made in a deposition, Fierro said he first marketed the clothing line toward law enforcement officers, but it became popular with "the average person." He acknowledged that he has sold the clothes to gang members who visited his booth at tattoo conventions.
Calls to Fierro's attorney in the case, Arturo Fierro, and a number listed on Torcido Clothing's Web site were not immediately returned Friday.
The Sheriff's Department is investigating whether the use of force during Wednesday's arrest was a violation under color of authority.
The incident began when officers saw a man who appeared to be a gang member commit a minor traffic violation. The man, Richard Rodriguez, sped off, racing through one city after another in the suburban San Gabriel Valley, police said. At the end of the chase, the 23-year-old suspect ran into a backyard, where he was trapped by high walls. With nowhere to go, he lay down spread-eagle on the ground to surrender when an officer rushed up and kicked him. The officer has been reassigned to non-patrol duties.
The officer's action has been criticized by civil rights attorneys and use-of-force experts as being excessive.
However, an attorney for the El Monte police union told the Los Angeles Times the action was justified because the suspect hadn't been searched and the officer feared he might be armed.
"So the officer did what is known as a distraction blow. It wasn't designed to hurt the man, just distract him," said Dieter Danmeier of the El Monte Police Officers Association.
"Unfortunately these things never look good on video. Sometimes officers have to use force when dealing with bad guys."
