Councilman Park's Prophetic 2006 Concerns on flawed LAPD Crime Stats

As the Los Angeles Police Commission meets behind close doors to review and decide whether LAPD Chief Charlie Beck merits a Second Term (most likely), we venture back to 2006 when a former Chief voiced concerns about the department's reliance on the infant and flawed COMPSTAT Program. 

Derided as "Bitter Bernie" by his critics, CD 8 City Council Bernard Parks has been prophetic in voicing his concerns about LA's Budget and LAPD's COMPSTAT Program.

 The Political Duo responsible for the politicization of Crime Stats.

As we wait for the City of Los Angeles Police Commission to announce their anticipated rubber stamping of a Second Term for Chief Charlie Beck (** Afternoon Update, they did), join us in a blogging flashback to 2006 when a former chief, turned CD 8 City Councilman, sounded the prophetic alarm about the flawed and politicization of the department's COMPSTAT Program ........

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Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Monday

As the Los Angeles Times discloses on a Sunday Front Page Exclusive, the numbers-based strategies  behind LAPD"s COMPSTAT are flawed (or fraudulent) and an indictment of crime-fighting being usurp by a politically-driven need to show reduction in criminal activity.

 Damned the politically-driven vernacular, put the criminals behind bars (until now City Attorney Mike Feuer's co-authored AB 109 puts them back on the streets)!!

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck (with daughter Brandi) has now "COMPSTATgate" to go with "Ponygate" and an alleged Sex Scandal involving his uniformed off-spring.

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Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Thursday

What will be the reaction from IBEW/DWP Strongman Brian "D'Arcy Rizzo" after both City Attorney Mike Feuer and City Controller Ron Galperin called the reigning City Hall Bully's bluff, in withholding the latest payment to the Joint IBEW/DWP Job Training and Safety Non-Profits?

The Bully that is IBEW/DWP Strongman Brian "D'Arcy Rizzo".



Angelinos need to be made aware of a pending Bully Temper Tantrum.

For those who were unfortunate to be on the receiving end of threats from bullies, know all too well that when a uber thug does not get their requested extortion, it can get ugly, real ugly.

Thus, what should Angelinos expect from reigning City Hall Bully, IBEW/DWP Strongman Brian "D'Arcy Rizzo" after City Attorney Mike Feuer and City Controller Ron Galperin initiated plans to put a new overseer and deny the latest payment to his "Joint IBEW/DWP Job Training and Safety Non-Profits respectively? Blackouts? Cut off in water deliveries? More "Working Californians Independent Expenditures" to City Clowncil Central Committee Members such as Curren Price, Herman "Mini Amin" Wesson, Jose Huizar, Felipe Fuentes and Gil "Broken Deal Cedillo" to do nothing in response to a Bully's latest threats? 

The latter is most likely unless pressure is put on the City Clowncil Central Committee to cut off this annual $4 Million Dollars bailout to sustain "Boss D'Arcy Rizzo's" operating excesses and .........., campaign contribution kickbacks to the majority of those within the Horseshoe who remain silent on this growing scandal.

** Surprise, surprise!! LAPD's computer software program known to the discerning political observer simply as COMPSTAT, is showing an increase in Aggravated Assaults as noted by LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and Mayor Eric Garcetti in a recent photo op. Normally, COMPSTAT is program to show decreases in all crimes (especially violent types) by dumbing down what is supposedly a violent act of law breaking. Thus, in the near future, will we see an expose on the truth of COMPSTAT? BTW, lets not forget the impact of now City Attorney Mike Feuer's co-authoring of AB-109 on the rise in crime.

** Mayor Eric Garcetti has a surge of a crisis coming ashore at the Port of LA as a hundred, union-inspired truckers are striking, seeking to become "employees", instead of merely operators. If this job action gain support of unionized Longshoremens via work stoppages, the long-term ramification for the Port of LA and Long Beach could see Shipping Companies bypass the twin ports, in favor of business friendly Ports of Calls by a newly-widened Panama Canal.  

** Former SEIU 347 and 721 Union Leader Julie Butcher is leaving Andy Stern's Fiefdom for a new gig as the Business Representative for Teamsters Local 911. Meanwhile, the Fourth Annual Matt Butcher Memorial Golf Tournament is on July 19 at the Brookside Golf Course, next to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.                 

Your thoughts ..............

Scott Johnson in CD 14