San Diego City Council Refuses To Hold Police Chief Accountable
Perhaps Mayor Sanders - San Diego's former top cop and in his "strong mayor" capacity will lend a steadying hand in continuing the status quo. This means until the council acts, San Diego women and children aren't safe.
Facts demonstrate a long-time problem
Although long-time San Diego police officer Art Arevalous (photo far left) kept women's underwear in his locker, and long-time San Diego police Sgt, and "Officer of the Year" Ken Davis (photo above in suit) is going to trial for stalking, and Art Perea (photo above) resigned over a rape charge, not a single media report to date backtracks to why San Diego women aren't safe.
City Council inaction
Back in 2005, when former attorney Ron Lais emailed "I will hunt you down" (Lais was upset I'd featured him as a con artist, and was actively helping the DA make a successful case against him), I attempted to report his threat, including, recording the exchange. Officers arrived at my home but were very reluctant to make a criminal report.
Instead I was repeatedly questioned as to a relationship with Lais, and when a second one officer noticed the recording equipment, the conversation stopped. The officers refused to complete the report until the recording stopped. When their demands were not met, both officers left.
Chief William Lansdowne response to the conduct of the officers, was to comment,
"I support the officers decision to not make a police report while you were recording."
Which prompted another police chief to quip, "Where is it codified the police can work in private?"
When Lansdowne's comments were reported to the City Council in a televised meeting it was to blank stares all around. Absolutely no action was taken.
Nor did anything happen when the council was advised again in 2010 of police officers ongoing refusal to make criminal reports.
Silence is golden
Five arrests of San Diego police officers in 45 days and dead silence from Mayor Sanders. Dead silence from San Diego's City Council, which have long ago should taken steps for Police Chief Lansdowne to step down. Especially after Chief Lansdowne in a televised interview identified criminal charges as "mistakes."
The problems also applies to women crime victims forced to remain in Family Court.
As the news clip demonstrates, San Diego police refuse to provide services, pedophiles remain free to molest other people's children.
Family Court - where crime stays
The continued lack of consistent media coverage in San Diego's busiest court, few remember the victims who repeatedly begged for help...but were told by police to "get a restraining order in family court." These women are dead now, but remembered by name.
Unless and until the city council decides to act to protect half the population, now and in the foreseeable future San Diego women have no reason whatsoever to expect they will be safe. As such, San Diegans will continue paying taxes for police services the police continue refusing to provide.
Apparently with full knowledge and cooperation of San Diego's city council and mayor.
