Liberal Los Angeles Issues SICK Order To Cops… Criminals Are Cheering

The Los Angeles Police Commission approved on Tuesday a wide range of law enforcement proposals that could end up with the city’s officers putting their lives in danger unnecessarily.

Officers now must exhaust all forms of non-lethal means before shooting a suspect, reported SCPR. The proposals are aimed at cutting down on the number of shootings by law enforcement officers. Other reforms included officer training in de-escalation when they face violent perpetrators.

Police officers are already trained to use all non-lethal means prior to shooting their weapons, but the implementation of the new proposals at department level means officers could be punished for not following protocol.

The commission said the move was to give the department more transparency, but many critics claim there is much more at stake.

Police union leaders have faulted the proposals, claiming they could cause officers to hesitate when they find themselves in a potentially harmful situation, which could endanger their own lives. Exhausting a menu of non-lethal options, or hesitating because of fear of punishment, takes time — and officers in danger don’t have a lot of that.

Union leaders also claimed the commission avoided more pressing issues facing the department, such as maintaining an adequate number of officers working in patrol. They said the commission caved to pressure from critics instead of addressing real needs.

“The commission has become nothing more than a group of pandering apologists in support of misinformed professional protesters,” the union’s board of directors said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. “These latest batch of proposals are more of the same, solutions in search of a problem.”

The commission bowing to political pressure could end up being a mistake that might leave them with blood on their hands.

H/T The Daily Caller

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