I draw cartoons for The Los Angeles Times about issues related to California and the Southland (metro Los Angeles).
This week: Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have banned assault rifles. Why do Californians need such big guns?
LOS ANGELES TIMES CARTOON: Hard to Reach Spots
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Disarm the police to the full extent possible. If this saves one life it will be worth it.
In other news:
US Supreme Court says you’re on your own:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/28scotus.html?_r=0
That report was published June 28, 2005 – old news. Has anything changed in the interim (other than “Stand Your Ground”)?
This is will continue to be “news” to everyone who still believes that the job of the police is to “serve and protect” YOU.
Court upholds NYPD policy that cops take Breathalyzer after firing weapon
The NYPD established the policy, known as Interim Order 52, in the wake of the Sean Bell shooting in 2006. Cops who’d been working undercover in a Queens night club fired 50 bullets into Bell’s vehicle, killing him and wounded two of his companions.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/court-upholds-breathalyzer-rule-article-1.1520962#ixzz2l8ijjiMw
I noticed from the last article you posted (dateline November 18, 2013) that “The three-judge panel also noted that officers aren’t supposed to carry their firearms when they’re drinking.” Very interesting.