LAPD Commander Sends Out Email Ordering Officers to Make More Arrests to Avoid Bad Press; Accidental - Polidicks

[b]An LAPD email mistakenly sent to a local NBC News station shows a commander appearing to order cops to bust more illegal animal traffickers in order to avoid bad press, as well as the wrath of the 'rabbit people.'[/b] [img]http://i.imgur.com/HKwNw.jpg[/img] LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith sent an email to cops last month appearing to order more arrests of illegal animal traffickers in order to avoid bad press, an NBC Los Angeles investigation found. [quote] An internal email mistakenly sent by a Los Angeles Police Department commander to a local news station appears to show the officer ordering his cops to makes more arrests in order to avoid bad press. LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith sent the memo to officers last month [url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/series/get-garcia/Investigation-LAPD-Internal-Email-Illegal-Animal-Trafficking-Downtown-LA-Bunnies-182316381.html]after NBC Los Angeles reporters asked for stats on how many arrests the department had made for illegal animal trafficking.[/url] A 2011 law made it a crime to sell animals on the street. But a recent NBC Los Angeles hidden camera investigation found people openly selling pet rabbits in downtown L.A. The LAPD held a news conference in October vowing to crack down on the bunny black market. The embarrassing email flap started when NBC producer Robbi Peele emailed LAPD officer Tracy Fisher on Nov. 12 asking for arrest and citation numbers related to the illegal animal trade, according to NBC’s website. [img]http://i.imgur.com/riNye.jpg[/img] An NBC Los Angeles investigation found a black market pet bunny trade flourishing in downtown L.A., despite a 2011 law that made it illegal to sell animals on the street. Two days later, Fisher responded and said, while she didn’t have accurate numbers, she could confirm that one person had been arrested for selling animals. Later that day, Smith emailed Fisher and two others — and appeared to copy Peele by mistake. “This story could be a black eye for us if we dont have a few arrests to show,” Smith wrote, according to the station’s website. “The law has been on the books for months now, and the ‘rabbit people’ are gonna scream that we dont care. Is there any way you or your crew could make a few arrests for illegal animal purchasing so we can avoid negative coverage?” Smith later told the station the missive was simply a “gentle nudge” to get his cops to cuff some bunny peddlers. "I want them to go out and make a few arrests," Smith told NBC Los Angeles. "Not just because there’s going to be stories on it, but because it’s time to start making arrests.” The so-called “rabbit people” told NBC they were livid over Smith’s message. "I mean it’s demeaning, it’s insulting and unacceptable," Lejla Hadzimuratovic, president of Bunny World Foundation, which rescues rabbits from traffickers, told NBC. “I don’t trust that they care about animal welfare," Hadzimuratovic said. Smith told the station the LAPD was committed to stopping animal trafficking.[/quote] [url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/series/get-garcia/LAPD-Chief-Beck-Defends-Email-Ordering-Arrests-Bunny-Rabbit-182473691.html]SOURCE[/url]

[QUOTE=koeniginator;38738091] [img]http://i.imgur.com/HKwNw.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE] Oops, I got busted

when I see LAPD I think of GTA

[QUOTE=Lurklet;38738354]when I see LAPD I think of GTA[/QUOTE] When I think of the LAPD I think of LA. You know, because it's one of the largest cities in America and not because of a video game.

Shh. Just ignore the lettuce. I'll make it worth your while. [img]http://i.imgur.com/HTTzG.jpg[/img]

I bet those cops live for the moment they can tell rabbit people "Put the bunny back in the box".

Actually pretty big news for LAPD to actually have emails like this. Who knows what else they have been doing

[QUOTE=galenmarek;38738385]When I think of the LAPD I think of LA. You know, because it's one of the largest cities in America and not because of a video game.[/QUOTE] It's LCPD anyways, not LAPD.

[QUOTE=sHiBaN;38741319]Actually pretty big news for LAPD to actually have emails like this. Who knows what else they have been doing[/QUOTE] LAPD not being honest is hardly news.

Doesn't sound like a bad thing, he's basically saying "Hey guys, do your jobs already". [editline]7th December 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Walrus.;38741589]It's LCPD anyways, not LAPD.[/QUOTE] Or LSPD, or LVPD. GTA seems to have a thing for L_PD's

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;38741719]Doesn't sound like a bad thing, he's basically saying "Hey guys, do your jobs already". [editline]7th December 2012[/editline] This implies that they may be forcing arrests in situations where it could generally just be talked over. Or LSPD, or LVPD. GTA seems to have a thing for L_PD's[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Chrisholl;38741845]This implies that they may be forcing arrests in situations where it could generally just be talked over.[/QUOTE] Meh, the police can never win. The media asks for arrests, they have one because they haven't been enforcing it. So the commander asks for more arrests, the request get leaked, and now the media reports that the LAPD is asking for more arrests. They look bad nomatter what they do here.

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;38741719]Doesn't sound like a bad thing, he's basically saying "Hey guys, do your jobs already". [editline]7th December 2012[/editline] Or LSPD, or LVPD. GTA seems to have a thing for L_PD's[/QUOTE] because both cities have the article "las" in front of them, and they are modeled after two real cities with the article "las" in front of them.

[QUOTE=yawmwen;38742127]because both cities have the article "las" in front of them, and they are modeled after two real cities with the article "las" in front of them.[/QUOTE] Las Angeles

los sorry

Black market pet bunny trade? That sure makes a change from the usual drug and weapons trafficking.

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;38741719]Doesn't sound like a bad thing, he's basically saying "Hey guys, do your jobs already". [editline]7th December 2012[/editline] Or LSPD, or LVPD. GTA seems to have a thing for L_PD's[/QUOTE] There is one exception to this which is VCPD.