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L.A. County sheriff says deputies can conceal their names during protests
LA Times ^ | 12/02/2020 | ALENE TCHEKMEDYIAN, JAMES QUEALLY

Posted on 12/03/2020 8:40:49 AM PST by BenLurkin

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has authorized his deputies to conceal their names while policing protests and other civil disturbances.

Villanueva said Wednesday that the change to the department’s long-standing practice of requiring deputies to wear tags engraved with their last names on their uniform shirts was in response to recent incidents in which deputies were harassed and had personal information revealed by protesters.

The change came after a protest last week outside Men’s Central Jail at which several deputies were filmed with duct tape covering their name tags. The move troubled activists and department watchdogs, who said such obfuscation made it much harder to hold deputies accountable and fueled distrust among communities demanding greater transparency and reforms by police agencies. Some said replacing deputies’ names with a number will make it harder to identify deputies who they accuse of abusive conduct during chaotic situations at protests.

Villanueva explained his reasoning, saying protesters have used deputies’ name tags to find their home addresses and spread the information on social media. At times, he said, people have shown up at deputies’ homes and vandalized their property.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: US: California
KEYWORDS: california; donutwatch; lasd; police; protests
"Mostly peaceful" "protests"
1 posted on 12/03/2020 8:40:49 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin
Will they wear masks too? Facial recognition works both ways, so even without name tags they will be IDed unless they never go out in public.
2 posted on 12/03/2020 8:44:11 AM PST by KarlInOhio (The greatest threat to world freedom is the Chinese Communist Party and Joe Biden is their puppet.)
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To: BenLurkin

So now anyone who wants can pretend to be a sheriff.


3 posted on 12/03/2020 8:45:24 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: BenLurkin

My name has never been on any of my uniforms. I never even thought about it to be honest.


4 posted on 12/03/2020 8:49:27 AM PST by Noamie
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To: BenLurkin

Can citizens shield their identity from sheriff deputies to protect their privacy also??


5 posted on 12/03/2020 8:58:51 AM PST by eyeamok
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To: BenLurkin

They can run but they can’t hide.


6 posted on 12/03/2020 9:01:47 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: BenLurkin

People are going to find out that in war, there are no rules.


7 posted on 12/03/2020 9:05:40 AM PST by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: BenLurkin

I bolted from So Calif in May 1993.

I NO LONGER felt safe there.

Don’t miss it.

Won’t go back.


8 posted on 12/03/2020 9:34:31 AM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: eyeamok

Idiot post of the day.


9 posted on 12/03/2020 9:36:28 AM PST by New Perspective (Proud father of a son with Down Syndrome and fighting to keep him off Obama's death panels.)
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To: BenLurkin

Now anyone can pretend to be an LA County Sheriff!!


10 posted on 12/03/2020 9:47:30 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: New Perspective; eyeamok

I thought eyeamok had a great point. If it’s okay for the LASD to hide their identities (and their accountability) then why can’t we?

This is just another example of the tyranny that has descended upon our country with the excuse of Wuhan Flu to cover it.

What’s next? No more Fifth Amendment? That pesky thing really pisses off the rogue police who break their oaths on a daily basis.


11 posted on 12/03/2020 9:53:42 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: BenLurkin

This is the same sheriff who says that he can’t do anything about the gangs within the department.


12 posted on 12/03/2020 9:56:29 AM PST by Bubba Ho-Tep ("The rat always knows when he's in with weasels."--Tom Waits)
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