[jazusamo]

"No, I think it's probably a culture that has developed in that department."

I can tell you that is not true. I am retired from LACo, not the sheriff's dept. but I know many of them that are active and retired. The culture thing you mention is no different than the culture of corruption that Pelosi and Reid espouse on a daily basis. When something like this happens, many people are quick to blame a whole dept. or police in general. That is unfair to the extreme. I can possibly go along with a small unit of a dept. doing something of this kind, but a whole dept? No way. There are thousands on the LACo Sheriff's dept.

[FreePaul]

When something like this happens, many people are quick to blame a whole dept. or police in general.

That's easily taken care of. Let the "whole dept. or police in general" get rid of those who misbehave. That doesn't happen so the only fair conclusion is that the whole organization tolerates that kind of conduct.