LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles City Council will vote on a motion today to have the Chief Legislative Analyst report back on the process for investigating whistleblower complaints within the Los Angeles Police Department and what reforms should be made to give greater independent oversight outside the police department's jurisdiction.
The motion was introduced by Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, who chairs the City Council's Public Safety Committee. In her motion, Rodriguez notes that a ``Los Angeles Police Department employee had the courage to expose an offensive act in the department related to the sharing of an image of George Floyd with the caption 'You take my breath away.'''
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore told the city's civilian police commission that on Feb. 12, 2021, an employee reported a sergeant for sharing the post that the sergeant had received from outside the LAPD.
``Culture change begins when individuals speak out and are protected in that process. When a whistleblower, sworn or civilian, demonstrates leadership and integrity by exposing information and activity that is immoral, illicit, illegal or out of department policy, that complaint deserves a thorough and substantive external investigation that preserves the anonymity of the individual who has the courage to speak out,'' the motion said.
Following the complaint, the department said it inspected all stations for evidence of the image and worked to identify anyone who was...
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