pjmedia.com BYÂ JACK DUNPHY
Consider a hypothetical. You are at home alone when an intruder breaks in with the intent of doing you harm. You struggle with the intruder, but he is able to overpower and restrain you. Fortunately for you, the sounds of the struggle were heard by a neighbor, who calls 911 and brings the police to your doorstep.
Unfortunately for you, the police are operating under rules apparently endorsed by the Los Angeles Times. The intruder, having bound and gagged you and hidden you away, answers the door and tells the police there is no trouble inside. The police say theyâd like to come in and make sure, but the intruder says he will not have it, pulling out his cellphone and threatening to post video of the abusive cops to the internet. The police, wary of the bad publicity that may follow, obediently depart and leave you to the predations of the intruder.
Does it sound farfetched? According to this Los Angeles Times story, there are those who would have the police act just this way in such a scenario. Last Oct. 22, L.A. County sheriffâs deputies were called to an apartment in South San Gabriel, a suburb about nine miles east of downtown L.A. According to the Sheriffâs Department, they received a call of someone screaming and being hit inside the apartment. When deputies arrived to investigate, they knocked but found the door ajar. After receiving no response, they entered the apartment where they were met by a 14-year-old girl.
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