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Criminal

Sep. 23, 2008

Civil Rights Attorneys Call May Day Discipline Inadequate

Meting out justice to the 15 LAPD officers accused of misconduct during the May Day melee in 2007 will be the most far-reaching test of the LAPD's disciplinary system since a 2006 state Supreme Court ushered in a new era of secrecy.

By Peter B. Matuszak
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Meting out justice to the 15 LAPD officers accused of misconduct during the May Day melee in 2007 will be the most far-reaching test of the LAPD's disciplinary system since a 2006 state Supreme Court ushered in a new era of secrecy.

Civil rights attorneys say the court ruling will make it harder to restore trust in law enforcement because the names and full details of accused officers' a...

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