Beverly Hills Cop Not Charged
An interesting case, or lack thereof, occurred yesterday when the L.A. district attorneys office decided that there was not enough evidence to prosecute a SWAT officer. The officer in question, Walter S. Jordan, was fired nearly three years ago for weapons violations and workers compensations fraud. A search warrant was executed at his residence after his firing and …
“two suspect weapons were found, the senior law enforcement sources said, but explained state laws governing police officers’ possession of the particular types of guns were murky.
L.A. County prosecutors decided to drop the matter after researching the outcomes of similar cases involving police.”
The Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs is apparently not please with this outcome.
The laws for LEO possession of firearms are different from everyone else, but when everyone else fails to comply with the laws they get prosecuted. It is shameful enough that the law sets different standards for different classes of citizens, but to also have different standards of enforcement?
Eric Leonard of KFI is currently following the story on his blog.