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LAPD falsely portrayed people as gangsters; $12 mil settlement in teen's death by MI State Trooper

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Family of a Detroit Damon Grimes. 15 yrs old, who died in a 2017 ATV crash shortly after being tasered by a state trooper Mark Bessner has settled its wrongful death lawsuit against Michigan State Police for $12 million. Bessner was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter and his partner Ethan Berger fired as Michigan State Trooper. LAPD’s elite Metro Division are under investigation for falsifying information that was collected during traffic stops in order to falsely portray citizens as gang members or associates:

Michigan considers criminalizing 9-1-1 abuse callers; Central Park 5 documentary fallout and more

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Michigan considers criminalizing 9-1-1 abuse callers; Central Park 5 documentary fallout and more An LAPD insider, whose career spanned over two decades, Sgt. Dorsey highlights criminal, social or public policy injustices affecting disenfranchised communities throughout the nation. As a police professional, Sgt. Dorsey recognizes and exposes institutional and police abuses, as well as social justice disparities, while introducing strategies and commentary on how to systematically attack those injustices and empower audiences on how to navigate within that system, when necessary, and help change that system, when possible. An acclaimed speaker, author, and retired veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department. Sgt. Cheryl Dorsey has written an autobiography, Black and Blue, The Creation Of A Social Advocate, which provides an unfiltered look into the LAPD; police culture. She provides insight and techniques to de-escalate tensions during police encounters with a level of credibility