Asim Jamal Shakir Jr says his uncle, a Los Angeles officer, ordered a projectile to be fired at him during a George Floyd demonstration Asim Jamal Shakir Jr was shot with a projectile when he joined protests in downtown Los Angeles on 29 May 2020. Photograph: Courtesy the Shakir family A 23-year-old Los Angeles film-maker has sued the Los Angeles police department, alleging that his uncle, a Los Angeles police department officer, ordered him to be shot by projectiles during the George Floyd protests last summer. On the evening of 29 May 2020, Asim Jamal Shakir Jr had joined the demonstrations in downtown LA and was live-streaming when police formed a skirmish line, and he spotted his uncle, Eric Anderson, among the officers, according to a complaint filed on Monday. Anderson allegedly told his nephew to go home and then later motioned for an officer to shoot a “less-than-lethal” rifle at Shakir. Footage from Shakir’s live-stream captured him screaming in pain and d
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A review of recent police misconduct cases by the Los Angeles Police Department’s inspector general found that hearing panels comprised entirely of civilians were more lenient on accused officers than more traditional panels with two officers and one civilian.
In the most serious cases, in which officers were recommended for termination by LAPD Chief Michel Moore, the all-civilian panels recommended a lesser penalty more than 70% of the time, the review found leaving 11 officers on the force who otherwise would have been fired.
While based on a relatively small number of cases, the findings suggest that a 2019 ordinance allowing all-civilian Board of Rights panels for the first time has resulted just as community activists feared in lighter penalties for LAPD officers found to have violated department policies or committed more serious misconduct.
Worker Sues Hawaiian Gardens for Alleged Two Year Harassment by Fred Licon
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BY BRIAN HEWS • May 3, 2021
Brianna Gonzalez, an employee of Hawaiian Gardens, is suing the city alleging the city did not do enough to protect her and other women from being sexually harassed by the former president of the workers’ union, Fred Licon.
Specifically, she is suing for sexual harassment – quid pro quo, hostile work environment, and failure of the city to take all reasonable steps necessary to prevent harassment.
Gonzalez has hired high-profile attorney Gregory W. Smith for her case.
Smith has represented employees for over 30 years in the field of employment litigation; as a panel member of the Los Angeles Police Protective League, he often handles cases brought by police officers against the City of Los Angeles for a variety of employment claims.