Please God Save Us from Sheriff Alex Villanueva!
There is nothing new about this regressive Leftist's corruption.
It's the same crap and garbage, it's the same failed policies of defending the Good Old Boys while ignoring the desperate plight of men and women in the community who want some measure of safety.
Sheriff Villanueva’s truth and reconciliation commission is a lie
Truth and Reconciliation comes from South Africa, during that commission when former leaders in the Apartheid Regime admitted the wrongdoing they had done, then they were fully exonerated and never had to worry about prosecution for any crimes committed during that time.
Hundreds of truth and reconciliation commissions have been
convened worldwide, featuring procedures established in the 1990s by South
Africa’s post-apartheid commission. Such panels have in common a restorative
justice model in which victims of wrongdoing air their grievances and seek
reparations, perpetrators acknowledge their crimes and seek forgiveness, and,
at least in theory, the entire society comes to terms with its past.
Proceedings are generally conducted in public, in keeping with the goals of
transparency and accountability. The commissioners are well-known and widely
respected.
convened worldwide, featuring procedures established in the 1990s by South
Africa’s post-apartheid commission. Such panels have in common a restorative
justice model in which victims of wrongdoing air their grievances and seek
reparations, perpetrators acknowledge their crimes and seek forgiveness, and,
at least in theory, the entire society comes to terms with its past.
Proceedings are generally conducted in public, in keeping with the goals of
transparency and accountability. The commissioners are well-known and widely
respected.
Upon his election as Los Angeles County sheriff last
November, Alex Villanueva announced that he would convene a truth and
reconciliation commission for the purpose of correcting wrongs that he said had
been done by the Sheriff’s Department to county residents and to sheriff’s
deputies. He said he would seek advice and counsel from outside the department,
principally from the Board of Supervisors and the Sheriff Civilian Oversight
Commission, in determining the panel’s composition and procedures.
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November, Alex Villanueva announced that he would convene a truth and
reconciliation commission for the purpose of correcting wrongs that he said had
been done by the Sheriff’s Department to county residents and to sheriff’s
deputies. He said he would seek advice and counsel from outside the department,
principally from the Board of Supervisors and the Sheriff Civilian Oversight
Commission, in determining the panel’s composition and procedures.
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He had not yet unveiled the panel’s procedures or schedule
when The Times reported in mid-January that Villanueva had rehired Caren Carl
Mandoyan, a key campaign aide and former sheriff’s deputy who had been fired in
2016 after he allegedly committed domestic abuse against another deputy.
when The Times reported in mid-January that Villanueva had rehired Caren Carl
Mandoyan, a key campaign aide and former sheriff’s deputy who had been fired in
2016 after he allegedly committed domestic abuse against another deputy.
Villanueva’s truth commission is a lie. It operates in
secret. Its existence is unacknowledged. It is exclusively internal.
secret. Its existence is unacknowledged. It is exclusively internal.
Release the commission, Sheriff! What do you have to hide?!
Questioned by the Board of Supervisors on why he took back
Mandoyan without first creating the truth and reconciliation commission and
submitting his name, Villanueva said the case was so obvious that there was no
point in waiting.
Obvious? Really! What a joke!
Mandoyan without first creating the truth and reconciliation commission and
submitting his name, Villanueva said the case was so obvious that there was no
point in waiting.
Obvious? Really! What a joke!
“We wanted to move forward,” he said on Jan. 29, adding that
there were a half-dozen cases like Mandoyan’s that would come in advance of the
commission being convened.
there were a half-dozen cases like Mandoyan’s that would come in advance of the
commission being convened.
“Once we have [the commission] up and running, we’ll pick up
the pace, obviously,” he told the supervisors.
the pace, obviously,” he told the supervisors.
On Thursday, The Times reported that Villanueva began
working to reinstate Mandoyan even before taking office. The article cited an
internal department email noting that as early as Nov. 30 (three days before
Villanueva was sworn in) the sheriff-elect had made a “priority request” to
process a review of Mandoyan’s case “to achieve the goal of returning him to
work.” Times reporters viewed a document describing a case review conducted on
Dec. 21 by three sheriff’s personnel: Assistant Sheriff Timothy Murakami, Chief
Eliezer Vera and Chief Steven Gross.
Unreal. This guy is corrupt, worse than Sheriff Jim McDonnell, worse than Lee Baca! Please, GOd, when does this insanity stop?!
working to reinstate Mandoyan even before taking office. The article cited an
internal department email noting that as early as Nov. 30 (three days before
Villanueva was sworn in) the sheriff-elect had made a “priority request” to
process a review of Mandoyan’s case “to achieve the goal of returning him to
work.” Times reporters viewed a document describing a case review conducted on
Dec. 21 by three sheriff’s personnel: Assistant Sheriff Timothy Murakami, Chief
Eliezer Vera and Chief Steven Gross.
Unreal. This guy is corrupt, worse than Sheriff Jim McDonnell, worse than Lee Baca! Please, GOd, when does this insanity stop?!
They are described in the case review report as “the Truth
and Reconciliation panel members.”
and Reconciliation panel members.”
So it turns out that there is already a so-called truth and
reconciliation commission. It existed and already was doing its work in
December, weeks before the sheriff claimed he wanted advice on how to set it
up.
reconciliation commission. It existed and already was doing its work in
December, weeks before the sheriff claimed he wanted advice on how to set it
up.
Villanueva’s truth commission is a lie. It operates in
secret. Its existence is unacknowledged. It is exclusively internal. It
consists of three subordinates elevated to their positions by the sheriff and
accountable only to him. It includes no reviewable process. It includes no
airing of grievances, no acknowledgement of wrongdoing, no requests for
forgiveness, no features of restorative justice. It is a star chamber in
reverse, in which deputies may be given their jobs back even though their
firings have been reviewed and upheld in a formal civil service process that
included opportunities to present evidence and make arguments.
secret. Its existence is unacknowledged. It is exclusively internal. It
consists of three subordinates elevated to their positions by the sheriff and
accountable only to him. It includes no reviewable process. It includes no
airing of grievances, no acknowledgement of wrongdoing, no requests for
forgiveness, no features of restorative justice. It is a star chamber in
reverse, in which deputies may be given their jobs back even though their
firings have been reviewed and upheld in a formal civil service process that
included opportunities to present evidence and make arguments.
The commission seems designed to reach a predetermined
outcome set by Villanueva. That’s doubly ironic, since he claimed his
predecessor made the whole process necessary by predetermining outcomes.
outcome set by Villanueva. That’s doubly ironic, since he claimed his
predecessor made the whole process necessary by predetermining outcomes.
“At the onset of the investigation,” he told the Board of
Supervisors in January, “they decided what the outcome was, and so they
empaneled the investigators: ‘Just find some facts you can cobble together that
show they did it.’” The new sheriff failed to produce evidence that such a
thing ever actually happened under his predecessor; but evidence shows that
it’s precisely what Villanueva himself has done.
Supervisors in January, “they decided what the outcome was, and so they
empaneled the investigators: ‘Just find some facts you can cobble together that
show they did it.’” The new sheriff failed to produce evidence that such a
thing ever actually happened under his predecessor; but evidence shows that
it’s precisely what Villanueva himself has done.
As for the promise to review wrongful convictions of people
arrested by the Sheriff’s Department, Villanueva told the Board of Supervisors
that the district attorney already has that angle covered. In other words, this
is all about reinstating deputies who were fired for cause.
Same thing when it comes to doing what is best for the county regarding the rule of law.
arrested by the Sheriff’s Department, Villanueva told the Board of Supervisors
that the district attorney already has that angle covered. In other words, this
is all about reinstating deputies who were fired for cause.
Same thing when it comes to doing what is best for the county regarding the rule of law.
The sheriff has turned the principles of truth and
reconciliation commissions upside down. He has made a mockery of truth,
reconciliation and his office. He has attempted to redefine “reform,” which, in
the context of the Sheriff’s Department, used to mean curbing violence and
other bad behavior by deputies. We now see what it means to Villanueva: curbing
discipline and outside scrutiny. Orwell (“war is peace,” “freedom is slavery”)
would be impressed. L.A. County residents, on the other hand, should be angry.
We need to get rid of this guy. Who's up for a recall?
reconciliation commissions upside down. He has made a mockery of truth,
reconciliation and his office. He has attempted to redefine “reform,” which, in
the context of the Sheriff’s Department, used to mean curbing violence and
other bad behavior by deputies. We now see what it means to Villanueva: curbing
discipline and outside scrutiny. Orwell (“war is peace,” “freedom is slavery”)
would be impressed. L.A. County residents, on the other hand, should be angry.
We need to get rid of this guy. Who's up for a recall?