Community Police Review Commission
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Was Calling 911 Worth It?
If I had of known that calling 911 for help would jeopardize my freedom and making me become homeless in LA than I wouldn't done so. I feel insipid because they didn't want my family to be victims and wanted to protect a man who was already homeless. They knew he was guilty but let him lie about the situation so that he could escape from something he had started. Now I lost my job for UPS, my motorhome and my belongings. They say the problem in LA is their politicians but in reality its the police departments who put innocent black people on the streets like myself. When I was released on Jun 5, 2023, I didn't have a place to go. I was homeless. I was without a job, a motorhome and didn't have any friends or relatives living in California for shelter. I didn't know where to ask for resources or help because I wasn't familiar with LA.
Cops Don't Help Black People
The fact of the matter is the arresting officer took me and my girlfriend to jail and didn't arrest the guy who attacked me says everything about the police department in California. They wanted the suspects to be black instead of victims. Riverside Police took us to jail cause of our race. Had it been a white person they would done their job but instead acted like they didn't know how to investigate a crime. So this reason alone lets me share my story so it won't happen to the next black family. The officers took more effort into investigating us instead of Carlos Vega who has a history of violence and he hasn't been seen since that night. He basically got away with a crime and never did he talk to the police since cause he knew he would go to jail. I will never forget being tortured for two months. I had to drink toilet water to keep hydrated. I had to learn how to clean toilets, make bunks and clean showers. I understood why the police took us to jail because they w...