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San Diego's City Council continues rejecting safety for women

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It seems likely San Diego's City Council will remain mute instead of asking Chief William Lansdowne to step down.
 
Perhaps Mayor Sanders, San Diego's former Police Chief, in his "strong mayor" capacity, will continue lending a steadying hand to a continuing status quo.  This means until the council acts, San Diego women and children aren't safe.
 
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Facts demonstrate a long-time problem
 
Although long-time San Diego police officer Art Arevalous kept women's underwear in his locker, and long-time San Diego police Sgt, and "Officer of the Year" Ken Davis is going to trial for stalking, and Art Perea resigned over a rape charge, not a single media report to date backtracks to why San Diego women aren't safe.
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City Council inaction
 

Back in 2005, when former attorney Ron Lais emailed "I will hunt you down" (Lais was upset I'd featured him as a con artist, and was actively helping the DA make a successful case against him), I attempted to report his threat.  As I was aware San Diego police were reluctant to file criminal reports, I also decided to record our meeting.  Officers arrived at my home and as expected, expressed reluctance to make a criminal report.   Police failure to perform has been noted at Familylawcourts.com in most states.

Instead, I was repeatedly questioned as whether I had "a relationship" with Lais, (only to have him prosecuted for ripping people off) but when a second one officer noticed the recording equipment, the conversation stopped.  The officers refused to complete their report until I agreed to stop recording our exchange.  When their demands were not met both officers left without completing a report.

In response to the conduct of the officers, Chief William Lansdowne said,
 
"I support the officers decision to not make a police report while you were recording."
 
Which prompted another police chief to quip, "Where is it codified the police can work in private?"
 
When Lansdowne's comments were reported to the City Council in a televised meeting it was to blank stares all around.  Absolutely no action was taken.
 
Nor did anything happen when the council was advised again in 2010 of police officers ongoing refusal to make criminal reports, as televised here.

Silence is golden
 
Five arrests of San Diego police officers in 45 days and dead silence from Mayor Sanders.  Dead silence from San Diego's City Council, which have long ago should taken steps for Police Chief Lansdowne to step down.  Especially after Chief Lansdowne in a televised interview identified criminal charges as "mistakes." 
 
The problems also applies to women crime victims forced to remain in Family Court.  As the news clip demonstrates, San Diego police refuse to provide services, pedophiles remain free to molest other people's children.

Family Court - where crime stays
 
The continued lack of consistent media coverage in San Diego's busiest court, few remember the victims who repeatedly begged for help...but were told by police to "get a restraining order in family court."  These women are dead now, but remembered by name in this video.
 
Unless and until the city council decides to act to protect half the population, now and in the foreseeable future San Diego women have no reason whatsoever to expect they will be safe.  As such, San Diegans will continue paying taxes for police services the police continue refusing to provide. 
 
Apparently with full knowledge and cooperation of San Diego's city council and mayor.
 
Resigned during rape investigation of college student
Resigned during rape investigation of college student
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Described as a "legal innovator" and founder of Familylawcourts.com, Bonnie's interests range from sailing to civil rights. Bonnie's written for Pacific Sun, boating periodicals, and newspapers throughout the country. Her exposes on fake attorneys and therapists have resulted in prosecutions. ...

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