City Attorney Carmen Trutanich Cracks Down on Street Protests
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Political protests have led to arrests by the LAPD, Rocky Delgadillo and other recent LA City Attorneys gave defendants the chance to work out a deal—to pay fines for disturbing the peace, for example, rather than going to jail.
Banner Image: LOS ANGELES - MAY 1: Swarms of people march down Wilshire Boulevard east in support of immigrant rights May 1, 2006 in downtown Los Angeles, California. Immigrants and their supporters around the nation are rallying together through marches and demonstrations, along with boycotting work and spending, in a consolidated effort to show their importance throughout American society as the ongoing political debate on immigration reform continues. (Photo by Jamie Rector/Getty Images)
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City Attorney Carmen Trutanich Cracks Down on Street Protests ()
When political protests have led to arrests by the LAPD, Rocky Delgadillo and other recent LA City Attorneys gave defendants the chance to work out a deal—to pay fines for disturbing the peace, for example, rather than going to jail. Current City Attorney Carmen Trutanich will have none of that. He’s insisting on trials and pushing for jail time for 14 protesters against Arizona’s restrictive immigration law and nine others who supported the Dream Act by stopping traffic on Wilshire Boulevard.
Guests:
- John Raphling: Attorney
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Which Way L.A.? is made possible in part by the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation, which supports study and research into policy issues of the Los Angeles region.
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