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So the LAPD will NOT check the immigration status of crime victims and witnesses. That encourages them to report the crime and cooperate with the investigation so that criminals can be held accountable for their actions.
All those communities are a mix of illegals and legals. We want the legals to be safer. So we don't grab everyone, intimidate them, and make them give up the guy next door who is sending many back to his family. We make it easy for them to point out criminal activity and actual criminals in their hoods. And, for their safety, we don't do things that underscore who is doing the pointing. We do ask them to testify in court, but we can do that many times without identifying them in the courtroom. You do have a right to confront your accuser though, and I've forgotten how that works. Maybe Albaby can enlighten us. I read a non-fiction crime-in-L.A. book and I don't remember how that worked now. I do remember the witness did get identified in the end. Never found out if anything happened to that witness.
I think it was called Ghettoside, written by a reporter. I remember hese stats, the good investigators solved ~40% of their cases, and the good ones solved ~80% of their cases. Easy read, good book.
