On Monday, the ALADS Board of Directors released the blog "Painting Depicting Law Enforcement As 'Pigs' Has No Place in US Capital". To read the blog, click here.
On Tuesday, a broad coalition of law enforcement associations joined ALADS, including the LAPPL, Sergeants Benevolent Association of New York, San Francisco POA, Oakland POA and San Jose POA calling for the offensive painting to be removed. To read their letter, click here.
ALADS has learned that San Diego area Congressman Duncan Hunter took matters into his own hands and today personally removed the offensive painting.
In a national Fox News story, ALADS President Ron Hernandez is quoted as saying:
"At a time of our country facing rising crime and a shortage of those willing to work the streets as police officers and deputy sheriffs, we need to make it clear that depictions of law enforcement officers as pigs in our Nation's Capital is not acceptable." To read the Fox News story, click here.
The ALADS Board would like to thank Congressman Hunter for taking such quick and decisive action after learning about the disgusting painting.
The Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS) is the collective bargaining agent representing more than 7,900 deputy sheriffs and district attorney investigators working in Los Angeles County.
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