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October 20, 2015

Secretive Removal of Perverted Bakersfield

Police Officer Does Not Solve the Problem
Mark Geragos, attorney for the DeLarosa family issues the
following statement:
If Stringer was terminated for cause by the Bakersfield Police
Department and did not get a golden parachute or sweetheart buyout the
BPD finally got something right. Unfortunately the more likely reason
is that Stringer could no longer testify in court since the Prosecution
would always be required to disclose his issues.
Nonetheless, the secret removal of one BPD cop, who manipulated
and played with the dead body of James DeLarosa, does not solve the
structural and institutional problems with this Department, and brings
little solace to the DeLarosa family whose unarmed son was shot and
killed and still have no answers from BPD.
The fundamental issues involving the lack of training, the improper
use of force, and the manipulation of evidence by BPD must be fixed to
restore order and confidence in the police department.
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