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I until proven guilty, 'but everybody's
1 determined that .these guys · are
' guilty."
'- The incident has spawned the use
of cameras by amateurs who witness
arrests. In Santa Monica, for instance,
two witnesses to the arrest of
a robbery suspect Monday afternoon
whipped out a video camera and a
still camera and started filining, not- .
ed Offl~er John Callahan.
Most Culver .City police refused to
discuss the impact of the LAPD inci- .
dent.
"Our position is we don't have any
comment," Sgt. Dan Irvin said .."It
has nothing to do with our agency."
But one officer, Lt. Greg Smith,
who works with children in the anti­
,·.drug DARE program, conceded, "I
don't see anything positive in this.
S It's defmitely a negative in the way
'.people perceive the police."
· Culver City police are currently
embroiled in a controversy of their
own. They are fighting a lawsuit in
·.U.S. District Court over their policy
of refusing to take complaints of po­
, lice brutality when the incident is
' detailed in other police reports.
l But one .thing, Westside officers
, .agree, is certain. • .· .
"The lives of everyone involved will
never be the same," Salcido said.
r~~ Staff writer Rick Cziment contribj
uted to this article. · . .