Good Cops Get Justice - The Untold Story of the LAPD Rampart Scandal
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- In this Insider Exclusive Investigative Network TV Special, GOOD COPS GET JUSTICE -The True Story of LAPD’s Decorated Police Officers Brian Liddy, Eddie Ortiz & Paul Harper our news team meets with Joseph Avrahamy, the lawyer who represented these officers in their civil rights lawsuit, and Brian Liddy, his client and former LAPD Medal of Valor Police Officer to go behind the headlines and see how this case changed the way the LAPD operates, was responsible for replacing the LAPD Chief of Police, and gave other police officers the knowledge that the judicial system can work when their rights are violated.
I don't believe Perez could've operated the way he did without his superiors and colleagues knowing what he was up to or in on the cut it is just not possible
it’s possible, but not probable
Exactly
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No doubt.... And that's goes right up the ladder to former LAPD Chief Bernie Parks
So technically the atmosphere of Training Day takes place in the 90's.
This is what the movie is based off of!
Denzel Washington plays Rafael Perez
@@JimskiBeatz and Frank tenpenny in GTA san Andreas
@@JimskiBeatz That's right. The license plate has his badge #
And still today
So the guy they worked with for years was just doing all this corrupt stuff next to them and they never noticed? that seems also bad?
That level of ignorance alone should be incriminating for someone who works in law enforcement.
For those of you don't know ALL the story. The federal judge who awarded the 20.5 million dollar settlement to Liddy, Harper, and Ortiz, was close to declaring the LAPD violated the federal RICO Act. Think about this for a moment. Had that judge declared LAPD a criminal organization, the government would have revoked LAPD's license to operate as a police agency AND tripled the monetary amount the ofcrs received to $60 million!
Aspects of this seem more like an advertisement for Joseph Avrahamy's law firm than a documentary.
FYI Aaron, NO LAW FIRM, NO LAWYER would take on this case on behalf of these police officers, so hats off to Joseph. You would want someone like him representing you if ever you got jammed up.
As proof that LAPD was corrupt, now I am living in a Country that I never new existed and worst of all that it is not the country I was born in. I was indeed a young man full of mischief, however I still remember the misconduct the CRASH UNIT and many other cops had with the youth in that area and that was not only Ray but most of the cops. I remember events like getting picked up and dropped off in a wrong neighborhood, also the time I was beet up and then left on the sidewalk and many more events. As that was happening to me there are testimonies of other like myself with the same type of incidents so no Ray was not present in all cases so this cop just like many others are lying
It’s a horrible thing to be falsely accused. To have people lie under oath, and file false reports. Give false testimony in front of your friends, family, employer, and the community in general. To be relentlessly pursued when you know you did nothing wrong. Sadly this is done by cops dozens of times a day in America. Peoples lives and reputations destroyed beyond repair. And they suffer with a lot more than heartburn. At least here’s three cops that know what it’s like when the script is flipped.
Thanks to technology (cameras), more cops are being held responsible for their actions...and being cleared of wrongdoing.
YEP!! Cell cameras are a GOOD THING! Those who want to make filming illegal-- cop or not-- What do they want to hide?! Police corruption will flourish with zero transparency... Defunding them will NOT get rid of corruption... Human nature will never change... It is basically INSANE.. Just look at history... Explorers!? Really... First thing they do is slaughter everyone they see and enslave the women and children... Star Trek is a LIE!! We won't be exploring... We will be attacking slaughtering and taking and enslaving!!
Thank you sir, without an outstanding Attorney like you, they could very well be in jail.
No one should be jailed for what they are not guilty of- cop or not...
wthout lots of money.......
this sounds a lot like people who are mad that they got caught.
Excuses are weak.
Exactly
lol, no, it doesn’t
Perez didn’t rap on his partner for being corrupt, his partner robbed the bank in downtown and took 750000 dollars. Perez just handed over his enemy list.
I agree
What about corrupt public defenders and judges?
Whatever he said they did they did that shit
-Kanaan
Justice is usually served only for those defendants who has the money and can afford a private lawyer.
EXACTLY! $$$$$$$$$!
$$$$$
So a bunch of cops that spent their careers lying for a pinch are upset because a cop lied to get a pinch?
Yeah pretty much.. shit they do to citizens.
Gotta love any organization that turns on it's own.
Truth is very important... Problem is u got those who insist the police can never be right and the other group believing they can never be wrong...Lack of transparency is always a non solution...
Nani?
Vic Mackey and the strike team 🤘
I briefly supervised Brian Liddy and Paul Harper before they went to the CRASH unit. They were very hard working, still looking for criminals near quitting time, while everyone else seemed to be submarining to get off on time. Liddy was also a very thorough note-taker, while on scenes of incidents. His reports were top notch. Paul was a very quiet and professional. I knew little about Ortiz, despite being a fellow sergeant in Rampart. I hope they all eventually recover from this experience. As far as only Perez and his partner (Durden) being the only dirty Rampart CRASH officers, I'm a bit skeptical. When I entered a locker or other room where Rampart CRASH officers were present, they'd stop talking. I left a month before Perez & Durden shot Ovando. I was shocked to see Durden get into CRASH after only a month in Rampart. There were officers who'd worked there for years, who could not get into the unit. That told me, way too late, that something was foul. I returned to Rampart in 2002. We worked hard to restore morale and reward to good cops who did nothing wrong, but had to wear the stain of Perez & Durden.
“He was Puerto Rican , but he looked like a black man.” 😂😂 Omg I can’t! Smh!
Only 2 bad cops lol what a liar
I STOP WATCHING AFTER 5 SECONDS. WHEN HE SAID ONLY 2 OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED.
“This is drug money!”
Officer Tenpenny
All this is still going on today and some of you are right it goes all the way to the top
That Liddy guy got $20.5 million. How was his life ruined?
No, the $20 Million was divided up equally for the 3 wrongfully accused officers and the lawyers
Because people still think he was corrupt even though it was not proven and there was no reputable source for it.
Because he can never be a police officer again. Liddy was both a MASTER patrol officer AND a MASTER investigator. His entire life has been devoted to being the best cop ever. That can never be returned no matter how much $$$ the settlement.
"Let's call a spade a spade, he was a liar"
Funniest line of the video.
This happened all over the country. This is just one story.
That's right! Check out LEE CAMP and watch his videos... Complaint forms should be easy to get and SAFE to ask for in ALL police departments...Filming should ALWAYS be allowed... Only one camera showing only one perspective means you need MORE CAMERAS not less... Unless u have something to HIDE...
Yeah dude and this is just local police, who the hell knows on what’s going on with the feds
The NYPD is also corrupt
Remember anyone under 50 or 60 right, whatever you do in life comes back to haunt you when you get older. Be good 👍
This is saying the prosecutors and leadership are bad. The same leadership that shaped the policy under which they worked. The same prosecutors that pursued cases against people they arrested, with the evidence and statements they provided. All bad but ok to prosecute, the regular people; the regular people have no chance.
They are saying, only these 2 cops were bad; everyone else was good. But until the scandal hit, those 2 were not prosecuted or ejected from the ranks of law enforcement. They boiled Perez's career down but he had to have had "success" and commendations and awards to gain reputation and promotions. How else did he get into a position to do these crimes? Stealing evidence and selling that stolen dope, fabricating evidence to secure conviction, and alleged murders.
By his own admission; Perez made good arrest, spoke spanish, was easy going so they put him in position to commit those crimes. And, cops were not able to detect or observe his criminal activity. And the LAPD is now, even worse, because they are throwing cops under the bus and on top of that; cameras are bad.
They promptly paid this mut who got off on a technicality $8 million more than a man that was paralyzed whilst police on duty falsely arrested, set up & attempted to murder. This story is a disgrace
I hear a lie as soon as it starts by saying that it was TWO cops..no way
I remember this huge mess back in the day and you’re absolutely right … it wasn’t just 2 .. each of them started pointing fingers at each other when they were getting caught .. hard to believe it was just 2..
When Rafael Perez first took the plea deal and named corrupt cops he actually spoke highly of Brian Liddy but then the next month changed his mind. Perez wasn't a reliable source and even an informant in prison mentioned how Perez would brag that any cop he didn't like he would accuse of wrongdoing.
You are beautiful
Yeah i got homies that tell me otherwise that it was way more than just 2 cops .. thats just the homies, ive heard stories from different homies from different barrios too, strE18 up liEz
Agreed.
This video has a TEN MINUTE intro
Not true, you need this info to understand the whole thing
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That's why it has a 10 minute intro... All she said was that it had a ten minute intro... She didn't say it was unnecessary... What she said WAS true. It has a ten minute intro...
@@johnlamarca9439 simp spotted
This right here is exactly what goes on today just hidden more
Zach your a diaper
@@elgeneralxx you're the load
@@ChicagoAreaNews you’re the pants
Can't be an independent agency dependant on taxation.
It’s still unbelievable that William Parker was able to turn the LAPD into a quasi military unit back in the 60’s that had complete autonomy and answered to no one but Parker himself. Even more ridiculous that this reform remained in place until this nonsense took place.
Thumbnail looks like Tenpenny from GTA San Andreas
In the first place, there is always a presumption of innocence. If there's no proof of any wrongdoing. It's prosecutorial misconduct to have indicted these officers. It's important to recognize the fact Perez's testimony should have been impeached due to acts of moral turpitude. It's not surprising given all the know-it-all in the community who cry when they believe their rights are violated wouldn't stand-up for these officers. So, hypocritical and if anyone should have been accountable. It should have been Chief Parks and DA Garcetti.
“ Assigned home with pay”= Rampart Juice
My boss in 2002 said he knew Perez. He spoke about Crash often when in Los Angeles
The whole unit knew what was going on and didn’t say shit smh just own up to it
Perez was the fall guy. Most of the department engaged in the same behavior got off free.
All three of them are professional liers
Anthony you smell
always wondered why there was no movie on Rampart, so far as I know of..
@@williamshelton4318 not sure whichof that stuff I've seen, besides THE SHIELD.. I've seen...in late 90s cop-drama HIGH INCIDENT , Officer Ray Heckler, played by Gary Besaraba, his back story is that he has come to El Camino under a cloud from "The Heights" scandal...this is thought to be reference to Rampart..
SELF Correction...that was not in HIGH INCIDENT was in BOOMTOWN....early-mid 00s...both great series re LAPD...
All 70 and more escaped justice and got time off easy
Rafael pulled me and another friend over, hand cuffed us and threw us in the back of his squad car. This was in 1996 on Temple St and Benton Way. After striking both of us in a head multiple times, they then drove us to an 18th street (enemy) neighborhood where they took us out of the car, put us on our knees, struck us a couple more times in the back of the head. We now laid there on our stomachs. They uncuffed us, they then jumped back in their squad car and yelled out on their microphone loudspeaker letting the neighborhood know who we were and where we were from and quickly drove off. The 18th Streeter's came out like roaches and were quickly upon us. Both my friend and I were stabbed multiple times and were basically left for dead. I thank God that I am here today, changed my life many years ago, I now oversee all operations across the America's for an Aerospace and Defense company. Hope I get to see you one of these days Mr. Perez, so that I can show you the 11 scars that I have from those stab wounds and also let you know how successful I have become.
My god.
You do realize he was being protected from the inside and was also involved in the murder of Christopher Wallace?
The reason the LAPD brass looked the other way was because the drugs they were dealing in was being imported by the CIA.
Its awful what that loser put you through, I too have been targeted by officers and suffered as well, only not nearly as badly as you. But there is this entity called KARMA and Perez feels it daily as he rots in his cell and you enjoy not only freedom but also a measure of prosperity. God Bless you sir, and I hope you will have a wonderful and happy life as time progresses. Did you even try to complain about this? Or decided to say the hell with it?
Yea right man prove it
what is there to prove ? you already know this cop was corrupt, proven guilty and incarcerated, yet you say prove it? prove what, that he's wrongly accused? the guy was a disgrace!@@MnplyTV
Lol, as a person who spent a lot of time in the Westlake district during this time all the cops in rampart were 🗑. Maybe 0.01% were clean
The DEA across the street caused this. They all work together DUUUH!!!
when you raid a Whorehouse, you take the piano player too.
No wonder why former Officer Christopher Dorner went crazy, Brian Liddy said it in this video 25:05, the LAPD throws its officers under the bus probably more now than before because of public opinion and scrutiny. Even though Liddy won that settlement, he had a decorated career that he seemed proud of doing and continuing, but it was messed up by a now ex-cop- limo driver and Liddy's still suffering based on his physical appearance.
yeah he got royally screwed over and Ray Perez got Alonzo Harris and Vic Mackey created in his honor. Great show and Movie, but sucks on the real life rat they were based off of.
Officers should throw curupt officers under the bus
hes a piece of trash also and millions richer.law enforcement is corrupt.
Yeah. I got fat recently too. But it wasn't from "drinking milk"... It was feeding my fat face with icecream. Not a cool thing to admit publicly.. I don't think he's telling the truth about his weight gain... But that's really FD Up having your badge taken (getting fired) while holding your wife's baby in the hospital...
@@randallanthony1794 Liddy stopped a bank robbery while off duty in New York, he was a much better cop and person than Perez.
take this info with a graaaaain of salt.
Nige Hood I'll take it with just a grain
I've seen it happen to good cops. Like this: ua-cam.com/video/SQl26My2lqA/v-deo.html
Give him officer of the month and a take home vehicle. Bam. Got him. Wonder who was sleeping with his girlfriend.
@@RikodiusRex I wonder who WASN’T 😬
Same shit happened to 9 officers, 2010, Fort Worth Police Department, Fort Worth Tx.
Google it. The DA used the bullshit investigators who lied and 9 officers were charged.
Four years later, DA dismissed all charges. The DA actually said, "In the name of Justice, I am dismissing all charges".
That sorry ass Chief Hallstead was a temporary fill in, tried to throw officers under the bus. The DA had words for that Chief.
I am one of those former officers. There is too much corruption with in these Police Departments...
I don't even have to look this up. I believe it 100%.
R.i.p Biggie
This is what the film 'Training Day' was based on
and worked for suge knight
Like for real for real?
Yes, Alonzo's character isn't based off of Raphael Perez because the movie isn't based off of a true story, But he resembles him, and is a lot like him on purpose because they movie is based off of the same idea of police corruption and events that have happened in the Rampart Scandal.
Frank Tenpenny, main antagonist of GTA San Andreas, is also based on Perez.
I need to see this movie. I just finished watching 7 seasons of THE SHIELD which is based on these events.
San Andreas brought me here Tenpenny and Pulaski
Not sure if everyone knows about this, but Officer Frank Tenpenny from GTA: San Andreas was based off of Officer Rafael Perez
He lien like fuck it was def the whole crash unit that was crooks
Havent watched but Rampart also possibly took part in the murder of rapper The Notorious BIG
He look like Tenpenny from GTA San Andreas
that's the point tenpenny was based on this story
Wow... They look nothing alike... Nothing
You look like Tenpenny from GTA San Andreas
"see you around like a donut carl"
UNFORTUNATELY SOME CIVILIANS ARE, REALLY BAD PEOPLE, AND APPEAR TO BE GOOD. SO IS VERY HARD TO JUDGE, OR CONDEMN, ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER.
2:42 YOOOO THATS OFFICER TEN PENNY
Perez was last seen being a driver for....Harvey Weinstein
If you knew it was going on why didn’t you tell or uphold the law and have them locked up
Omg they are all liars !!! Wake up !
This brian dude want us to believe 2 cops caused all these lawsuits and complaints? Foh All them wicked mf are guilty.
👮♂️👨⚖️ ~ I wonder if these cops care when informants from the streets falsely target innocent people that are civilians. Or how often do the cops support civilians when they think the DA is going after them for political reasons? And usually when someone is falsely arrested and prosecuted they don’t get any financial settlement. A lot of people think they do, but they don’t. You have to prove there’s malice or sum super super incompetent investigation. Because even the Supreme Court has said you can’t see the police just for doing an incompetent investigation. Obviously estate can decide to make a law that says that, but not under current laws at least as it was 10 years ago.
So I don’t know what to believe about these cops. I don’t know if they were dirty or not. But a lot of these cops walked away with their pension and/or then they got a financial settlement
And as far as cops being thrown under the bus, I agree with that. But I also agree that cops have not been held accountable for far too long. The police unions have been nothing more than powerful and sleazy defense attorneys. These sleazy police unions have done everything to back virtually every single cop without much care about the community whatsoever. And people are tired of it. Trust and hate has grown. And as far as me, I’ve never had a bad interaction with a cop. But that doesn’t mean I can’t see that it happens and I can’t see that accountability is severely lacking in so many places throughout this country. It’s not fair to current officers, but you have to remember that you often reap what you sow.
But I dont agree with the statement that wasnt many other officers involved but those involved are cover themselves and that is why it is possible that those involved wanted to blame good and innocent cops and in this case but also in many other cases so their word is really lying under oat!!!
What goes around comes around
they were doing the same as rafael..
No they weren't but even if they were who gives a shit why is it so bad to Violate a gang member civil rights? They weren't out there framing innocent people and harassing school teachers they were out there fighting gangs drug dealers and murderers LAPD is the hero in this not the villain
You know that for a fact? When Rafael Perez first took the plea deal and named corrupt cops he actually spoke highly of Brian Liddy but then the next month changed his mind. Perez wasn't a reliable source and even an informant in prison mentioned how Perez would brag that any cop he didn't like he would accuse of wrongdoing.
The Irony is thick.
San Andreas brought me here lol 😭 I'm late ASL
ThOMAS F GOMeZ
Couldn't happen to a better gang of thugs.
The real tenpenny
Rush to Injustice.
LAPD was politically independent? That statement is so ridiculous that it’s hard to believe anything he says.
I still dislike cops
Officer tenpenny damn homie made it on so many different spin offs off him
"I got caught up in the money, the power…"
Man DA's make some questionable calls when it comes to refusing to prosecute officers for even neglegence while civis would be looking at murder charges. I know it's not an easy job, and you also get what you paid for, and being an officer generally doesn't pay well so we get stuck with people who don't always have the community as their main priority. Or sometimes we get the opposite who want to help the community more than anything but the become over zealous in their approaches.
These officers were good to stand up to the corruption, it's too bad their brothers were all too willing to let them take the fall if it meant not rocking the boat.
Real pixels brought me here
What ever happened to death do us part?
Wished all cops were good cops so do all good cops... l love in clarksville Tennessee . I honestly believe all cops in Clarksville Tennessee are good cops !!!!
My heart still aches for the officers wrongfully accused 😥
God speed officers you are *LOVED!*
*GOD BLESS OUR LEO'S* 💙👮♂️🇺🇸
@BrianLibby is one of the best cops LAPD ever had.
Eighteen st clanton 14 st temple st 💎 st crazy riders playboys Rampart 🚔 corruption
gta sa officer tenpenny
Reggie Swear he Rafael Pérez lmao he wish he was on that rampart scandal
Thats what happens when there are bad cops ! They do it to many your not alone ! Cops do this to the Black and poor ! I hope you get your justice !
Intimidate those who intimitade others, that's my job.
I like to make people poop in a cup and drink it
Thank you officer Brian Liddey
You didn't deserve this
Thank you for your service
hes as corrupt and self serving and guilty
Sorry but you can not work and not know what is going on. Not one spoke up to make it right. A so called good cop that refuses to speak up is a bad cop.
Be well
My heart bleeds......
Lapd rampart division
you got caught face up to it
💙💙💙💙
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Ray Perez and his partner were two cops that were related to many crimes but what about Kevin Gaines how can you explain that how about Perez's first partner how do you explain that Mr Liddy....
Gaines had ties to Death Row Records and the Bloods, and dated Suge Knight's ex-wife. He was shot and killed on March 18, 1997 by undercover LAPD detective Frank Lyga, who was determined to be acting in self-defense.
The investigation into Gaines's behavior also provided the first clues to the widespread police corruption of the Rampart scandal.
Evidence of Gaines's corrupt behavior first surfaced in the summer of 1996. Police responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting at a Hollywood Hills mansion. Gaines, off duty, showed up at the scene and is alleged to have initiated an altercation with the responding officers. The officers handcuffed Gaines when he became verbally abusive and provocative. According to police records, Gaines shouted profanities and stated, "I hate fucking cops"
Gaines claimed he was mistreated by the police and hired an attorney to file a claim against the city. However, when LAPD Internal Affairs investigated the incident, they discovered the 911 call had actually been made by Gaines himself. Investigating officer Russell Poole, who later became deeply involved in investigating the Rampart Scandal, claimed that "the evidence suggests that he did that to engage LAPD in a confrontation and basically wanted to secure a pension or whatever by filing a lawsuit."
@@insiderexclusive correct but lyga himself was corrupted he was caught on tape bragging about the Kevin Gains killing with no remorse saying if there are others in the car he would have killed them the same way and that statement got him put away also there are rumors that the rampart division set him up with illegal narcotics
@@MarioRamos-bx2tb The main person responsible for the entire Rampart scandal was Bernie Parks, bottom line. He knew was going on at the dept. Encourage it . And when the shit hit the fan, he scapegoated the 3 cops we produced the story on. Here is a fictionalized version of what really happened during those times, with the names changed for the story. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089T9DZJD/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1
alonzo harris is ray lopez in real life
Yeah, right.
You guys may have escaped justice, but you at the very least had to know about Perez, so I have no sympathy.
Life is fake but a reality think about that.
LIAR.
Skank
Not sure how anyone else feels about it but, in my opinion, Denzel Washington would be perfect for the role of former Officer Rafael Perez. Denzel already starred in a police movie though/training day. Maybe he wouldn't take the role out of fear from being stereotype cast a dirty cop. Although, he's played the role of good police officers as well.
That's who his character in Training day was based off. Denzel already played Rafael Perez.
Denzel 68 now bro lol
@@debfrazier5185 Interesting. Learn something new everyday. 👍
This is a fake redemption attempt. Perez couldn’t have done all these acts all alone. These crooks shouldn’t have received any money!