A union representing more than 9,900 sworn members of the Los Angeles Police Department has been accused of racism after releasing a television advertisement targeting Democrat George Gascón– the former district attorney in San Francisco who is currently running to become L.A. County’s top law enforcement official.
The Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) launched the spot, titled “The Con is On with George Gascón,” earlier this month through an independent expenditure committee it sponsors. The ad focuses on Gascón’stenure in the Bay Area. The cop union has endorsed two-term incumbent D.A. Jackie Lacey, an African-American woman and Democrat, who is opposed by Black Lives Matter and several other anti-incarceration advocates. The primary election is March 3.
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