LAPD Advises City Residents to ‘Cooperate and Comply’ with Robbers

[Wingnut]

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) tweeted a release Tuesday advising city residents to “cooperate and comply” when being robbed.

The release begins:

Due to an increase in violent street robberies, Robbery-Homicide Division has become aware of an ongoing crime trend of follow-home robberies. Suspects have been locating victims in Los Angeles, following them, and then committing the robberies as the victim arrives home or at their business. … These crimes have occurred throughout the City of Los Angles as well as neighboring cities. Different suspects have been identified and arrested for these types of crimes.

LAPD then uses the release to outline seven points conveying the department’s advice for what city residents ought to do in response to the robberies.

Point five on the release says, “If you are being robbed, do not resist the robbery suspects; cooperate and comply with their demands. Be a good witness.”

WTF?  In my state we shot the bastards where they stand. Inside or outside.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/11/10/lapd-advises-cooperate-comply-robbers/

[Kamaji]

Be a "good witness" to what end?  For a prosecution that will never happen?  For a return of stolen property that will never happen?

If the cops were trustworthy, and if the criminals were likely to get caught and - more importantly - fully tried for their actual crimes when caught, and not simply let off with some plea-bargained slap on the wrist, the advice might make more sense.

As it is, the police will not be of any help.  Situational awareness is your friend - if you think you're being followed, you probably are - find some way to lose your tail; most importantly, put the g*d-d**ned phone down and pay attention to what's going on around you.

[GtHawk]

Be a "good witness" to what end?  For a prosecution that will never happen?  For a return of stolen property that will never happen?

If the cops were trustworthy, and if the criminals were likely to get caught and - more importantly - fully tried for their actual crimes when caught, and not simply let off with some plea-bargained slap on the wrist, the advice might make more sense.

As it is, the police will not be of any help.  Situational awareness is your friend - if you think you're being followed, you probably are - find some way to lose your tail; most importantly, put the g*d-d**ned phone down and pay attention to what's going on around you.

Prosecution in L.A. county? Not with their socialist DA. My compliance with robbers will be turning over my property one bullet at a time.