Wayne K. Guillary, LAPD Sgt., Appeals To Dorner, Says Cop Racism Remains

By Dennis Romero Tue., Feb. 12 2013 at 7:07 AM

thehutchinsonreportnews.com

Sgt. Guillary.

Another African American cop, this one still on the force, has reached out to disgraced ex-LAPD Officer Christopher Dorner, telling him to call a TV station before he surrenders so that the event is filmed and he is "not harmed."

Sgt. Wayne K. Guillary posted a "personal appeal" on the website of Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable president Earl Ofari Hutchinson overnight. In it the sergeant says he still has ongoing concerns about racism in the department but that Chief Charlie Beck is a rare top cop "trying to make LAPD a better organization:"

... There's still much work to be done ... Some may say that nothing has changed with the leadership in the LAPD. ... Trust me I have been in the fight with the organization regarding social and racial injustice within the LAPD. Currently, I am the only out spoken African American within the organization that possesses the moral courage to confront and ask questions unflinchingly about race, racism and discrimination in the LAPD. Yet still, I have paid a humiliating price inside the LAPD for preserving and believing in the importance of "I have a Dream."

Not exactly an endorsement for LAPD Chief Charlie Beck's insistence over the weekend that the department has made "strides" to shed a troubled past, strides he said he doesn't want undone by what appear to be Dorner's vengeful accusations of racism.

Hutchinson says the 31-year veteran's statement gives him credibility, particularly if Dorner sees it, because he has experienced what Dorner claims to have experienced:

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Coming from an African-American LAPD veteran who has had fought his own battles against racism and understands the workings of the LAPD, his appeal to Dorner is timely and has powerful resonance.

Despite his indication that racism and discrimination continue to cloud his career, Guillary gave a lot of credit to the chief:

As I continued down the path as a voice crying out for justice within the LAPD, I would witness the changing of the guards of police chiefs. Thus far, I have worked for a total of 5 chiefs. Of all the chiefs that I have written to and communicated my thoughts to about racism in the Department, Chief Beck has been the only one that has had the courage to personally respond to my questions about discriminatory matters in the Department.

Guillary says his worst experience was more than 15 years ago, but he doesn't offer details about what, exactly, happened:

Markedly, by 1997 I would find out just how deep the racism existed within the darkened corridors of the LAPD. The experience would forever change the way I would express my thoughts about the incidents of racial injustice inside the LAPD. I had witnessed and personally experienced within the organization acts of blatant discrimination. Its affect left its victims losing hope; their faces were streaming with tears of despair and their voices crying out screams of desperation.

The statement comes nearly a day after ex-LAPD Officer Joe Jones reached out with a "manifesto" of his own calling on Dorner to "refrain from further wrong" but also indicating that experiencing racism on-the-job was par for the course.

Guillary encouraged Dorner to turn himself in ... with TV news cameras rolling (for his safety):

Christopher, I ask that you stop your actions my brother. This is not the answer, nor is this the way to resolve conflict. Too many people have been hurt and too many innocent families are hurting ... Contact a news station and surrender peacefully so that you are not harmed.

Read the whole appeal here.

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Tags:

Christopher Dorner, Guillary, LAPD, racism

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Mike

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Police Officers like Dorner try to stand up for themselves and for what they believe is right, but are met with retaliation that is so brutal and unforgiving that officers are forced out of the force; especially if the person involved is well connected with management or is well liked. Some simply try to fight the system after they are pushed out and with the little money they have, they fight until they can no longer afford a high power attorney and simply just move on with their lives. I can tell you that many want to do what Dorner did, but won't! Some commit suicide and some just find new careers and move on.

Then there are all those today that wear the badge and watch the corruption and abuse hiding behind the badge and will turn their heads just waiting for the retirement day to come and simply just walk away from all this madness when they retire. You all know who you are that are the so-called "company men" All police departments have these officers. They say NOHTING, stand for NOTHING and protect NOTHING and yes its true they will say "I DONT LIKE CONFLICT." They come to work every day, hit the locker room, throw on the uniform, hit the street, collect their paycheck and go home. These officers know the repercussions of going against the powerful blue code of silence. These officers who just "go along to get along", the "company men & women" have no backbone and destroy the foundation of courage. And I would agree with Doner on this, these officers are the enablers of those who are guilty of misconduct and you are just as guilty as those who break the code of ethics you swore to protect.

Now that Journalist are paying attention and Dorner has sacrificed his own life maybe now there may be some justice for not only Dorner, but for the hundreds of other officers in the United States that are wrongfully targeted and terminated for reporting misconduct and trying to make a difference. For now as a former law enforcement officer, I also ask for journalists to focus their attention on Dorners manifesto and get into what really happened. I don't agree with Dorners extreme actions of taking other lives. At the same time I have a read his manifesto written by Dorner on his Facebook Page that points to some serious misconduct. Why are those officers and supervisors still employed? Also, why were Capt Phil Tingirides and Sgt Anderson allowed to remain on the Board of Rights even after Dorner indicated that the assembled Board of Rights Panel had personal friendships with the person he reported to have committed misconduct? Not Good!

Personally I would have raised this concern as this would have raised RED FLAGS all over the place. I would have known immediately that this was NOT going to be a fair and impartial jury of my peers. The person that Dorner reported for misconduct was not going to get any discipline for this whatsoever and Dorner knew this; this is why he wanted a different Board of Rights Panel. Dorner walked into this Board of Rights with a big bull’s-eye on his back and the LAPD shot him in the back even before he pleaded his case. I'm sorry that’s just how this seems right now.

Look at this article for example found on twitter and is a reminder of what law enforcement still has within its ranks. Is this Sergeant still working today? I would bet he or she still wears a badge, but the black officer is no longer there. Why?

In this incident a black police officer files a complaint saying that his Police Sergeant says blacks with college degrees did not earn them & Africans are Lazy! He goes on to say more demeaning remarks about african americans. Check it out - http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_7633993

John

Well, the news helicopter were waved off. Ground reported driven back, and all twitter news feeds were asked to be stopped. We all know what happened next.