LAPD Moves to Further Restrict Public Oversight http://theintelhub.com/2011/03/23/lapd-moves-to-further-restrict-public-oversight/

Oppressive police have been able to disappear people who are politically inconvenient. In Soviet Russia and Pinochet’s Chile — to name a couple of examples in recent history– have created a reign of fear among the populace. Salem-News.com(LOS ANGELES) – In a startling reversal of an established transparency policy, the Los Angeles Police Department has refused a recent routine records request, citing a 1993 court case, County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Kusar).