Los Angeles City Council candidate says 'F the police' in leaked audio, prompting blowback from police union

A Los Angeles City Council campaigner has travel nether dense disapproval aft she said, "F--- nan police," during a meet-and-greet arena pinch assemblage students successful which an audio signaling was leaked.

Ysabel Jurado, who is moving to unseat Councilmember Kevin de León, who has besides travel nether dense scrutiny for remarks made successful a leaked signaling successful 2022, was gathering pinch California State University, Los Angeles students connected Oct. 17 astatine nan clip of nan incident. 

Jurado was asked astir her stance connected spending discretionary costs connected constabulary overtime. 

"What's nan rap verse? F--- nan police, that's really I spot 'em," Jurado responded, appearing to reference nan 1988 N.W.A. song, "F*** tha Police."

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Los Angeles City Council campaigner Ysabel Jurado is fending disconnected disapproval aft saying "F*** nan police" successful consequence to a mobility astir constabulary overtime during a gathering pinch assemblage students.  (Getty Images)

"I quoted a lyric from a opus that's been portion of a larger speech connected systemic injustice and constabulary accountability for decades," Jurado said successful a connection to Fox News Digital. "But it was conscionable a lyric — and I'm proud to beryllium accessible to young group and students, listening to their concerns and treating them for illustration nan early leaders they are.

"That's thing my force has grounded to do. My committedness to nationalist information remains arsenic beardown arsenic ever."

In a connection issued to Fox News Digital, Dominic Choi, interim main of nan Los Angeles Police Department said nan building is "disappointing and diminishes nan difficult activity and dedication of nan men and women of nan LAPD."

An LAPD badge seen up close.  (LAPD)

"This divisive connection only serves to erode what should beryllium a affirmative and collaborative narration betwixt nan constabulary and nan group we serve," he said. "Every time nan men and women of nan LAPD put their lives connected nan statement to support nan group of Los Angeles safe, and I wish much group weighted their sacrifice"

The Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL), which represents rank-and-file LAPD officers released an advertisement Tuesday calling for voters to take different assembly campaigner complete nan "foul-mouthed, immature and disrespectful f-bomb attack connected section constabulary officers."

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According to ineligible documents, Moonves sought confidential accusation astir a intersexual battle lawsuit against him from a now-retired LAPD captain. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

"Residents successful Council District 14 don’t request to conjecture astir really Ysabel Jurado feels astir constabulary officers," said LAPPL President Craig Lally.  "Ms. Jurado told them large and clear that if she wins, it will beryllium 'F-the police,' and that intends less officers operating neighborhoods and enforcing nan law. It intends much crime and much victims of crime. Ms. Jurado does not support Mayor (Karen) Bass’s efforts to amended nan constabulary section aliases prosecute much officers. She has nary business making decisions astir nan information of Angelenos."

Jurado noted that she was committed to public safety but that Los Angeles was teetering connected nan separator of a fiscal emergency because of reckless fiscal decisions, including monolithic payouts because of constabulary misconduct.

"I’m prepared to activity pinch whoever I request to — whether it’s nan LAPD aliases colleagues I whitethorn not ever spot oculus to oculus pinch — because my privilege is delivering for our district, plain and simple," she said. "Our run is astir existent solutions, not distractions."

Jurado is trying to unseat De Leon, who faced disapproval for his engagement successful a leaked recording from 2022 that contained racist remarks made by different assembly members during a gathering pinch a labour official. 

Councilman Kevin de León attends Tuesday's assembly gathering arsenic protesters proceed to telephone for his resignation 1 twelvemonth aft nan leaked audio astatine nan City Hall connected October 10, 2023 successful Los Angeles, California. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

The speech happened successful October 2021, but didn't travel to ray until Oct. 9, 2022. In nan recording, De León, erstwhile Councilmember Gil Cedillo, erstwhile City Council President Nury Martinez and erstwhile Federation President Ron Herrera, were discussing ways to fortify Hispanic power amid territory bound discussions.

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The leaked speech caused an uproar astatine City Hall, prompting protests, pinch President Biden moreover being asked to measurement successful connected nan matter. 

Martinez was forced to resign soon aft nan signaling was leaked, while Cedillo mislaid his re-election bid, and De Leon resisted calls to measurement down.